Suffolk/Haifa Legal Education Program

1. Suffolk/Haifa Legal Education Program

2. Comparative Clinical Education

3. Program Goals

4. 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

5. 2. DEVELOP CROSS CULTURAL SKILLS • 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

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

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

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

9. Comparative Cultural Aspects • In Haifa, Suffolk students lived in dorms • 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

10. Comparative Skills