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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Juss-Bus at <strong>PKU</strong><br />

By Liu Qin<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2007--05--09<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=178712435<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, May 9th, 2007: A delegation from the Norwegian<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Oslo, headed by Mr. Jon T. Johnsen, dean <strong>of</strong> the Law Faculty, visited<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> today.<br />

Members <strong>of</strong> the delegation are from Juss-Buss, a student-run legal aid center <strong>of</strong><br />

Oslo <strong>University</strong> established in 1971. It used to be a bus patrolling all over the city<br />

providing free legal advice to underprivileged population, thus getting the name<br />

― Juss-Buss‖, meaning Legal Bus. With the support <strong>of</strong> Norwegian government, it has<br />

now established a permanent <strong>of</strong>fice in downtown Oslo, the capital <strong>of</strong> Norway.<br />

The delegation met with students <strong>of</strong> the clinical class <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong>‘s Law School today and<br />

the two sides held talks on topics <strong>of</strong> common interest. The visit aims at establishing a<br />

long-term cooperation between Juss-buss and CCCLE, i.e. the Committee <strong>of</strong><br />

Chinese Clinical Legal Educators which has its headquarters established at <strong>PKU</strong>.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Johnsen, an expert in the field <strong>of</strong> criminal justice and legal aid, gave a guest<br />

lecture in the Students‘ Center <strong>of</strong> Law School in which he introduced the legal aid<br />

system <strong>of</strong> Norway and some <strong>of</strong> his research results in this field.<br />

Apart from <strong>PKU</strong>, the Law Institute <strong>of</strong> CASS, the Center for Women's Law and Legal<br />

Services <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong>, the Beijing Legal Aid Station for Migrant Workers, the Centre for<br />

Juvenile Legal Aid and Research and the National Legal Aid Centre under Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />

Justice are also included in the Delegation‘s visiting Program.<br />

Edited By : Liu Qin<br />

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