Hosted by the University of Buenos Aires Law School and Human Rights Center, organized together with the Argentine Network of Legal Clinics (RACJ) and the Latin American School of Legal Activism and Community Lawyering (ELAC).
Registration opens 1 January 2027 →
Clinical Legal Education, and more generally Justice Education, has always demonstrated its potential to confront legal problems societies face and find innovative solutions. Many of these legal education programs have enhanced social justice worldwide in many ways, both directly and through the emphasis on socially-relevant legal education. The transformative power of justice education is needed now more than ever.
The Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) World-wide Conference will be held at Buenos Aires University’s Faculty of Law (Argentina) and it is organized with the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Law and its Human Rights Center, the Argentine Network of Legal Clinics (RACJ) and the Latin American School of Legal Activism and Community Advocacy. The GAJE conference will again be an important meeting point for critical reflection about the power and role of legal education to transform societies and defend the values of justice. The conference will inspire justice educators and provide new ways of educating communities and students.
The main goal of this conference is to provide law teachers, law students, legal practitioners, and social activists from around the world the opportunity to share and acquire new ideas, models, and skills for the use of education to promote social justice. In a range of plenary, small‐group, and workshop sessions, delegates will explore justice education as a concept for presenting, discussing, and creating innovative ideas for promoting social justice through legal education, including new and existing university legal clinics. There also will be site visits to local justice education projects and social events at the conference.
The General Conference, which will be held on July 13 to 17, 2027, will be organized to facilitate as much participation as possible by those attending. While there will be a few plenary sessions, including a few keynote speeches, most of the conference will consist of parallel interactive sessions/workshops or lightning talks, providing many opportunities for delegates to share ideas, experiences, and teaching methods, and materials. The General Conference structure prioritizes sessions using interactive methods.
The Training of Trainers (ToT), which will be held before the General Conference on July 11–12, 2027, will be based on experiential learning. It invites participants to experience educational innovation from a student’s perspective. By taking part in interactive sessions and reflecting on how it works, participants develop the skills and confidence to adapt these approaches to their own teaching. They can then support colleagues in doing the same, becoming trainers of other educators and multiplying the impact of what they have learned. An optional morning session on July 11, open to all interested participants, will explore issues of particular relevance to Latin America: protecting academic freedom in the face of authoritarianism and sustainability, both the long-term viability of clinical programs and their engagement with environmental law. Above all, the ToT invites us to build a global community committed to justice and building a better future through education. Join us to strengthen our teaching, support one another, and inspire students to make a difference.
The conference is organized to allow for in-person participation only.
| Submissions open | 1 October 2026 |
| Submissions close | 1 December 2026 |
| Acceptance of proposals | Rolling from 1 October 2026 |
| Applications open | 1 January 2027 |
| Applications close | 15 March 2027 |
| Acceptance of applications | 15 April 2027 |
| Registration opens | 1 January 2027 |
| Registration closes | 31 May 2027 |
| Late registration opens | 30 April 2027 |
| Late registration closes | 31 May 2027 |
Andrés Gascón Cuenca & Verónica Musa
GAJE is committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, race or religion. We ask all conference participants - staff, sponsors, volunteers, speakers, attendees, and other guests - to review and follow the Conference Code of Conduct.
Read the Code of Conduct → Download PDF →GAJE is an alliance of persons committed to achieving justice through education. Clinical education of law students is a key component of justice education, but GAJE also works to advance other forms of socially relevant legal education, which includes education of practicing lawyers, judges, non-governmental organizations, and the lay public. GAJE has held twelve worldwide conferences (1999 in India, 2001 in South Africa, 2004 in Poland, 2006 in Argentina, 2008 in the Philippines, 2011 in Spain, 2013 again in India, 2015 in Turkey, 2017 in Mexico, 2019 in Indonesia, 2022 in South Africa, and 2025 in Poland), some of which were organized in cooperation with the International Journal of Clinical Legal Education. GAJE has also sponsored or co-sponsored a number of regional conferences and workshops. See more information on www.gaje.org.
The University of Buenos Aires (UBA), founded in 1821, is Argentina’s leading public university and one of the most prestigious academic institutions in Latin America. With a history spanning more than two centuries of training professionals, researchers, and social leaders, it has made decisive contributions to the country’s scientific, legal, cultural, and democratic development. Among its greatest achievements are its international recognition as one of the world’s best universities and the highest-ranked in Latin America in recent global rankings, as well as the training of distinguished jurists, scientists, and Nobel laureates. Its commitment to academic excellence, research, and educational inclusion has established it as a regional and international leader in higher education. See more information on www.uba.ar.
The Human Rights Center at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) School of Law is an institution established in 2015 to promote teaching, research, and professional practice with a human rights focus. Building on the UBA’s long academic tradition in this field, the Center has established itself as a leading institution for the training of students and professionals, promoting mentoring programs, legal clinics, international competitions, applied research, and partnerships with public agencies and civil society organizations. Among its key achievements are the strengthening of human rights education, the promotion of practical skills for the defense of rights, and its contribution to the public debate on issues of national and international significance. See more information on derecho.uba.ar.
The Argentine Network of Legal Clinics (RACJ) is an initiative that brings together university legal clinics from across the country with the goal of strengthening clinical legal education and promoting access to justice, human rights, and the public interest. Its development is rooted in a strong tradition of clinical legal education in Argentina, which began with pioneering initiatives such as the CELS and UBA Human Rights Legal Clinic in 1994 and has succeeded in bringing together more than two dozen university clinics, thereby consolidating a national community dedicated to exchange, training, and pedagogical innovation. Among its main achievements are the strengthening of practical training for future lawyers, the development of educational materials adapted to the Argentine and Latin American context, and the promotion of socially impactful initiatives aimed at defending rights and ensuring access to justice. See more information on redclinicasjuridicas.ar.
The Latin American School of Legal Activism and Community Lawyering (ELAC) is the first regional training platform dedicated to strengthening rights activism and community legal empowerment in Latin America. Founded with the mission of harnessing the transformative power of the law to promote more just, inclusive, and egalitarian societies, ELAC has built a regional learning community that brings together activists, social organizations, community leaders, and professionals committed to defending rights. Among its key achievements are the creation of innovative training programs, the development of a Latin American network for sharing experiences, the promotion of community advocacy in universities and organizations, and the establishment of a leading platform for training new generations of agents of social change in the region. See more information on escueladeactivistas.org.
Sponsor logos will be published here as agreements are confirmed. Interested in sponsoring GAJE 2027? Write to conference@gaje.org.