STOP 5: NAPLES, ITALY
Organisations and Individuals I Met With / Activities Engaged In:
(a) Workshop: Stateless Legal Clinic Workshop, Federico II University, Naples
Prof Flora Di Donato, Federico II University, Naples
Law students of the Italian Stateless Legal Clinics (Naples)
Building on the workshop I engaged in in Rome,
it was useful to observe one of the three Italian
Stateless Legal Clinics in closer detail by visiting
the staff and students of the clinic based in
Naples. Staff and students invited me for a
workshop to learn more about the clinic’s
operation and key case studies that they are
currently working on. I was also invited to
provide a presentation on the work of the
Australian Stateless Legal Clinic.
In collaboration with the University of Rome
"Tre", the International University College of
Katie Robertson with Students from the Italian
Stateless Legal Clinic (Naples)
Turin (IUC) and with the support of UNHCR, the
Department of Law at the Federico II University in Naples provides stateless people (or people at
risk of statelessness) with a help desk aimed at assistance and clinical-legal protection. The
University of Naples Federico II is one of the oldest public universities in the world, established in
1224. The Department of Law undertakes multidisciplinary research across public and private law
and legal history. The clinical-legal training course was established in 2017 by Prof Flora Di Donato
with the objectives of connecting students to external institutions, creating interdisciplinary
collaborations and empowering legally vulnerable clients.cxxx In 2021, with the assistance of
UNHCR, the Stateless Legal Clinic was established as a partnership of three legal clinics at Napoli
Federico II, Roma Tre and the International University College di Torino.
(b) Field Trip: Roma Camp, Scampia
Members of the Roma Community, Scampia Camp, Naples
Staff and students of the Italian Stateless Legal Clinics (Naples)
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