Global Alliance for Justice EducationSession 119 Saturday, July

25, 2015

Advancing learning by doing in Asia

Co-presenters:Asha Bajpai, India

Jane Schukoske, US/IndiaPanarairat Srichaiyarat, Thailand

Lining Zhang, China

Strategies for Sustainability of Law School Clinics: How to build capacity/interest of personnel? Change in law teacher education

CLE Standards for supervision of students Involvement of practitioners as supervisors Development of law school teaching

materials that promote interactive learning Tools for assessment of student performance Credit for student participation Credit for faculty involvement

Strategies for Sustainability of Law School Clinics: how to build support for legal aid expansion? Create demand by spreading legal literacy and good governance for the marginalized

Educate police, teachers, health, social workers, and public to recognize gaps in implementation of the law and to work to protect rights

Enhance availability of legal aid through Legal Services Authorities and pro bono efforts

Engage Bar/Bench on ethical obligations Invent ways of financing CLE

Strategies for Sustainability of Law School Clinics: with whom do/can we collaborate? Other law schools in the country

District Legal Services Authorities or equivalent

NGOs that conduct awareness efforts Kindred spirits: other professionals: SW,

health Authors preparing poverty law practice

materials Researchers of various disciplines collecting

evidence for socio-legal and policy research Who else?

Clinical legal education in India:selected efforts

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Legal Aid Society; Asian Journal of Legal Education; Journal of Indian Law and Society

Tata Institute of Social Sciences LL.M. internships Sehgal Foundation (NGO) Good Governance Now

training of villagers Jindal Global Law School rural development seminar V.M. Salgoacar Law College: legal aid cells in 35

villages in Goa; UNDP 7-state study law school legal aid clinics

Field Internships: purpose

Inspire by linking theoretical learning to real life

Expose students to the lives of the marginalized and efforts to provide access to justice

Sensitize students to respect the dignity of marginalized persons and build access to justice

Practice professional skills to help the marginalized

Student owns his/her professional role to take up the cause of vulnerable groups

Field Internships: challenges?

Cause students to act on issues of daily injustice (water, food, shelter, health services, education, housing, work) Solutions?

Quality guidance of professional judgment and skills Lack of poverty law expertise and resources Solutions?

Academic credit Lack of recognition for student and faculty work Solutions?

What can legal education networks do improve access to justice and learning by doing? Weave values and examples into the curriculum Through readings and assignments on entitlements (water, food, and

more) Through development of research and reference materials Through policy analysis and development

Establish best practices for student work in rural legal aid clinics Use community-centric orientation and social audits Share research and materials to train and audit competently Promote clinical skills to enhance teacher’s ability to supervise

students Address ethical issues: conflicts of interest, competence, other Be clear about when is an advocate required Use communications networks and clearinghouse/databases - By

state? Region? Nationally?

Legal aid resources: what can you add to this list?

Global Alliance for Justice Education, GAJE.org Namati.org – clearinghouse for legal empowerment tools

supported by Open Society Institute Legal Aid Reformers’ Network:

http://www.legalaidreform.org/ State Legal Services Authorities and UNDP India study Law school clinic materials I-Probono.com: online network to connect organizations needing legal aid to lawyers and law students