LEGAL FORMALISM, LEGAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF LABOR LAW IN LATIN AMERICA

Public Interest Law Clinics in Latin America: A Tool against Legal Formalism

bHowever, the concept of law has analytical and practical priority over the other two categories The different concepts of law indicate us what are law’s structural elements, the aims it should attain and/or the roles that the various legal actors (judges, legislators, and practitioners, for example) should play in legal practice. In this way, usually, law schools’ curricula and teaching method...

Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education

ENCOURAGING HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND OTHERCOMMON LAW COUNTRIESMeera MathweLLM StudentIndian Law Institute, New Delhi, India Human rights, as universally accepted rights, create accountability against all kinds of dejure and de facto discrimination. The human development and prosperity are possible onlywhen rights are given its due significance. Histo...

Legal Scholarship and the Practice of Law

Legal Ethics in Preparation for Law Practice

The legal status of emergency contraception in Latin America.

Timely access to emergency contraception (EC) can contribute to reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies, and ultimately, the number of unsafe abortions and maternal fatalities. In Latin America, where all countries are parties to international human rights treaties that recognize the rights to autonomy, privacy, and health, and recognize sexual and reproductive rights including the right to...