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Establishing CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA MALAYSIA

Asnida Mohd Suhaimi Suzanna Abdul Hadi Faculty of Law, University of Malaya. Establishing CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA MALAYSIA. Introduction. Community Outreach Program - 2007 (faculty activity)

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Establishing CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA MALAYSIA

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  1. Asnida Mohd Suhaimi Suzanna Abdul Hadi Faculty of Law, University of Malaya Establishing CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MALAYAMALAYSIA

  2. Introduction • Community Outreach Program - 2007 (faculty activity) • Community Legal Education – optional/ internal elective course for 2nd and 3rd year students – 3 credit course

  3. Community Outreach Program • Faculty activity • Clinic / street law • Training of staff • Training of students • Identification of issues – child / juvenile • Identification of partners – young offenders institutions / schools

  4. Training of staff • Currently – 3 academic staff • Trained by BABSEACLE • 2006 and 2007

  5. In-House Workshop Law Faculty, University of Malaya 2007/08/09/10/11/12

  6. Workshop • Lesson Plan • Classroom Management • Energizers • Basic Journaling • Best Logo Competition • Games

  7. COP in Prison

  8. COP in STBYoung Offenders Institution

  9. COP in Henry Gurney School (Girls)

  10. COP at Children Activity Centre

  11. SRI PUTRI (Institution for Girls)

  12. SRI PUTRI (cont)

  13. Secondary School

  14. Primary School

  15. TRAINING OTHERS • In 2009, COP started training Institutions in Malaysia • University Technology Mara (UiTM) • ERA Consumer (NGO) • Agensi Dadah Kebangsaan

  16. COP GOES INTERNATIONAL Training law students from 1. University of Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia (May/ July 2010) 2. Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand (Dec 2009 / April 2010)

  17. Prince of Songkla University

  18. University of PancasilaIndonesia

  19. Introducing CLE as a course • Community Legal Education- 3 credit course – optional/internal elective • Course objective: • To develop better trained and more social conscious lawyers

  20. Problems and challenges • Type of program • CLE to fit into a pure law syllabus • The Malaysian Qualification Agency • Partnership • Lecturers/Supervisors

  21. Type of program • A traditional Legal Clinic? • A teaching clinic? • Case study and advisory?

  22. CLE to fit into a pure law syllabus • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) University of Malaya – professional qualification • Section 10 & section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (Act 166) • Syllabus – approved by board of Studies on Law – representatives of the judiciary, government legal service and the Bar

  23. The Malaysian Qualification Agency • The Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) • Program objectives for law

  24. Program Objectives 1. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and understanding of substantive laws 2. Apply legal skills for the purpose of performing functions as an advocate and solicitor 3. Demonstrate social skills and responsibility towards society and the legal profession 4. Demonstrate values, attitude and professionalism of a lawyer 5. Communicate in Bahasa Malaysia and English as well as lead and work in a team 6. Solve legal problems by applying relevant laws critically 7. Identify, access and manage legal information and keep abreast with contemporary developments in law 8. Perform basic managerial and entrepreneurial skills

  25. Partnership • Identify suitable partners • Identify issues • Prisons Department Malaysia • Department of Social Welfare Malaysia • NGO • Schools • Street vendors • Other university

  26. Lecturers/Supervisors • University criteria- • Masters Degree • Appointed as a part timer/visiting lecturer

  27. Community Legal Education • 3 credit course • Lesson plan development. • Clinical • Continuous Assessment

  28. STREET LAW CLINIC FOR INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS • University of Malaya and Pasundan University, Bandung, Indonesia • Funding from OSI • Students • Survey, research, street law

  29. Conclusion • Students were able to combine law and practice . • Development of soft skills • Course objective: • To develop better trained and more social conscious lawyers

  30. Letter from Kajang Prison

  31. THANK YOUTERIMA KASIH ASNIDA MOHD SUHAIMI (asnida_ms@um.edu.my) SUZANNA ADBUL HADI (suzannah@um.edu.my) Faculty of Law, University of Malaya. 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia T: 603-79676527 F: 603-79573239

  32. TERIMA KASIH Thank You COP Faculty of Law University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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