Background information
Street Law: Every Day Law
What is Street law?
The name Street Law means «to be street smart», that is to have a practice-based kind of mind, because theoretical knowledge is not enough.
Street Law provides practical information about what to do, to resolve your legal issues and get justice.
- Street Law broadens one’s horizons, studies the problems of social life and provides the practical skills to succeed resolving your legal issues;
- Street Law has a democratic, smart and friendly atmosphere.
- Street Law uses modern interactive approaches.
Street Law: Every Day Law
Street Law: Every Day Law educates the society in the field of law, solves various legal problems involving students of the Faculty of Law. Students` legal support service at Polotsk State University provides law education to schoolchildren, students and their parents via series of lessons.
Kristina Savitskaya
Supervisor, assistant at the Department of Civil Law
Address: Novopolotsk, 29 Blokhin Street (main campus)
Telephone: +375 33 648 29 81
Group «ВКонтакте»: "Street Law"
Project objectives
Our aims are:
- to provide information about the law and legal system, to introduce a person to the role of the right in the society, to foster interest in law, to motivate a person to use the law;
- to ensure practical understanding of the right, which one can use in real life;
- to provide the basis for understanding the fundamental principles and values such as human rights, democracy, constitutional state, civil society;
- to promote law awareness and effective civic mindedness, active participation in the civil society development and legal system of the Republic of Belarus;
- to develop the skills of critical thinking, communication and problems solution.
Street Law for students:
You will be able to:
- provide lessons to the various society groups on legal questions;
- perform in front of the public;
- solidify your knowledge by teaching others;
- get acquainted with your colleagues from other universities of Belarus and all over the world;
- gain experience as a coordinator, etc.
Street Law for teachers:
"Street Law" is interested in legal education and teaching law to pupils through:
- changing the schools legal space;
- carrying out social and legal projects;
- holding competitions;
- providing trainings, seminars, etc.
Target audience
Target audience of «Street Law»
- 1st-4th years students at the Faculty of Law;
- 1st-5th, 9th-11th forms schoolchildren;
- teachers, pupils’ parents.
