Clinical Legal Education at Utrecht University
For almost 20 years, the Utrecht University School of Law has been uniquely positioned to provide quality legal assistance through its diverse and innovative clinical legal education programs. Students have made significant contributions to their client’s work, including legal memoranda for the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Dutch municipalities, third-party submissions before the European Court of Human Rights, and legal advice for start-ups and Dutch and international human rights NGOs. Students gain first-hand knowledge of institutions, acquire in-depth understanding of particular fields of law, follow important jurisprudential developments, and develop a range of valuable professional skills pertaining to legal research, analysis, drafting, communication and time management
Clinical Legal Education programmes
Read more by following links to the various clinical programmes we offer:
Public International Law and Human Rights Law Clinic
The PIL Clinical Programme provides pro bono legal services to a wide variety of clients, including international courts and institutions, human rights and investigative bodies, states, and civil society organisations.
Criminal Law/Juridische Spreekuur voor Gedetineerden
Every week, both the Penitentiary Institution Nieuwegein (men's institution) and the Penitentiary Institution Nieuwersluis (women's institution) are visited by two students from the JSG (juridisch speekuur voor gedetineerden).
Practicum Adviseren Waterrecht
Groups of 3-4 students consult and advise Dutch Water Management Authorities (Waterschappen/Rijkswaterstaat) in selected legal issues.
Utrecht Law Clinic
For start-ups and scale-ups in the Utrecht region. The Utrecht Law Clinic brings talented law students and young companies together. The students gain work experience and the entrepreneurs are helped with solid legal advice or assistance in legal proceedings.
Clinical Legal Education projects
Next to the extensive law clinic programmes, the School of Law also offers clinical projects. Here's a selection of Utrecht University School of Law Clinical Projects over the last few years: