STUDENT VOICES AND EXPERIENCES – CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE)
Joining the CLE class is a dream for Bachelor of Law (LLB) students at the Makerere University School of Law (SoL). As soon as students join Year III of the LLB programme, they are on the lookout for the call for applications and prepare for selection for those that are eventually lucky to join the CLE class. The selection process is very competitive and members who join look back on the experience with fond memories, having learned so much from the opportunities they access.
Selected voices from CLE Class of 2023
Eron says ‘My enrollment into the CLE course unit was a dream come true and thus so happy. My moot experience was an incredible one, the research, the pressure, the sleepless nights, my teammates and our supervisor Ms. Nona all stand out. We worked together through our memorials. Being my first time to be involved in a moot, I was positively impacted and grateful to the entire CLE program.’
Gift says, ‘My highlight experience was the moot activity. I got to learn from the very best mooters of the class, learnt how to do deep dive research into arguments and counter arguments. It was also exciting going to the High Court and seeing my team win the moot! I wouldn’t trade the late nights for anything, it was all worth it! Appreciation goes to the whole PILAC administration that saw the facilitation of the whole activity and my teammates for being industrious worker bees to see that we took the certificates home.’
Julius says, ‘I recently participated in the 9th CLE Moot Competition where Dalton Kisuule, Jamada Kalinda Musa, Stella Nakalema & my team presented an Amicus Curiae application before Hon. Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Hon. Justice Florence Nakacwa & Justice Dr. Singiza Douglas.
The application presented on 20th April via the High Court of Uganda dealt with Fiscal Policy, Economic Justice and Human Rights. It was a great opportunity to understand & apply the legal principles concerning tax justice. It highlighted the intersection of law and socio-economic rights, and the importance of upholding human rights in matters related to taxation. This experience has taught me the importance of research, collaboration, and legal advocacy. I’m grateful for this opportunity and look forward to continuing buttressing my knowledge in promoting fairness and equality in fiscal policies’.
