8th GAJE Worldwide Conference

GAJE’s 8th worldwide conference will take place on the campus of Anadolu University in Eskişehir, Turkey, from 22 July through 28 July, 2015. The conference, which is being organized in partnership with the 13th International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference, will consist of two parts: a General Conference consisting of plenaries and concurrent sessions (22-25 July) and a Training-of-Trainers (TOT) workshop (27-28 July).

For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.gaje.org/8th-worldwide-conference/

ENCLE Spring Workshop

Location:        Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
 
Date:               15 and 16 April 2015
 
Theme:           Preparing students for clinic
 
 
The European Network for Clinical Legal Education (ENCLE) will be holding a workshop on the theme of preparing students for clinic.  The workshop will be held at Northumbria University on 15 and 16 April 2015 and is supported by the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE).
 
The aim of the workshop is to generate discussion, through themed sessions, as to how clinicians can prepare their students for a clinical experience.  Delegates will be able to share their own ideas and experiences whilst learning from others.
 
Session facilitators will be drawn from a range of jurisdictions to enhance the discussion and draw out ideas for best practice.  The workshop is intended for both new and experienced clinical teachers, with a focus on strengthening their ability to prepare students for engagement in legal clinic.  The preliminary schedule is as follows:
 
Date
Time
Session
15.4.15
9.30 – 10.00
Registration
 
10.00 – 10.15
Welcome and Introduction
 
10.15 – 11.00
Why we do clinic
 
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break
 
11.30 – 13.00
Preparing students for success in clinic
·         Parallel A – Standardised clients
·         Parallel B – Approaches to preparation: Legal knowledge or Problem based learning
 
13.00  - 14.00
Lunch
 
14.00 – 15.30
Organisation of Clinic
·         Parallel A – Establishing a legal clinic
·         Parallel B – Running and sustaining a legal clinic
 
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee break
 
16.00 – 17.30
Ethics and professionalism in clinic
·         Parallel A – Developing ethical sensitivity in clinical students
·         Parallel B – Ethical aspect of clinical design and management
 
19.30
Optional dinner
 
 
 
16.4.15
9.30 – 11.00
Strengthening the social justice mission of clinic
 
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break
 
11.30 – 13.00
Impact of clinic in Europe: What do we know so far and where do we go from here (and how)?
 
13.00
Close and lunch
 
Cost and Registration
 
Delegates can attend the full workshop at a cost of £50, or attend on 15 April 2015 only at a cost of £35.
 
Delegates can also attend the optional dinner on the evening of 15 April 2015 at The Bridge Tavern, Newcastle upon Tyne at an additional cost of £25 per person.  This Brewpub and Eatery serves British Comfort Food with a local twist.  There is also a micro-brewery on the premises brewing bespoke real ales which are served directly to the pulls.  Please note that places are limited. 
 
To register and reserve your place at this workshop, please click on the following link:
 
Further information
 
If you would like any further information about this workshop, please contact Paul McKeown at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

7th GAJE Conference

The 7th Worldwide GAJE Conference was held at Jindal Global Law School, outside New Delhi, India, in December 2013. It took place in two parts, with the first part on the JGU campus in Sonipat, located outside Delhi, on 10-14 December, and the second part at NLU-Delhi in the New Delhi district of Dwarka on 16-18 December.

Rescue at sea, expulsion, detention centers.The protection of undocumented migrants in the experience of legal clinics

The Legal Clinic of the Department of Law of the University of Brescia organizes on 11 November 2014 a conference on "Rescue at sea, expulsion, detention centers.The protection of undocumented migrants in the experience of legal clinics".

 
The conference will outline some cases handled by legal clinics in countries of the Mediterranean area and explore the perspectives of advocacy, strategic litigation and collaboration between civil society and universities in this field, both at the national and European level.

More info in the flyer.

Flyer Brescia Event 11nov

 

2nd Conference of the European Network for Clinical Legal Education (ENCLE) in conjunction with 12th IJCLE Conference – 15-17 July 2014, Olomouc (Czech Republic)

The 2nd ENCLE Conference is titled “Euro-Clinic - Is there a distinctive identity for European Clinical Legal Education?” and it is merged with the 12th IJCLE Conference entitled “Clinic Without Borders”. The joint conferences will take place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, on 15-17 July, with an optional day in Prague on 18 July.

 

Benefiting from the high number of clinicians who regularly attend the annual IJCLE event, this joint conference will be an ideal place to connect with other clinicians, discover new ideas, share best practices and to discuss items related to clinical legal education in Europe, such as:

 

  • New clinics and new clinicians: what are the specifics of European clinics? How can you design, establish and sustain a clinic in Europe?
  • Organizing a Clinic: ideas, standards, best practices
  • Pro bono and public interest in Europe: the role of academics, lawyers and society
  • The externship model: clinics in cooperation with NGOs for the benefit of marginalized communities
  • Legal Ethics and Professionalism in Europe: professional ethics within a legal clinic
  • Moving Clinical Legal Education Forward: expanding clinical work in Europe
  • Clinic within a law school curriculum - implementing degrees and postgraduate studies in the Bologna Process (European Higher Education Area)
  • Taking Clinics to European Level - international exchange and cross border clinics
  • Clinical Methods and Assessment
  • Clinical Methodologies - workshops or trainings: street law, case theory, simulations, litigation etc.

 

The deadline for submission of papers has been extended to the 16th May 2014 and we encourage everyone submitting papers for the ENCLE part of the conference to focus on the priority areas listed in the bullet points above.

 

The procedure is easy – all you need to do is e-mail your proposal to Maureen Cooke from Northumbria University (maureen.cooke{at}northumbria.ac.uk). The proposals should follow this format:

  • Title
  • Name of author(s), role and institution, including e-mail address
  • The conference theme that the paper relates to
  • A short summary paragraph, labelled as such, which will be placed in the conference programme for the benefit of attendees so that they can choose which papers to attend (50 words maximum)
  • Brief written abstract (300 words maximum)

The proposal will then be considered by a conference planning group.

 

The previous ENCLE conference in Warsaw demonstrated the enthusiasm of clinicians throughout Europe and the need for discussion and exchange of information. The 2nd ENCLE conference in Olomouc is a unique opportunity to continue the efforts supporting further development of legal clinics in Europe. Everyone interested in clinical legal education is warmly invited to participate!

 

The conference will also include several ENCLE-specific events (e.g. the ENCLE General Assembly Meeting). Therefore, those of you who are interested in joining the European clinical community and becoming member of ENCLE, the conference in Olomouc is the best way to do that.

 

More information about the joint ENCLE/IJCLE conference and details of how to register can be found in the official conference brochure and from the Northumbria Law School website. 

 

In case you would like to participate, but you do not have sufficient financial funds, the ENCLE might also have the possibility to support you. For more information on it, please contact ENCLE Secretary, Ulrich Stege (ustege{at}iuctorino.it).

 

The ENCLE Board is looking forward to meeting you in Olomouc!

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