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Programs

The Center of Clinical Legal Education participated in the Building A Network and Open Society Institute/Street Law program from 1997–2002.  The Center collaborated with Street Law, Inc. to develop “Living Law”—a practical law education program for high school students.  A Living Law textbook and teacher manual were developed and 25,000 copies distributed across Russia. 

Multiple Russian law schools began Living Law clinics that followed the original Street Law model and placed law students in community settings to teach practical law lessons. 

The staff and teachers Center of Clinical Legal Education at St. Petersburg Institute of Law are leaders in the fields of law-related education and civics, providing training and materials development to all regions of Russia and around Eastern Europe.

The Civic Education Center, located in Moscow, is the leading civics education agency in Russia.  Under the Democracy Education Exchange Project (DEEP) from 2001–2003, the Center greatly increased the number of teachers trained in democracy education in Russia.

The Center now participates in Street Law’s Deliberating in a Democracy program and coordinates the participation of five schools in Moscow, Russia.  Visit the Moscow section of the Deliberating in a Democracy web site to learn more.

Kaluga Open University also participates Deliberating in a Democracy and coordinates the participation of ten schools in Kaluga, Russia.  Visit the Kaluga section to learn more.