Clínica de Asistencia Legal de la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Puerto Rico: formando juristas sensibles a la necesidad del cambio social y acceso a la justicia (The Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law...)
Keywords:
Clínica de Asistencia Legal, práctica progresista del derecho, acceso a la justicia, cambio social, desarrollo comunitario, Legal Aid Clinic, progressive lawyering, access to justice, social change, community developmentAbstract
La Clínica de Asistencia Legal de la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Puerto Rico es un vehículo de acceso a la justicia. Esta reflexión expone el trabajo que se realiza en la Sección de Desarrollo económico comunitario: Organización y autogestión. En ésta el estudiantado da cumplimiento al deber ético de garantizar acceso a representación legal capacitada, íntegra y diligente. En cambio, recibe de las comunidades las experiencias y valores comunitarios de lucha, perseverancia y resiliencia contra un sistema socioeconómico que les sume en la pobreza y limita el desarrollo de capacidades. Esta reflexión analiza literatura sobre diversos abordajes a servicios legales que propenden el cambio social. A partir de éstos, expone casos sobresalientes en los que el estudiantado y las participantes de la Clínica lograron contribuir al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida y desarrollo de capacidades para un orden social sensible a las necesidades de los vulnerables.
The Legal Assistance Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law is an instrument for the disadvantaged, disregarded, and discriminated population to demand justice. This reflection presents the work done by the Community Economic Development: Organizing and self-management section of the Law Clinic. As a required course, it offers the students the opportunity to start complying, early in their professional careers, with the ethics of serving the vulnerable ones by warranting access to quality legal representation. This paper analyses the different approaches to progressive advocacy for social change. Then it examines some outstanding cases worked by the Community Economic Development section of the Clinic where both the students and the clients have mutually contributed to improve the quality of life and their development. Revealing this academic model exposes its benefits and encourages its practice for giving students opportunities to serve and contribute to a sustainable social transformation.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0957
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