WEBINAR: “Migration Clinical Legal Education and Research in Pandemic Times”

June 3^rd, 2021 – 14.00h (Lisbon time)

Abstract

The Covid-19 crisis has shaken the world in many ways. ‘Zoom energy’ has been devoted to debating its implications in a variety of areas, including the economy, labour, migration, family and social relations. Yet the existing debates have only scarcely touched upon education and research. This Webinar will address the implications of Covid-19 in a very specific area: migration clinical legal education and research. Presenters will share and discuss their own experiences in three different countries: Portugal, Italy and France. How did migration clinical legal education and research change with the pandemic? How were the new challenges addressed and what conclusions do we draw from this? The Webinar will address not only issues related to the digitalization of many clinical activities but also – and especially – the changing migration context in Europe and the ways in which legal clinics coped with it.

Programme

Opening Remarks:

Francisco Pereira Coutinho, Vice-Dean and Associate Professor at NOVA School of Law, and Co-founder and Co-Coordinator of the NOVA Refugee Clinic

Veronica Corcodel (Chair), Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Law and Co-Coordinator of the NOVA Refugee Clinic

Speakers:

Ulrich Stege, Clinical Program Director at the International University College of Turin

Francesca Biondi Dal Monte, Assistant Professor at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Coordinator of the Dream research area (Data, REsearch and Analysis on Migration)

Bastien Charaudeau, Ph.D. Candidate at Sciences Po Law School and Teaching Assistant at the Sciences Po Migration Clinic

Emellin de Oliveira, Ph.D. Candidate at NOVA School of Law, Co-founder and Executive Coordinator of the NOVA Refugee Clinic