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The Global Evolution of Clinical Legal Education: More than a Method
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In this article, the historical origins of clinical experiments in the earliest days of US university legal education, and the now-global reach of clinical pedagogy as a proven tool for effective training of legal professionals are discussed.Abstract:
Globally, the methodologies of legal education have not changed in any fundamental way, some methods dating back hundreds of years. Law schools have relied, for too long, on passive learning methods such as lectures or cases. Clinical legal education provides an alternative that is more than just another pedagogical method. It provides a way for students to experience their emerging professional selves, while providing services or projects with poor and underrepresented clients. This book documents both the historical origins of clinical experiments in the earliest days of US university legal education, and the now-global reach of clinical pedagogy as a proven tool for effective training of legal professionals.read more
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Training for Justice: The Global Reach of Clinical Legal Education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define what the author means by clinical legal education and discuss its world-wide dissemination, primarily through foundations and government funding: the Ford Foundation, the Open Society programs of George Soros, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the American Bar Association's CEELI program, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and some international financial institutions such as the World Bank.
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International Initiatives that Facilitate Global Mobility in Higher Education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify a number of international initiatives that have contributed to, reflect, or facilitate global higher education mobility, including European Union initiatives, the Bologna Process which led to the creation of the European Higher Education Area, and higher education initiatives of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
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U.S. Legal Education Methods and Ideals: Application to the Japanese and Korean Systems
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The Bologna Process and its Implications for U.S. Legal Education
TL;DR: The Bologna Process has now grown to forty-six countries, including all of the EU Member States and nineteen non-EU countries as mentioned in this paper, and it is intended to help Europe better compete in the higher education field.
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Clinicalism: an emerging theory in legal pedagogy
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory in the field of legal pedagogy is proposed to identify clinical concepts, define clinical education's roots, goals, and objectives, and define clinical concepts.
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The Globalization of the Student Lawyer: A Law Student Practice Rule for Indigent Criminal Defense in Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the promise and constraints of a student practice rule in common law Sub-Saharan Africa are examined, where law students are prevented from practicing law without a license and cannot provide limited legal services when under attorney supervision.
Understanding the Costs of Experiential Legal Education
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Legal Education in Iraq: An Analytical and Critical Introduction
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The Legal Clinic of the Law School of the University of Minnesota
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A New Day: Prime Time to Advance Afghan Clinical Education
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