INTERACTIVE PEDAGOGY AND CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) IN THE TEACHING OF REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH LAW TO 2ND YEAR LAW STUDENTS

Abstract

Reproductive and sexual health rights education in Nigeria is poor. With the alarming increase in sexual abuse and other forms of reproductive and sexual health rights violations, the knowledge of reproductive and sexual health law to would-be lawyers becomes imperative for effective protection and promotion of reproductive and sexual health rights as human rights. Recently, National Universities Commission and Council for Legal Education approved clinical legal education (CLE) as a method of teaching in law faculties. This paper presents an observational study of CLE cum interactive pedagogy methodologies in the teaching of reproductive health law to law students at the University of Ibadan. The combination of CLE and interactive pedagogy proved to be more effective than traditional theoretical based teaching. Clinical legal education using interactive pedagogy should be made mandatory in legal education.