Developing a comprehensive practical training programme in a university law curriculum: some reflections on a suitable programme for the University of Swaziland

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Title:	Developing a comprehensive practical training programme in a university law curriculum: some reflections on a suitable programme for the University of Swaziland
Author:	Iya, P.F.
Year:	1990
Periodical:	Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development (ISSN 0255-6472)
Volume:	6
Issue:	2
Pages:	109-125
Language:	English
Notes:	biblio. refs.; also published in UNISWA Research Journal, vol. 5 (Dec. 1991)
Geographic terms:	Swaziland - Eswatini Southern Africa
Subjects:	legal education law Curriculum planning Training programmes University of Swaziland
Abstract:	This paper focuses on the need for practical training of the students of law at the University of Swaziland (UNISWA). Notably, it addresses the following question: what should be the nature of the training in professional skills and how should it be conducted at UNISWA? The following issues are discussed: The nature and purpose of a practical training programme; the goals of the law curriculum at UNISWA; the provision of practical skills training in the law curriculum of the Department of Law of UNISWA; the development of a comprehensive programme of practical training in the curriculum; and the problems of implementing the new programme with some suggested solutions. App., notes, ref.