akin to the Stateless Legal Clinic later introduced in Australia at the Peter McMullin Centre
on Statelessness at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne.
Students work on real cases under the supervision of one of the Clinic lawyers. The Clinic
aims to provide law students at the University of Liverpool with direct experience of legal
advice and representation to deepen their engagement with the law and social justice and
to develop their employability skills.
In addition to the provision of legal casework services to clients, the Clinic engages in policy and
research work on statelessness.
Key Liverpool Law Clinic publications and resources of note:
The Liverpool Law Clinic: Statelessness
Statelessness in Practice: implementation of the UK statelessness application procedure,
Carter JC and Bezzano, Joanna (July 2018)
Key Learnings from My Visit to England:
An in-depth understanding of the pathway to British citizenship for stateless children in
the UK;
An understanding and link to the key individuals and
organisations working on the issue of childhood
statelessness in the UK at the domestic, regional and
international level;
An understanding of the history and operation of the
UK SDP and how an Australian version may learn
from the UK models’ strengths and weaknesses;
An invaluable understanding of history, evolution and
operation of the Liverpool Law School’s Statelessness
Clinic, relevant to the operation and expansion of the
Australian Stateless Legal Clinic;
An understanding of how commercial law Firms are
offering innovative support to initiatives aimed to
support stateless children;
Liverpool street sign,
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