| Description: | Students spend seven days at the Chautauqua Institution (Chautauqua, N.Y.) with off-campus experiential learning trips to the Robert H. Jackson Center (Jamestown, N.Y.) and the New York State Supreme Court, Chautauqua County (Mayville, N.Y.). We explore the role of lawyers as counselors and agents of social change in local, national and global contexts. For the theme of Emerging Citizenship or Immigration, our focus is on the socio-historical context of the pre- and post-WWII national and global citizenship, the Nuremberg Trials and current legal issues. We discuss the social, political, legal and human rights aspects of these issues. Students listen to oral arguments, dissect primary legal documents and read context narratives to prepare them for their experiential learning modules. We explore how different communities and belief systems influence laws and legal institutions. We also take time to recognize the achievements and impact of a local lawyer on the national and global scale and discuss how each person has the ability to advocate for and participate in social change. |
| Project/Activity Leader(s): | Bernadette Gargano, Lecturer in Law, Legal Analysis, Writing and Research |
| Unit: | Law School |
| Department: | Law School |
| City: | Chautauqua |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | United States |
| External Funding: | No |
| Start Date: | 2015-08-08 |
| End Date: | 2015-08-15 |
| Internal Partners: | Hadar Borden, Administrative Director, Undergraduate Academies |
| External Partners: | Chautauqua Institution; Robert H. Jackson Center; New York Supreme Court for Chautauqua County (state trial court) |
| Are UB students involved? | Yes |
