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Clinic: Asylum and Human Rts. (Spring 2008)
| Catalog #: | 609 | Section: | 01 | Credits (Min/Max): | 8/8 | Satisfy UCWR? | No |
| Class #: | 9686 | Location: | ST7 | Day/Time: | Tuesday 2:00-5:00 | ||
| Instructor: | Jon Bauer, Michelle Caldera | Course Type: | Clinic | Enrollment Status: | Closed | Limit: | 8 |
| Final Exam: | No Exam | Tentative Final Exam: | Grading Basis: | Graded | |||
| Subject(s): | |||||||
| Lawyering Skills; Human Rights Law | |||||||
| Description: | |||||||
| Students in this clinical program represent persons seeking political asylum in the United States. Asylum is available to individuals who can establish a well-rounded fear of persecution if returned to their home countries. Students exercise primary responsibility for all aspects of the asylum process, including proceedings in the Asylum Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and hearings before Immigration judges. Students interview and counsel clients and investigate the facts supporting their claims, research human rights conditions in the client's home country, prepare supporting documentation and a brief in support of the asylum application, and represent clients at hearings and in related matters. Classroom seminars focus on the substantive and procedural law, both international and domestic, relevant to asylum claims, the lawyering skills that students will utilize in their cases, and the discussion of legal. tactical and ethical issues that arise in the context of the casework. This is a one-semester clinic, but students have the opportunity to continue their work in subsequent semesters through Advanced Clinic Fieldwork. | |||||||
| Notes: | |||||||
| (1) The actual enrollment credit load of this course is 8. It has been set lower during the priority enrollment period to allow for priority registration. | |||||||
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