Legal clinic is a special form of legal education, combining theory and practice. It is designed to teach not only knowledge, but also develop skills and instill values, and promote social justice. Legal clinics exist in many forms. One of them is a Policy legal clinic, where students do not help individual clients, but rather focus on existing legal problem from a policy perspective, usually by analysis of legal regulation and its practical application, identifying problems and deficiencies, and suggesting general measures, such as changes to legal regulation or other policy-oriented activities, to address the problem.
Participants of the first Human Rights Policy Legal Clinic Summer School in 2023 appreciated that the course equipped them with necessary tools to identify deficiencies in human rights protection and to suggest measures and legal changes to address the problems. They valued the opportunity to meet wide variety of professionals with different backgrounds working on human rights in many diverse settings.
Practical information
- Aurora Alliance students can participate in the academic programme free of charge.
- You can register directly at Palacký University by filling in this registration form. Please also inform outgoing@vu.nl via email.
- VU Amsterdam has limited funds available to support Aurora Mobility. According to the Erasmus+ Grant funding rules, the travel grant is a contribution to the travel cost. The daily allowance is depending on the goal and the length of the mobility.
- See the webpage in the Aurora Course Catalogue for more information.