JJS 2008 Special Issue
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Integrating theory and practice in the LLB curriculum: some reflections
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: The debate regarding the ideal outcomes for tertiary legal education has been a topic of national and international discourse for a long time. One of the aspects of this debate is whether legal theory and practical ... -
Failure to discharge. A discussion of the insufficient legal recourse afforded to judgment debtors in the South African context
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: University Legal Aid Clinics are often confronted with aspects of the law which are quite alien to those faced by our colleagues in private practice. One such area is that of assisting judgment debtors who have ... -
Law clinics at African universities: an overview of the service delivery component with passing references to experiences in South and South-East Asia
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: Modern forms of live client university law clinics developed in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda during the 1970's, in Botswana and Nigeria in the 19BO's, in Kenya in the 1990's, and in Lesotho, ... -
Diversity in provision of clinical legal education (CLE): a strength or weakness in an integrated programme of curriculum development?
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: In a paper published in the International Journal for Clinical Legal Education of 2000 (No 1 of November 2000), the result of a survey that was carried under the sub-title "country studies" relating to the ... -
'But, where is the halaal food?' An appraisal of diversity teaching in clinical law programmes in South African clinics
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: South Africa is renowned for its racial, cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity. Our new democratic dispensation further aims to affirm this diversity, both in terms of the values underlying the Constitution ... -
United in our challenges - should the model used in clinical legal education be reviewed?
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: The University of the Witwatersrand Law Clinic has used the in-house real-client model of clinical legal education since 1973. Now, 30 years later, the author reflects on the challenges that this model poses, ... -
Divorce: achieving social justice through clinical legal education
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2008)English: In achieving social justice, a law clinic has to strike a balance between teaching of students and service to its clients. Divorce, as a simple service case, proves to be a good learning vehicle for students, ...