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Gyanu Gautam
Published 2017-04-30
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Gautam, G. . (2017). Understanding the Quintessence of Clinical Legal Education: Nepalese Experience. Kathmandu School of Law Review, 5(1), 177–192. Retrieved from https://kslreview.org/index.php/kslr/article/view/163
Abstract
Experiential erudition is the spirit of Clinical Legal Education which provides opportunity to coalesce theory with practice and helps to expand professional skills in law students. Clinical Legal Education is an innovative development in Nepal’s legal education, the subject and arena is new to the legal fraternity of Nepal. The understanding, concept and approach of clinical legal education are not uniform among law schools and legal fraternity. The aspects of clinical legal education are inserted and reflected in the curriculum however approach and understanding remains different. The paper aims to provide uniform understanding of approaches of clinical legal education, principles and prominent activities along with scenario of clinical legal education in Nepal and its blemish.
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2 Lusine Hovhannisian, Clinical Legal Education And The Bologna Process, PILI Papers, Number 2, December 2006 p.3
3 Nepal BAR Council, Yearly Report, 2070/71 Nepal Bar Council official Website available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/documents/pragati %20bibran%202071.pdf accessed on 10th March 2017.
4 Ibid.
5 David M. Siegel, The Ambivalent Role of Experiential Learning in American Legal Education and the Problem of Legal Culture, German Law Journal, Vol. 10 No. 7 p. 815.
6 Roscoe Pound, What is a Good Legal Education? American Bar Association Journal, (1933) p.627.
7 Robert Stevens, Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s (1983) p.52
8 Clinical Education and Experiential Learning, Columbia Law School p.2 Columbia Law School Official Website available atmhttp://web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/microsites/admissions/jd/85461_clinical_e ducation-viewbook_ppg_v3_12-9.pdf accessed on 10th March 2017.
9 Jeff Giddings, Promoting Justice Through Clinical Legal Education, Justice Press (2013) p.46.
10 Words of Emile Durkheim cited by I. Bolivar René Njupouen, Access to Justice for the Poor What Role for Bar Associations? The Case of Cameroon, A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the Master of Science in Governance and Development Management University of Birmingham, School Of Public Policy International Development Department, September 2005.
11 Prof. Edward, L. O’Brien, Emeritus, Democracy For All: Human Rights And Street Law Legal Literacy Programs, available at http://www.nylslawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/11/OBrien.pdf accessed on March 13, 2017.
12 Course Outline of B.A.LL.B. Programme of Kathmandu School of law, Kathmandu School of Law Official Website, available at http://www.ksl.edu.np/program_llb.htmlaccessed on March 13, 2017.
13 Clinical Legal Education, Available at, https://en-law.tau.ac.il/clinics/accessed on March 13, 2017
14 Ibid (n. 12).
15 Ibid (n. 13).
16 Ibid (n. 11).
17 Ibid (n. 12).
18 KSL Human Rights and Criminal Justice Clinic, Kathmandu School of Law Official Website available at, http://www.ksl.edu.np/clinical-departments accessed on 14th March 2017.
19 Clinical legal Education at KUSL, Kathmandu University School of Law Official Website, available at http://www.ku.edu.np/kusl/upload/files/Clinical/Revive.pdfaccessed on 14th March 2017.
20 Dr. Hari Sharan, Chakhun, Legal Education in Tribhuvan University: Challenges and Prospective, 2014. available at: http://edusanjal.com/blog/legal-education-in-tribhuvan-university-challenges-andprospective# sthash.Astvz409 .dpuf accessed on 13<sup>th</sup> March 2017.
21 A Brief History of Legal Education in Nepal, Nepal Law Campus Official Website, available at http://www.nlc.edu.np/ accessed on 14<sup>th</sup> March 2017.
22 Dr. Yubaraj Sangroula, ‘Holistic Approach to Delivery of Legal Aid Services: Beginning from Community Responsive Legal Education and Professionalism’, NJA Law Journal, 2007 p.217.
23 A Five Year Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws (B.A.LL.B.) Programme, Nepal Law Campus Official Website, available at http://www.nlc.edu.np/programmes/ballb/ accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
24 Curriculum of B.A.LL.B. Programme of Nepal Law Campus, Nepal Law Campus Official Website, available at http://www.nlc.edu.np/curriculum/ballb, accessed on 15<sup>th</sup> March 2017.
25 Ibid (n. 12).
26 Ibid.
27 Curriculum of B.A.LL.B. Programme at KUSL Kathmandu University School of Law Official Website, available at http://www.ku.edu.np/kusl/upload/files/Course-Summary-chartRevive.pdf accessed on 14<sup>th</sup March 2017.
28 Ibid.
29 Introduction of Nepal Bar Council, Nepal Bar Council Official Website, available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
30 Legal Education Committee; Nepal Bar Council, Nepal Bar Council Official Website, available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/?url=content&id=7 accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
31 Article 113, Interim constitution of Nepal 2063, (Nepal Bar Association recommends one senior advocate to be the member of Judicial council)
32 Mandatory Clinical legal Education Regulations, American Bar Association Official Website, available at http://www.americanbar.org/cle/mandatory_cle.html Accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
33 Annual report of Nepal Bar Council 2070/71, Nepal Bar Council, Nepal Bar Council Official Website available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/documents/pragati%20bibran%202071.pdf Accessed on 10<sup>th</sup March 2017.
34 Notices on Internship placement National Human Rights Commission Nepal Official Website, available at http://www.nhrcnepal.org/search_result.php?cx=partner-pub-9895341675032061% 3A3517043398&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Intern&sa.x=0&sa.y=0 accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
35 Internship placement, Nepal Law Commission Official Website, available at http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/index.php?searchword=Intern&ordering=&searchphra se=all&Itemid=1&option=com_search&lang=enaccessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
36 Ibid (n. 22), p. 221.
37 Ibid.
2 Lusine Hovhannisian, Clinical Legal Education And The Bologna Process, PILI Papers, Number 2, December 2006 p.3
3 Nepal BAR Council, Yearly Report, 2070/71 Nepal Bar Council official Website available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/documents/pragati %20bibran%202071.pdf accessed on 10th March 2017.
4 Ibid.
5 David M. Siegel, The Ambivalent Role of Experiential Learning in American Legal Education and the Problem of Legal Culture, German Law Journal, Vol. 10 No. 7 p. 815.
6 Roscoe Pound, What is a Good Legal Education? American Bar Association Journal, (1933) p.627.
7 Robert Stevens, Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s (1983) p.52
8 Clinical Education and Experiential Learning, Columbia Law School p.2 Columbia Law School Official Website available atmhttp://web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/microsites/admissions/jd/85461_clinical_e ducation-viewbook_ppg_v3_12-9.pdf accessed on 10th March 2017.
9 Jeff Giddings, Promoting Justice Through Clinical Legal Education, Justice Press (2013) p.46.
10 Words of Emile Durkheim cited by I. Bolivar René Njupouen, Access to Justice for the Poor What Role for Bar Associations? The Case of Cameroon, A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the Master of Science in Governance and Development Management University of Birmingham, School Of Public Policy International Development Department, September 2005.
11 Prof. Edward, L. O’Brien, Emeritus, Democracy For All: Human Rights And Street Law Legal Literacy Programs, available at http://www.nylslawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/11/OBrien.pdf accessed on March 13, 2017.
12 Course Outline of B.A.LL.B. Programme of Kathmandu School of law, Kathmandu School of Law Official Website, available at http://www.ksl.edu.np/program_llb.htmlaccessed on March 13, 2017.
13 Clinical Legal Education, Available at, https://en-law.tau.ac.il/clinics/accessed on March 13, 2017
14 Ibid (n. 12).
15 Ibid (n. 13).
16 Ibid (n. 11).
17 Ibid (n. 12).
18 KSL Human Rights and Criminal Justice Clinic, Kathmandu School of Law Official Website available at, http://www.ksl.edu.np/clinical-departments accessed on 14th March 2017.
19 Clinical legal Education at KUSL, Kathmandu University School of Law Official Website, available at http://www.ku.edu.np/kusl/upload/files/Clinical/Revive.pdfaccessed on 14th March 2017.
20 Dr. Hari Sharan, Chakhun, Legal Education in Tribhuvan University: Challenges and Prospective, 2014. available at: http://edusanjal.com/blog/legal-education-in-tribhuvan-university-challenges-andprospective# sthash.Astvz409 .dpuf accessed on 13<sup>th</sup> March 2017.
21 A Brief History of Legal Education in Nepal, Nepal Law Campus Official Website, available at http://www.nlc.edu.np/ accessed on 14<sup>th</sup> March 2017.
22 Dr. Yubaraj Sangroula, ‘Holistic Approach to Delivery of Legal Aid Services: Beginning from Community Responsive Legal Education and Professionalism’, NJA Law Journal, 2007 p.217.
23 A Five Year Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws (B.A.LL.B.) Programme, Nepal Law Campus Official Website, available at http://www.nlc.edu.np/programmes/ballb/ accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
24 Curriculum of B.A.LL.B. Programme of Nepal Law Campus, Nepal Law Campus Official Website, available at http://www.nlc.edu.np/curriculum/ballb, accessed on 15<sup>th</sup> March 2017.
25 Ibid (n. 12).
26 Ibid.
27 Curriculum of B.A.LL.B. Programme at KUSL Kathmandu University School of Law Official Website, available at http://www.ku.edu.np/kusl/upload/files/Course-Summary-chartRevive.pdf accessed on 14<sup>th</sup March 2017.
28 Ibid.
29 Introduction of Nepal Bar Council, Nepal Bar Council Official Website, available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
30 Legal Education Committee; Nepal Bar Council, Nepal Bar Council Official Website, available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/?url=content&id=7 accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
31 Article 113, Interim constitution of Nepal 2063, (Nepal Bar Association recommends one senior advocate to be the member of Judicial council)
32 Mandatory Clinical legal Education Regulations, American Bar Association Official Website, available at http://www.americanbar.org/cle/mandatory_cle.html Accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
33 Annual report of Nepal Bar Council 2070/71, Nepal Bar Council, Nepal Bar Council Official Website available at http://www.nepalbarcouncil.org.np/documents/pragati%20bibran%202071.pdf Accessed on 10<sup>th</sup March 2017.
34 Notices on Internship placement National Human Rights Commission Nepal Official Website, available at http://www.nhrcnepal.org/search_result.php?cx=partner-pub-9895341675032061% 3A3517043398&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Intern&sa.x=0&sa.y=0 accessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
35 Internship placement, Nepal Law Commission Official Website, available at http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/index.php?searchword=Intern&ordering=&searchphra se=all&Itemid=1&option=com_search&lang=enaccessed on 15<sup>th</sup March 2017.
36 Ibid (n. 22), p. 221.
37 Ibid.