Quality Indicators of Activities of Legal Clinics: Ukrainian Experience
| DOI | 10.1177/2322005816640341 |
| Date | 01 July 2016 |
| Published date | 01 July 2016 |
| Subject Matter | Commentary |
Commentary
Quality Indicators of Activities of
Legal Clinics: Ukrainian Experience
Andrii Halai1
Abstract
This article describes the activities of legal clinics in Ukraine and also tries to analyze the indicators
of the quality of their work. Theoretical categories that characterize the quality of their work have
been investigated. Based on the results of the research, the models of evaluation of the activities of
a particular legal clinic have been compared with those of other legal clinics of the region, state and
other states. Assessment tools used for evaluating the activities of the legal clinics have been described
here in this article.
Introduction
The legal clinical movement of Ukraine has a long history. Its origins can be traced back to the beginning
of the twentieth century, when, according to some evidence, legal clinics existed at the University of
St. Vladimirin Kiev. Legal clinics in the Soviet Union do not exist any longer. During the period between
1995 and 2014, about 100 legal clinics having different levels of organization, personnel training and
traditions were created in Ukraine. A number of elaborate steps were incorporated in order to achieve a
two-fold purpose, the regulation of the activities of the clinics and ensuring quality performance. These
steps included the adoption of the model rules on law clinic devised by an educational institution set up
by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the development of the standards of legal clinics
of Ukraine by the Association of Legal Clinics of Ukraine, the inclusion of the main provisions on legal
clinical education into the draft concept for the development of legal education, the conduct of diverse
educational activities and activities on exchange of experience between legal clinics.
Legal Clinics of Ukraine
Nevertheless, conducted studies indicate different levels of development in the legal clinics of Ukraine,
a difference in the quality of their activities and their priorities. The term ‘legal clinicʼ was used to denote
a reception of political institutions and public organizations, socially oriented projects of law firms and
the whole firm. Similar to its usage in Russia, for a certain period of time, the term legal clinics in
1 The Association of Legal Clinics of Ukraine, Ukraine.
Asian Journal of Legal Education
3(2) 209–215
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Corresponding author:
Andrii Halai, The Association of Legal Clinics of Ukraine, Ukraine.
E-mail: andrii.galai@gmail.com
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