The Global Clinical Movement

Educating Lawyers for Social Justice, 2e
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-779724-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm

The Global Clinical Movement: Educating Lawyers for Social Justice, Second Edition brings together leading educators from around the world to examine how clinical legal education is reshaping legal training globally. Edited by Frank S. Bloch and Ulrich Stege, this volume explores how experiential learning and a focus on lawyers' ethical and public responsibilities have become central to a growing movement for socially relevant legal education across diverse legal systems.

Structured in three parts, the book surveys regional clinical programs (Part I), highlights how clinical methodologies advance justice (Part II), and assesses the movement's evolving role in preparing lawyers to meet the demands of a more equitable and responsible legal profession (Part III).

This book is essential reading for legal educators, practitioners, judges, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the future of legal education and the legal profession's commitment to ethical practice and public service. It offers both a comprehensive overview and a compelling call to action for those invested in training the next generation of lawyers to serve justice in a global context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bloch, Frank S.

Stege, Ulrich

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents Forthcoming

Über Autor(innen)

Ulrich Stege is an International University College of Turin (IUC) Faculty Member and Director of the IUC Clinical Legal Education Program. He was a Lecturer at the University of Pretoria Law Clinic (South Africa) and has collaborated with the Law Clinic of the University Mohammed V of Rabat-Agdal (Morocco). He is a frequent speaker and expert on clinical legal education with international expert groups and at international conferences and training-of-trainers workshops. He is Co-President of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) and a founding member and board member of the European Network for Clinical Education (ENCLE) and the National Coordination of the Italian Legal Clinics (CCLI).

Frank Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School (USA), where he served as Director of Clinical Education and the Social Justice Program. Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert in social security and other public benefit programs and a leader in the

international clinical education movement. He was a founding member of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) Steering Committee, a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University (India), a Research Fellow at the International Social Security Association (Switzerland), and a consultant for the US Social Security Advisory Board and the US Agency for International Development.