Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar

...Anyone who wants to become a barrister must belong to one of these inns, dine a certain number of times, and pass a qualifying examination, but even after obtaining the qualification, he or she remains in that inn and is subject to a certain level of supervision. However, currently, the training of barristers and the administration of the qualifying examination are carried out by the Council of Legal Education, which is a higher-level body, and above that is the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar, which governs the entire bar, including the establishment of standards for granting qualifications and disciplinary measures. As the name Inns of Court suggests, it is said that the origins of Inns of Court date back to the 14th century, when future lawyers lived together in inns, similar to university colleges, where seniors taught juniors and studied together on their own, for practical training at the King's central court.

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…法廷弁護士になろうとする者は，そのいずれかに所属し，一定回数会食し，資格試験に合格せねばならないが，資格取得後もそのインに属し一定の監督を受ける。しかし現在では，法廷弁護士の養成および資格試験の実施は，いわばその上部機関ともいえる法学教育評議会Council of Legal Educationが行い，さらにその上部には，資格付与の基準制定や懲戒等を含め法廷弁護士層全体を統轄する法廷弁護士連合評議会Senate of the Inns of Court and the Barがある。　インズ･オブ･コートは，イン(宿屋)という名称が示しているように，もともとは，大学のカレッジと同様，将来法曹を志す人々が国王の中央裁判所での実地研修に便利な宿屋に起居を共にして，先輩が後輩を指導したりいっしょに自学自習したことから始まるといわれており，14世紀までさかのぼることができる。…

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