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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162057703321

Autore

Meene Ineke van de

Titolo

Access to justice and legal empowerment : making the poor central in legal development co-operation / / Ineke van de Meene and Benjamin van Rooij

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Leiden University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-78784-1

9786611787844

90-485-0598-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (31 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Law, governance, and development

Altri autori (Persone)

RooijBenjamin van <1973->

Disciplina

347.1724

Soggetti

Justice, Administration of - Developing countries

Legal assistance to the poor - Government policy - Developing countries

Poor - Civil rights - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Outline -- What are Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment? -- Why are Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment Important? -- Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment Reform- Eight Policy Considerations -- Further Reading.

Sommario/riassunto

Reforms to improve poor people’s access to justice and to promote their legal empowerment comprise the latest trend in legal development cooperation. This volume answers a number of basic questions about this new trend, such as access to justice and legal empowerment entail and its importance; the obstacles the poor and marginalised face in seeking justice and empowerment through the legal system; and the reforms proposed by these approaches to legal development co-operation. Furthermore, it outlines important considerations for policy-makers concerning access to justice and legal empowerment reforms.