IMPROVING LEGAL EDUCATION
Another avenue to strengthen the rule of law is USAID’s
work to revise legal education to include courses on the rule
of law and to adapt to revised justice systems. This involves
helping to develop curriculum that can prepare law students
for their careers in the justice sector. Not only does this
work provide an avenue to train students in the mechanics
of law under an adversarial and oral system, but it also educates
the attorneys-in-training about the importance of fair and
efficient practices in legitimate and transparent courts.
The result is a new generation of justice sector professionals
who respect and maintain the fair rule of law.
In Guatemala, USAID has funded projects that have worked
to incorporate legal rights for women into the curriculum
at San Carlos University Law School. Those efforts resulted
in a diploma program in gender legal studies, providing vital
training in the rights of women under the law. The university
has become an epicenter for further initiatives in the area
of the rule of law in Guatemala and other countries in the
region.8
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