Clinical legal education and access to justice in Ghana and Canada

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dc.contributor.authorFrimpong, Antwi
dc.contributor.supervisorParsons, Joe
dc.contributor.supervisorLapper, Robert G. W.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T22:48:01Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T22:48:01Z
dc.date.copyright2021en_US
dc.date.issued2021-11-19
dc.degree.departmentFaculty of Lawen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Laws LL.Men_US
dc.description.abstractLaw clinics have had a late start in Ghana, compared with similar initiatives in Canada. Although there have been consistent calls for the establishment of law clinics at various faculties of law across the country, development on the ground has been slow. Unlike Canada, no law school at present in Ghana has a law clinic that engages students in actual client representation. However, a comprehensive plan is now being introduced to provide legal aid and advice to the poor, and the Ghana Legal Aid Commission is taking steps to institute law clinics across the country’s faculties of law. Nevertheless, it is yet to be seen how this will be achieved. Drawing on the Canadian experience, this thesis examines the effectiveness of the law clinic method as an innovation that could be used to advance access to justice in Ghana. In so doing, a comparative legal analysis is conducted of approaches to the clinic method in Ghana and Canada, to identify ideal practices that could support the development of clinical initiatives in these countries.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/13530
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectClinical Legal Educationen_US
dc.subjectAccess to Justiceen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.titleClinical legal education and access to justice in Ghana and Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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