Full Description
Drawing on the European Network for Clinical Legal Education's expertise, this collection examines clinical legal education in Europe.
Challenging traditional legal education, the book shows how clinical legal education methodologies can enhance student engagement, promote diversity and advance social justice goals. Chapters make use of rich case studies and provide readers with a critical analysis of a range of clinical legal education practices across Europe. It is essential reading for legal educators, policy makers and practitioners seeking to modernize legal education and prepare future lawyers for contemporary challenges.
Contents
1. Introduction - Paul McKeown, Rachel Stalker, Laura Bugatti
Part I: Clinical Theory
2. An Analysis of Clinical Legal Education in Europe through the Lens of the 4M Framework - Paul McKeown
Part !1: Clinical Pedagogy in Specific National Contexts
3. The Transformative Role of Law Clinics in Spanish and Italian Legal Education - Cecilia Blengino and Andrés Gascón-Cuenca
4. Educate Law Students on Legal Aid Before it is Too Late - Mária Havelková
5. The Competence Development Impact of the Legal Clinic Methodology in Hungarian Legal Education - Judit Tóth, Renáta Kálmán and Tamás Pongó
6. Student Zeal as the Pillar of Sustainable Clinical Programs in Croatia - Juraj Brozovic
7. The Case for Public Legal Education within the Expansion of Clinical Legal Education - Sarah Morse & Frances Ridout
8. Clinical Legal Education in Georgia and the Street Law Experience - Ketevan Bakhtadze, Tamar Ebralidze, Richard Grimes Ana Kharaishvili, Tsira Komakhidze, Marina Kvachadze, Keti Mchedlishvili, Nana Shonia, Sandro Sordia, Ani Topuria, Leila Tskhovrebashvili and Amy Wallace
9. Advancing Clinical Legal Education and Facilitating Access to Justice through Policy Clinics - Siobhan McConnell, Lyndsey Bengtsson & Rachel Dunn
Part III: Social Justice Challenges
10. Protecting Student Wellbeing in Legal Clinical Settings - Amanda Thurston and Diane Kirsch
11. Towards a Culturally Responsive Clinical Pedagogy: Exploring the Interconnection of the Arts and Clinical Legal Education in Refugee and Migration Contexts - Ulrich Stege, Lee-Anne Paula Doyle & Lela Aisha Jones
12. AI and the Future of Student Legal Clinics: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges - Olga M. Piaskowska and Piotr F. Piesiewicz
13. Clinical Legal Education in Ukraine During Armed Conflict Caused by Russian Aggression - Mariia Tsypiashchuk, Liliia Amelicheva, Yulia Matvieieva and Liudmyla Rudenko
Part IV:
14. From Hold-out to Forefront: The Contributions of European Clinics to Globalised Clinical Legal Education - Jeff Giddings
15. Concluding Thoughts on the Collection - Paul McKeown, Rachel Stalker and Laura Bugatti
