The Centre for Clinical Legal Education (Czech: Centrum pro klinické právní vzdělávání) is an institute of Palacký University Faculty of Law, which focuses on practical ways of teaching prospective lawyers.
The clinics were swiftly expanded and improved, especially after 2006, thanks to a project for the advancement of practical education, which received financial support from both the Czech national budget and the European Social Fund.
Participation in the two semesters long Juristic Skills Workshop is compulsory for 2nd year students of the 5-year-long Law degree; the other clinics are optional.
In addition to the clinics listed below, Law Faculty students may also undertake a one-month internship at one of the Czech courts.
Address of the office: Právnická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Třída 17. listopadu 8, Olomouc, building A Thy hybrid clinics combine theoretical lectures (especially in areas which are not taught with sufficient detail in the theoretical subjects), followed by simulations in order to strengthen the knowledge and are crowned by providing legal aid to real clients.
The Liga lidských práv (Human Rights League) NGO and the Ombudsman's office co-author the clinic.
The students initially strengthen their theoretical knowledge, while later they work with concrete cases of discriminatory actions.
The clinic is co-authored by lecturers of the Medical Faculty and by the lawyers of the Liga lidských práv (Human Rights League) NGO.
The Social security Law Clinic aims at providing help to the clients of the Student Legal Aid Office.
So despite the fact that the area is more or less fully covered in the Faculty's theoretical subjects, the Social Security branch of the Legal Aid office is now run as a hybrid clinic.
Cooperation with regional administrative court is also part of the clinic: students have full access to case files on judicial review of acts of administration in the field of social security; the students write opinions regarding the adjudicated cases.
The practical part is conducted in coordination with Sdružení občanů zabývajích se emigranty (Association of citizens concerned with emigrants) NGO.
Students undergo excursions and work experience in Czech refugee camps (for example in Vyšní Lhoty), take part in the process of giving legal advice, counsel clients and solve real cases.
As well as searching for information concerning a country of origin, they prepare the forms for refugee protection and legal remedies for unfavourable decisions.
[6] The aim of the Electronic Communications Legal Clinic is to follow up a theoretical subject The Law and Information Technology by working with literature, cases from abroad, etc.
The students learn to differentiate between varieties of corporate entities and also which form may be suitable for a specific purpose.
Students solve real cases, interact with clients, learn juristic skills, take part in excursions, and debate about current problems in public services.
Apart from social dimension the main target is to teach the law students the basics of presentation and argumentation in order to effectively communicate expert knowledge.
The course aims foremost in the fields of: [3] There are other clinical programs, such as the Professional Ethics (which deals with ethics of lawyers, judges, public prosecutors, and so on), Human Rights Laboratory (aiming at International human rights protection), or Civil Law Moot Court.