Access to justice activities should include support for free legal advice centers and law
school legal clinics; public advocacy and human rights CSOs; improvements to the
system of public defenders; and other means for improving human rights protection and
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increasing citizen access to justice. These activities would naturally build on or expand
some of the existing ABA/CEELI activities supporting legal aid centers and law school
clinics. -- The latter have proven to be very popular and students who experience this
practical teaching approach are better prepared and more desirable in the legal job
market. However, legal clinics have not been fully integrated into the required
curriculum, and therefore are not part of the regular academic budget. Mainstreaming
clinical education is the logical next step in USAID’s demonstration program.