Staff of the School of Law, Makerere University and other Universities have been reoriented into the Clinical teaching methodologies and called upon to adopt their use in the teaching and learning experiences at their respective Institutions.
The Commercial law subject teachers of the Bachelor of Laws program drawn from Makerere University, Islamic University in Uganda, King Ceaser University and Uganda Christian University came together to deliberate on the best ways possible to utilize the methodologies that have been proven to be very effective in knowledge transfer globally.
The training held at Esella Hotel 21st to 22nd February 2020 was convened by the Commercial Law Department, under the Transactional Law Clinic, an initiative supported by the Research Initiative of Makerere University.
The Principal Investigator, Dr. Phiona Muhwezi Mpanga, who is also the Head of the Commercial Law Department said the training was organized to interest the participants into exploring the use of clinical methods in the teaching and learning of commercial law subjects in the LLB program.
She explained that the Transactional Law Clinic that was established in 2019 as a pilot initiative was aimed at enhancing the appropriateness and relevance of legal education and practice in addressing the legal needs of the indigent persons, low income earners, and not-for-profit business ventures. She said through the clinic activities, students were involved in the communities to enable them appreciate the importance of community service as well as offer commercial or transactional legal services to the people in need.
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