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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE. OBJECTIVES Law Programmes ought to “expose students to the impact that the practice of law has on people”

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

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  1. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE • OBJECTIVES Law Programmes ought to “expose students to the impact that the practice of law has on people” See Global Alliance For Justice Education, http://www.gaje.org/ last accessed on 6th January 2013; Bloch, F.S., ed. The Global Clinic Movement: Educating Lawyers for Social Justice, 2011, Oxford University Press; Giddings, J., Promoting Justice through Clinical Legal Education, 2013, Justice Press; Barry, M., et al, “Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: systematically including Community Legal Education in Clinical Legal Education”, 18 Clinical L. Rev. 401 (2012),http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1924393 last accessed on 10th February 2013.

  2. “… clinical courses expose students to opportunities to use legal expertise to address issues of social concern, particularly the needs of the poor. Regardless of whether students intend to work in public interest law, they need to be aware of their obligations to contribute to their communities and of the special role they are becoming equipped to play in addressing a range of social problems.” • See, Barry, M. M., “Clinical Legal Education in the Law University: Goals and Challenges”, International Journal of Legal Education, p35 (July 2007), see http://ssrn.com/abstract=1133551, last accessed on 9th February 2013.

  3. 8 HRS Lesson on Social Justice and Access to Justice • Meaning, Scope and Importance • Challenges to social/Access to Justice • Operation of Legal Aid • Social Justice Projects/Community Service Programmes- With the following OUTCOMES: • Explain and discuss social justice projects and activities and community service programmes that may be undertaken by law students; • Discuss how to design a social justice project; • Plan a community service programme/project.

  4. PIL- OBJECTIVES • reflect critically on the nature of lawyers’ ethical and professional responsibilities in public interest law practice; • evaluate critically theories and models of legal service delivery; • Identify and develop strategies to respond to and to address legal issues in a public interest context; and • advocate effectively in the public interest

  5. PIL - LESSONS • 8 HRS LESSONS ON – • Nature and core values of public interest issues • Ethical and Professional Responsibilities of Public Interest Lawyers; • Public Interest Law Organizations • Public Interest Lawyering Strategies

  6. Executing Social Justice/PIL Projects • Lesson 5 PIL- Private Group Work to harmonise the proposals written during Social Justice Lessons • Lesson 6- Groups Present Plans and strategies for executing these projects • 6 wks of 500 Level 1st semester & 12 wks 2nd semester 500 level- Projects. • final reports (or interim reports) (and reflections) presented before the entire class.

  7. PRISON PROJECT- OBJECTIVES • Develop the skills of law students to complement official legal aid with free legal services to Prisoners and detainees • Promote students commitment to public interest lawyering and community service

  8. PRISON CLINIC THEMATIC FOCUS • Prisoners welfare • Prisoners human rights education- rights and responsibilities • Prisoners General education and career development • Data verification and collection • Women Prisoners • Juveniles • Prison Decongestion • Pretrial Detainees

  9. PRE-TRIAL DETAINEE CLINIC • FOCUS- Access to Justice

  10. ROLE OF STUDENTS IN A PRE-TRIAL DETAINEE LAW CLINIC • Interviewing/Counselling • Categorization/Classification of Detainees • Jail delivery advocacy • Detainee welfare • Orientation and assistance to freed detainee • Contacting Family, Lawyer, Medical personnel • Representations/Petitions before criminal justice personnel and Government organs • Mediation • Bail Processing/Assistance • Ascertain legal and other needs • Monitor the detainee court case

  11. CHALLENGES TO JUSTICE EDUCATION

  12. THE NEED • We must not deploy our students to justice projects for the sake. • We must identify a need • Consider the environment • Remember that our students are not guinea pigs • Build on your strength

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