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30 Int'l J. Clinical Legal Educ. 1 (2023)

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Editorial

Dr Lyndsey Bengtsson


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Our recent, and fantastically successful, conference at Stellenbosch University (thank

you to our GAJE  and SAULCA   partners and to all participants!) focused on justice

education, building resilience and strong connections. It is fitting that this first edition

of 2023 has three articles which focus on Africa and continues our conference theme.

Authors  share innovative approaches and research on educational methods which

promote  social justice and show the value of strong connections.


We  begin with Omoyemen   Lucia Odigie-Emmanuel  and Shiksha Dahiya's article on

'The role of legal clinics in promoting Human Rights.' The authors provide insightful

reflections using case studies from the Nigeria Law School Yenagoa Law Clinic, the

Legal Support and  Care Centre at GD Goenka  University School of Law Gurgaon,

India and Legal Aid Society at The Northcap University, Gurugram Haryana, India.

The article explores how each clinic promotes human rights through their work in

schools, prisons and communities.


Also using Nigeria as a case study, Emeke Chegwe's article 'Evaluating the role of a non-

doctrinal legal research method on legal education and practice in common law Africa'

presents the results of a study which examines the link between non-doctrinal legal

research method   and the  quality of legal education. The article explores this


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