This paper notes the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, and looks at the state of access to justice for veterans in the US.
Category Academic Research
Juking Access to Justice
Milan Markovic argues that permitting ABS in the US would only exacerbate existing inequalities, not improve access to justice.
Towards the Law of Legal Services
Andrew M Perlman suggests that access to justice in the US could be improved by re-imagining lawyer regulation.
Transactional Legal Services, Triage, and Access to Justice
Study Questions Access to Justice Benefits of ABS
AJRN-member Jasminka Kalajdzic’s name was in the legal press for her study noting the dearth of empirical evidence linking alternative business structures (ABSs) to improving access to justice. (A link to Jasminka’s study is embedded in the article I’ve linked to.) See also this article in the Law Times which carries some responses to Jasminka’s study.
Data Collection Completed for “Cost of Justice” Project
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
We have completed the data collection stages for our Cost of Justice national survey project! Here are some of our initial findings: – Over 35% of people reported stress, health, family and/or social issues as a result of experiencing legal problems. – Over a three-year period over 50% of adults reported experiencing one or more legal problems. – The most common problems were related to consumer, debt, and employment issues. Read more: http://obiter-dicta.ca/2014/10/14/data-collection-completed-for-cost-of-justice-project/
New International Report on Access to Justice
By: Chantel Amato
The International Bar Association (IBA), in collaboration with the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, released a report titled International Access to Justice: Barriers and Solutions on October 21st, 2014 at the IBA’s conference in Tokyo.
This study, based on findings from 26 countries, identifies many different types of barriers, such as social and cultural barriers, institutional barriers, as well as ‘intersectional’ barriers. The report notes that although efforts to improve access to justice are significant there is still much work to be done and provides some recommendations.
To read the report click here. The report is also attached as a PDF.
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