Program

Conference Program

The full conference program as it took place in Delhi is printed below. Abstracts are available for most of the sessions. To view the abstract for a particular session, click on the title of the session. To view all of the abstracts, click on the “Abstracts” link in the “7^th Conference Details” box on the right.

Part 1 – 10-14 December 2013 (at Jindal Global Law School)

NOTE: Accommodations on the O.P. Jindal Global University campus will be available from 8 December.

Monday, 9 December 2013

Arrival of Delegates
All day: Conference Room in the Academic Building, T-1, First Floor, will be reserved for delegates to meet and chat.
Options of lunch/snacks will be available for those who arrive early.
- 18:30 – 20:00: Registration open
- 19:30 pm – 21:00: Dinner

Tuesday, 10 December

7:30 – 9:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30: Registration continues
9:30 – 11:00: Opening Plenary Session
- General Welcome – Professor C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P, Jindal Global University; Introduction to GAJE – Mr. Philip Czernicki, President, Global Alliance for Justice Education, and President, Polish Legal Clinics Foundation; Introduction to the Conference – Professor Catherine Klein, Catholic University of America; Key Note Address – Professor N. R. Madhava Menon, ABA Chair on Continuing Legal Education, National Law School of India University; Vote of Thanks – Professor Latika Vashist, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, Clinical Programmes, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University.
11:00 – 11:30: Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00: Parallel Sessions
- Legal Aid Clinic for Marginalized Sub-Saharan Migrants in Morocco: Challenges and Collaborations
- Developing and Presenting an ‘Instant’ Street Law Mock Criminal Trial
- The Role of Constitutional Institutions in Advancing the Rule of Law and Protecting Human Rights; Legal Clinics as Emerging Human Rights Actors at the Local and Global Levels
- Using Simulations and Mock Trials in Clinical Legal Education to Change the Attitude and Instill Ethics and a Social Justice Commitment in Students; Trial Advocacy as a Component of the Curriculum of Practical Legal Studies at the University of Wetwatersrand
- The Role of National and/or Supranational Networks to Enhance CLE
13:00 – 14:15: Lunch
14:15 pm – 15:45: Parallel Sessions
- Integrating Social Work Theory and Practice into the Law Clinic Curriculum
- Global Migration and the Rights of Immigrants
- The Northwestern Access to Justice Project: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Health and Human Rights; The Use of a Topical Human Rights Issue to Teach Justice Education: Consumer Credit
- Incorporating Freedom of Information Law into the Work of Legal Clinics
- Cross Cultural Explorations of Empathy and Its Roles in Global Commitments and Connections Advancing Justice Education
- Public Health Policy Development and Implementation: Incorporating Students into the Systemic Advocacy Process
15:45 – 16:15: Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:45: Parallel Sessions
- Post-Graduate Support in Legal Education: Incubators and Residency Programs
- Blocked by Borders: Law Clinics in Support of Migrants
- The Status of Clinical Legal Education in Pakistan; The Role of Legal Clinics in Promoting Human Rights and Activism
- Building Effective Community Partnerships and Creating Innovative Inter professional Education Collaborations
- Improving Capacity in Public Criminal Defense Services in a Federation: Mexico and Nigeria Public Defense Strategies in Criminal Cases
- Legal Literacy with Regard to Transgendered People; Lady Justice, the Law and Violence against Women in South Africa
- Marketing Pro Bono Work to Law Students; A Model of the Intersection and Collaboration Between Pro Bono and Justice Education: Experiences in Southeast Asia; Building Bridges: Clinical Legal Education and the Social Sector
19:00: Dinner and cultural program and other activities

Wednesday, 11 December

7:30 – 9:00: Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30: Plenary on Legal Empowerment of the Poor
- Professor R. Sudarshan, Dean, School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University; Dr. Naresh Singh, Visiting Professor, O,P, Jindal Global University and formerly, Director, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor; and Professor Jane Aiken, Georgetown University Law Center, Community Justice Project
10:30 – 11:00: Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30: GAJE General Meeting
12:30 – 13:45: Lunch
13:45 – 15:15: Parallel Sessions
- Teaching Social Justice in Large Enrollment Classes; Human Rights Education through Court Watch Program
- Disability Clinics: Forging New Paths and Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities
- Promoting Pro Bono Among Lawyers and Law Students: Lessons to Learn from Experiences in Poland and the United States (Including Mandatory Pro Bono in New York)
- Global Commitments and Connections – Field Placement Experience in Advancing Justice Education; Challenges and Best Practices for Hosting International Students and Faculty Staff
- Improving Access to Justice Through Women’s Courts
- Smart Governance; Enhancing Child’s Rights in Africa
15:15 – 15:45: Tea/Coffee Break
15:45 pm – 17:15: Parallel Sessions
- Evidences and Challenges of Clinical Legal Education in Europe: Does Clinical Legal Education in Europe Support Justice Education?; Advancing Human Rights and the Rule of Law through Clinical Development and Partnerships with Existing University Law Clinics
- Putting Ethics into Practice: The Use of the Standardised Client Methodology to Teach and Assess Issues of Professional Ethics, Responsibility, and the Lawyering Role; The Notions of Ethics and Morality – Ethics for Legal Professionals: A Case Study Method
- GAJE Training of Trainers Planning Committee Members Meeting
- How Do We Get the Right Thing Done?
- The Status of Clinical Legal Education in the Middle East: Developments Since 2011
- Developing Sustainable Legal Clinics in Kenya: Lessons on Funding and the Use of Pro Bono Lawyers
19:00 Dinner and cultural program and other activities,

Thursday, 12 December

All day: Field Visits
- 7:30 – 8:00: Tea/coffee; packed breakfast
- 13:30 – 14:30: Lunch Provided Off-Site During Field Trips
- 19:00: Conference Dinner (off-site)

Friday, 13 December

7:30 – 9:00: Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30: Parallel Sessions
10:30 – 11:00: Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30: GAJE General Meeting or Parallel Sessions
- Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad: Critiquing the Critique; The Success of Grassroots Justice in the Ukraine: A Case Study
- The Development and Expansion of Clinical Legal Education in Vietnam
- Integrating Actual Legal Work into Traditional Classes (With Attention to First-Year and Large Classes)
- Policy and Legislative Advocacy: Clinical Work for Justice Education
- The Role of Clinics in Combating Trafficking in Persons
12:30 – 13:45: Lunch
13:45 – 15:15: Parallel Sessions
- Justice Education in the Middle East
- Including Economic Justice in a Social Justice Teaching Agenda: The Role of Clinics Representing Non-Profits, Small Businesses and Social Enterprises; Economic Development and Human Rights: The Case of Jaffa – Housing Development Amidst National Divides
- Bringing Justice to Health Care through Legal Analysis and Film
- Legal Clinics: Street Law and Live Clients; Taking Freedom of Information to the Streets: A New Wave in Nigeria
- Using Self-Determination Theory for Enhanced Effectiveness of Justice Education Programs: Applying Research on Motivation and Happiness to Course Design and Teaching
- Gender and Racial Issues in Legal Education: Law as Mechanism for Social Control
15:15 – 15:45: Tea/Coffee Break
15:45 pm – 17:15: Plenary Session
- De-Brief on Field Visits (Facilitators to be Determined)
19:00 Dinner and cultural program and other activities
20:00 GAJE Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

Saturday, 14 December

7:30 – 9:00: Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30: Parallel Sessions
- Legal Education, Low Income Communities, and Informal Justice
- Access to Justice: Building Expertise for the Legal Profession at Law Schools
- Social Justice Through Social Entrepreneurship
- Mindful Pathways to Social Justice
- Advancing Global and Local Justice by Teaching Interpersonal Competencies
10:30 – 11:00: Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30: Parallel Sessions
- Legal Aid Clinics in India and the United States – Service Learning and Social Justice; Clinic Strategies to Improve Legal Education and Promote Social Justice
- Remorse and Forgiveness in the Criminal Justice System
- Justice Education for Global Citizenship
- Engaging Law Students in the Provision of Access to Justice: The ABSU Law Clinic Experience; Legal Education in Poland – Recent Developments, Reforms, and Challenges; On the Globalization and Localization Tendency of Clinical Legal Education in China
- Student-Initiated Clinics and Pro Bono Projects in the US, France, and Germany
12:30 – 13:45: Lunch
13:45 – 15:15: Parallel Sessions
- Enhancing the Quality of Justice Work and Teaching through Partnerships with Small and Solo Firms
- The Bertha Foundation Be Just Network: Models of Social Justice Lawyering
- Beyond Borders: Street Law for Migrant Workers, a Cross-Border Experience Between Two Countries
- International and Comparative Human Rights Practicum: A Clinic Across Borders
- Ethics in ADR as the Ethics of the ADR Professionals; New Initiatives in Justice Education: Lessons from the Judicial Process of Palace Courts’ Trials in Ekpoma and Uromi, Nigeria
- Coming to Realize Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Through Cooperation through NGOs; Teaching Ethics Clinically Without Breaking the Bank
15:15 – 15:45: Tea/Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00: Delegates prepare to depart for Closing Plenary and Closing Session
17:00: Departure for Closing Plenary and Closing Dinner
18:30 – 20:00: Closing Plenary Session
- Future Directions for Justice Education – Professor C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University; Professor Frank S. Bloch, Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Law School; Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar, Judge, High Court of Delhi; Vote of Thanks – Professor Anna Cody, Associate Professor and Director of Kingsford Legal Centre, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law
20:00: Closing Dinner

NOTE: Delegates attending Part 2 of the conference (TOT Workshop) will be transferred to their accommodations in Dwarka directly after the conference dinner. Other delegates will be taken to Delhi airport, go back to the JGU campus, or stay in Delhi – depending on their personal arragements.

Sunday, 15 December
Transition day

Free day for delegates attending the TOT Workshop. Transport to the Delhi airport for departing delegates who returned to JGU after the conference dinner.

Part 2 – 16-18 December 2013 (Training of Trainers Workshop at National Law University-Delhi)

Monday, 16 December

8:00 – 9:00: Registration for delegates attending workshop only
9:00 – 13:00 pm: Opening Plenary and sessions on the Social Justice Mission of Law School Clinics
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 17:30: Sessions on Introduction to Clinic Design & Integrating Professional Responsibility and Ethics
17:30 – 18:00: Plenary Session
19:30: Opening Dinner

Tuesday, 17 December

9:00 – 13:00: Additional sessions on designing various models of social justice clinics
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 17:30: Sessions on running a social justice clinic
17:30 – 18:00: Plenary Session

Wednesday, 18 December

9:00 – 13:00: Concurrent workshops on various aspects of clinical teaching and professional development of clinical teachers
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 17:30: Repeat of morning concurrent workshops – or informal feedback and support sessions on clinic design or other issues delegates wish to raise
17:30 – 18:00: Closing Plenary Session

Conference Program

Part 1 – 10-14 December 2013 (at Jindal Global Law School)

Part 2 – 16-18 December 2013 (Training of Trainers Workshop at National Law University-Delhi)

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