Promoting Refugee Law as a Means of Challenging the Status Quo at University Level Education In Europe: The Role of the Refugee Law Clinic

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a look into the state of the art of clinical legal education at select European universities, using refugee law clinics as a model.

In addition, this article will look into the work to date at refugee law clinics in the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) and Western Europe and their prospects for the future.

Finally, it is the purpose of this article to explore a number of the trans-Atlantic initiatives between legal-aid and legal clinic programs.