Street Law and Legal Clinics as Civic Projects: Situation in the Czech Republic

There have been plenty of opportunities to learn law in the Czech Republic but unfortunately only a few of them are effective. Law has been established as compulsory subject at universities and it is taught at secondary schools as well. There are also other sources of legal education such as private courses. We want to show the impact of these methods on the legal literacy of the population. In our presentation we want also to illustrate other possible means the law is presented to non‐lawyers. One of the great methods is using the concept of Street Law, which, in the Czech Republic, is based on university students of Law who teach at secondary or primary schools. There are also projects such as Be Aware of your Civil Rights. We are kind to present the achievements as well as the possible improvements in legal education in the Czech Republic such as using interdisciplinary learning or showing the importance of law in ordinary life. Ha habido muchas oportunidades para aprender Derecho en la Republica Checa, pero, por desgracia, solo unas pocas son efectivas. El Derecho se ha convertido en asignatura obligatoria en las universidades, y tambien se ensena en centros de ensenanza secundaria. Hay, ademas, cursos privados. Nosotros pretendemos mostrar el impacto de estos metodos en la alfabetizacion juridica de la poblacion, asi como proponer otras vias de presentar el Derecho a personas no versadas. Una de las metodologias mas importantes es la denominada Ley en la Calle. En la Republica Checa, esta consiste en que estudiantes de Derecho ensenan en institutos o en escuelas de ensenanza primaria. Por otro lado, hay proyectos como Conozca sus Derechos Civiles. Nos complace presentar los logros obtenidos, asi como las mejoras que se pueden implementar en la educacion juridica de la Republica Checa, como, por ejemplo, usar el aprendizaje interdisciplinario o mostrar la importancia del Derecho en la vida cotidiana. DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3075162