Suffolk/Haifa Legal Education Program

Comparative Clinical Education

Program Goals

1. COMPARATIVE CLINICAL METHODOLOGY AND SUBSTANTIVE LAW 1. COMPARATIVE CLINICAL METHODOLOGY AND SUBSTANTIVE LAW Deepen students’ knowledge of clinical methodologies and legal systems by studying the differences and similarities between the clinical programs and the laws of their respective countries Deepen students’ knowledge of clinical methodologies and legal systems by studying the differences and similarities between the clinical programs and the laws of their respective countries

2. DEVELOP CROSS CULTURAL SKILLS Promote an understanding of different cultural adaptations of the “rule of law” in practice Promote an understanding of different cultural adaptations of the “rule of law” in practice Increase cultural understanding between future professionals who will practice law and engage in social justice work in an increasingly global environment Increase cultural understanding between future professionals who will practice law and engage in social justice work in an increasingly global environment

3. PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING Knowledge of other legal systems and cultures will allow the student to look more critically at their own system Knowledge of other legal systems and cultures will allow the student to look more critically at their own system

Comparative Law Aspects In Haifa: Legal Feminism Clinic, Legal Feminism Clinic, Clinic of Law and Social Change, Clinic of Law and Social Change, Arab Minority Rights Clinic, and Arab Minority Rights Clinic, and Prisoner’s Rights Clinic. Prisoner’s Rights Clinic.

In Boston Family Advocacy Clinic Family Advocacy Clinic Housing and Consumer Protection Clinic Housing and Consumer Protection Clinic Juvenile Defender Clinic Juvenile Defender Clinic Suffolk Defender’s Clinic Suffolk Defender’s Clinic Immigration Clinic Immigration Clinic Child Advocacy Clinic Child Advocacy Clinic

Comparative Cultural Aspects In Haifa, Suffolk students lived in dorms In Haifa, Suffolk students lived in dorms In Boston, University of Haifa students lived with local families. In Boston, University of Haifa students lived with local families. In both countries students had significant opportunity for travel and to meet local people in many different communities In both countries students had significant opportunity for travel and to meet local people in many different communities

Comparative Skills