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The Legal Clinic Is More Than A Sign On The Door: Transforming Law School Education In Revolutionary Egypt, Stephen A. Rosenbaum

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There is little consensus on what the January 25, 2011 Revolution in Egypt stands for, or whether Egyptians are living through the Revolution or in a post-Revolutionary State. Skeptics say that what occurred is the overthrow of an autocratic President, the retention of an Old Guard military and civil service establishment, and the potential for free and fair national elections. They contend, however, that this seminal event in the Arab Spring produced no revolutionary leadership and no clear platform or message. Is there a role for law schools in the revolutionary transformation?

In this article, the author describes the changes …