Abstract
The paper analyzes the evolution and changes involving clinical legal education (CLE) in Belarus. The author tends to create a historical overview of the 22 years’ experience of clinical legal education in Belarus. It will be possible to answer some questions mostly based on the inside view and 12 years of clinical experience with goals to bring some inspiration in a global context and to leave a mark on history. It focused on the new role embraced by legal clinics in Belarus and contribution to the creation of a new formation of legal practitioners. Additionally, the author shares the technological insights about clinical legal education. Thinking about the future it is important to make an overview of achievements and opportunities of going forwards. There is a great number of opportunities to implement clinical methodology to both academic studies and professional training. The research problem addressed in this paper is to substantiate the most effective forms and methods of teaching law disciplines both in Russian and in English in a law school in the context of introduction of digital forms of learning into traditional educational environment of a law school. The author carries out an analytical review of law clinics in historical perspective and how the work of law clinics is implemented in both academic curricula and professional training in Belarus.
Highlights
The paper analyzes the evolution and changes involving clinical legal education (CLE) in Belarus
The paper sets up and answers the following issues: 1. what has happened to the clinical movement development and what are the key players in its historical evolution; 2. what types of legal clinics have been developed in Belarus and due to what reasons; 3. what role international cooperation plays in the Belarusian law clinics model; 4. what trends are describing the further development for legal education in Belarus
The author would like to share the technological insights about the CLE the author gained at the conference dedicated to clinical digital future and COVID-19 reality held in December 2020 (in cooperation with Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and at the online Global Alliance of Justice Education (GAJE) 2021 held in June 2021
Summary
The author has reviewed and analyzed stages in the CLE historical development, elucidated the impact of international cooperation, international partners and international organizations on the Belarusian clinical model, suggested her understanding of further perspectives the CLE digitalization in Belarus in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper will endeavor to answer the questions posed in the introduction on the ground of an inside view and 12 years of clinical experience in order to bring some inspiration in a global context and to leave a mark on CLE history To this end, the author would like to share the technological insights about the CLE the author gained at the conference dedicated to clinical digital future and COVID-19 reality held in December 2020 (in cooperation with Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and at the online Global Alliance of Justice Education (GAJE) 2021 held in June 2021. Clinical work involves an endless variety and freedom of a clinical supervisor training activities, approval and support from the clinical community around the world, inspiration coming from social engagement and positive consequences for professional and everyday life All these effects create rather strong loyalty and substantive contribution to the advancement of clinical legal education. The CLE is very adaptive and has a great potential for developing a uniform legal curriculum for higher legal education in Belarus and other countries
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