Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context

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dc.contributor.advisorVon Broembsen, Marleseen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Heerden, Jenniferen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-28T05:40:27Z
dc.date.available2015-10-28T05:40:27Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research seeks to establish a framework for teaching law that enables graduates to practice law in a manner that furthers social justice. The first half of this paper investigates why it is legitimate to prioritize social justice in the Legal Education discipline. Three sets of literature support this argument. First, South African higher education policy, which emphasizes the need to produce graduates who are able to contribute to societal transformation. Second, the University of Cape Town's Social Responsiveness Policy and the University's Strategies for Change, which mirror national higher education priorities. The third set comprises discussions emerging from Critical Legal Studies as to the purpose of Legal Education. The second half of this paper turns to the framework itself. Experiential learning theory and Paulo Freire's "critical consciousness" shape the design of the three-pillared framework. The three pillars emerging are: social consciousness, sensitivity to context, and critical, social-orientated thinking. This framework embodies the kind of commitment to social justice needed for transformation in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Heerden, J. (2011). <i>Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14409en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Heerden, Jennifer. <i>"Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14409en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Heerden, J. 2011. Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Heerden, Jennifer AB - This research seeks to establish a framework for teaching law that enables graduates to practice law in a manner that furthers social justice. The first half of this paper investigates why it is legitimate to prioritize social justice in the Legal Education discipline. Three sets of literature support this argument. First, South African higher education policy, which emphasizes the need to produce graduates who are able to contribute to societal transformation. Second, the University of Cape Town's Social Responsiveness Policy and the University's Strategies for Change, which mirror national higher education priorities. The third set comprises discussions emerging from Critical Legal Studies as to the purpose of Legal Education. The second half of this paper turns to the framework itself. Experiential learning theory and Paulo Freire's "critical consciousness" shape the design of the three-pillared framework. The three pillars emerging are: social consciousness, sensitivity to context, and critical, social-orientated thinking. This framework embodies the kind of commitment to social justice needed for transformation in South Africa. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context TI - Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14409 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14409
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Heerden J. Legal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Context. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14409en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Justiceen_ZA
dc.titleLegal Education through a Social Justice Lens: A Framework for Teaching Law in the South African Contexten_ZA
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelPostgraduate Diploma
dc.type.qualificationnamePGDipen_ZA
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