Over the years, The Protection Project has work incessantly to advance clinical legal education in academic institution around the world. To achieve this goal, The Protection Project has partnered with legal institutions in the United States, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq to broader the expertise in clinical legal education and assist in the establishment of Legal Clinical Programs for students to assist victims of trafficking in persons, victims of domestic violence, migrant workers and victims of labor exploitation.
Members of the Network
The Family Law Legal Clinic at Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Egypt
Since 2009, The Protection Project has been working with Alexandria University Faculty of Law and the Ministry of Justice of the Arab Republic of Egypt to establish the first clinical legal program in the history of Egyptian legal education. The Family Law Legal Clinic became an official part of the curriculum at the Alexandria University Faculty of Law (AUFL) when its Statute was amended to include the legal clinic a mandatory part of the curriculum for third and fourth year students in the English department in December 2009. The first students selected to participate in the semester-long legal clinic program will provide assistance to vulnerable members of the community by assisting pro-bono lawyers in the community in the preparation of cases who may then represent clients in court. Students will work closely with local civil society organizations to identify possible clients, and will collaborate with clinical professors to interview and advise clients, conduct research, collect evidence, study case law, and draft legal arguments.
Tulane Law School Domestic Violence Clinic, Louisiana, USA
Associate Professor Tania Tetlow directs the Domestic Violence Clinic at Tulane Law School. Since 2008, The Protection Project has partnered with Professor Tetlow to develop expertise in clinical legal education in the field of domestic violence. Students in the Domestic Violence Clinic represent clients escaping violent relationships and seeking protective orders, divorces and custody of their children. Students strategize with clients about their safety and work on a variety of legal issues important to clients’ economic independence. The Clinic provides civil legal service but offers good training for future prosecutors. Clinic students enroll in a companion class on Domestic Violence, also open to all upper class students. The course covers a variety of legal systems through the end of domestic violence: criminal justice, family law, civil injunctions, torts, evidence and international human rights. Students learn a variety of practice skills, cross-examining and deposing a batterer, presenting expert testimony, negotiating settlements and counseling clients.
The Human Trafficking Clinic, Michigan Law School
Bridgette Carr directs the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School. Professor Carr is also the externship faculty supervisor for all domestic and South African externship placements. Since 2009, The Protection Project has partnered with Professor Carr to develop expertise in clinical legal education in the field of human trafficking. The Human Trafficking Clinic provides a range of services, including direct representation of foreign nationals trafficked in the United States, advocacy for both domestic and foreign national victims, and community education and trainings. Students also work with a variety of stakeholders, including survivors of human trafficking, law enforcement, government officials and non-governmental organizations to identify solutions to combat human trafficking.
Additional resources
List of clinical legal education programs in the United States
