Educational innovation through legal clinics: the experience of the Legal Clinic on human rights and companies of the Faculty of Law of the University of Seville
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https://doi.org/10.1344/REYD2022.25.39413Keywords:
Teaching innovation, legal clinic, human rights, experiential learning, practical teaching of LawAbstract
This paper focus on focuses on the review of the teaching methodologies implemented throughout the academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20 in the practical course Legal Clinic on Human Rights and Business of the Faculty of Law of the University of Seville, as a specific result of the Legal Clinic teaching innovation project of the Faculty of Law (CLDHE-US), approved under the frame of “III Plan Propio de Docencia” of the University of Seville. The work begins with a reflection on the need to transform the practical Law teaching processes and how clinical education can be incorporated into them. Subsequently, the paper continues by describing the specific context in which the innovation project under analysis is deployed, focusing on those previous existing conditions and delimiting the fields of study. This is followed by different learning approaches used in clinical education, detailing the methods used in the project. The study then continues with a synthesis of key deliverables and the techniques used for such purpose. Finally, the paper outlines a series of competences acquired and developed by students.
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