The IIE’s Varsity College Waterfall Bachelor of Laws and Commerce in Law ‘phase-out’ students recently participated in an Integrative Law Movement session at the campus.
Integrative Law is an elective module in the fourth year of the IIE Bachelor of Laws degree.
The Integrative Law Movement is a global community of lawyers as peacemakers and changemakers, who are constantly evolving and challenging the way that law is traditionally practised.
Four internationally acclaimed lawyers, transformational lawyers Philip Daunt and Nicolle Kopping-Pavars, Anthony Zelle, general counsel for the Earth Law Centre, and professor John Faris of the Institute for African Dispute Resolution guided the students in exploring holistic ways to practise law.
Campus head of The IIE’s Waterfall Avadhi Ghela said at a time when students were faced with so many choices, the session effectively provided a new gateway of opportunity for them.
“An insightful and inspiring morning which provided a different perspective on law – a way of life and an eye opener for the students which highlights a paradigm shift in that different perceptions are not wrong but that they are simply different and different is not wrong.
“To have four internationally acclaimed ‘legal eagles’, who work together in the Integrative Law Movement and are thus affiliated, in one room for four hours was an educational and exhilarating experience for the students,” added Ghela.
Fourth-year IIE Bachelor of Laws student Veronique Keyser said what stood out the most for the students was that it was possible to bring compassion into law.
“I can be a strong legal practitioner and still retain compassion, mindfulness and empathy in my work. I learned that I don’t have to be a ruthless legal practitioner to be good at my job,” concluded Keyser.
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