The course aims to train students in immigration and asylum law, combining theoretical and hands-on approaches, according to a methodology known as learning by doing in the long-standing tradition of U.S. clinical legal education. The purpose of the course is to provide students with adequate knowledge of Italian, European, and international laws on migration and asylum, focusing on the most relevant aspects for the daily lives of migrants and asylum seekers. The lessons are practice-oriented and start from the requests from the clients of the Clinic’s legal service (sportello legale). The second module provides an introduction to the critical debate on migration and borders in order to acquire theoretical tools for the critical reflection on migration and migration policies.

Finally, the internship at the Clinic's legal service is a necessary completion of the educational experience, and it is required for students to earn university credits (CFU). The internship facilitates direct contact with clients and allows students to follow up on the case from the identification of the relevant legal issue, under the supervision of the professor and expert lawyers. The internship enables students to acquire and develop hands-on legal knowledge and practical/professional skills, as well as to deal with the law as it is applied in everyday reality and see first-hand the gap between law in action and the law in books.