The Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions is pleased to share new Rule of Law materials developed by the Holloran Center Rule of Law Working Group and recently published by West Academic. The Working Group is a joint enterprise of the Holloran Center and the “‘Pluralizing’ Legal Professional Identity: Democracy, Equity, Justice, and the Law School Curriculum” project led by Eduardo Capulong and funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

These Rule of Law materials are grounded in the recognition that professional identity formation must engage law students in understanding the distinctive responsibility of lawyers, as public citizens and officers of the court, to support the rule of law. The materials include a definition of the rule of law in the context of American constitutional democracy, supplemental descriptions of foundational principles, a rule of law learning outcome, and a milestone for assessing progress on that learning outcome.

The Holloran Center has also made available a growing collection of rule of law resources, including links to court-based materials, bar association initiatives, law library research guides, educational resources, books, and articles. Together, these materials are intended to support law schools, faculty, and students as they deepen their understanding of the rule of law and the role lawyers play in sustaining justice, accountability, and the common good.

You can access Rule of Law materials and research on our website. This page will be regularly updated.