Legal empowerment & access to justice
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- Barriers to freedom of association in Mediterranean countries
- ( K. Chammari;M. Gantous;T. Guillet / Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network , 2007)
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Since the September 2001 attacks, many states in the Mediterranean region have been implementing repressive strategies aimed at restricting freedom of association, of assembly and of expression. Hu...
- Access to justice for the poor in Latin America
- ( R. Gargarella / Centro de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) , 2008)
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Given the importance assigned to social and participatory rights in Latin American constitutions, it may seem surprising that the poor find it so difficult assert them. This paper discusses access ...
- Legal empowerment as an alternative to the rule of law
- ( S. Golub / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , 2003)
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The international aid field of law and development focuses too much on law, lawyers, and state institutions, and too little on development, the poor, and civil society. This paper argues that an al...
- Creative approaches to strengthening the justice institutions in Afghanistan
- ( Center for Policy and Human Development , 2007)
- The central theme of this Human Development Report is that country's judicial system is a first line of defence to many social ills in any democracy, but particularly in war ravaged societies. Institu...
- A national strategy for justice sector reforms in Indonesia
- ( World Bank Publications , 2007)
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This briefing note discusses a national strategy for access to justice in Indonesia to complement the ongoing efforts to reform the country’s justice system. It says that comprehensive justic...
- House demolitions in East Jerusalem leave Palestinian residents homeless
- ( M. Margalit / The Israeli Committee Against Housing Demolitions , 2007)
- Palestinian residents living in East Jerusalem are experiencing increased difficulties when building residential homes for themselves. The author argues that they face a myriad of bureaucratic hurdles...
- Law and power: foreign investment projects in Africa
- ( International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
- This report examines how local resource rights can be secured within the context of foreign investment projects in Africa. Taking foreign investment flows as a given, the report explores ways in which...
- How can paralegals support access to justice?
- ( Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network , 2006)
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This paper argues that paralegals are a crucial component in helping the poor access legal services and if paralegal programmes are well adapted to the contexts in which they work, they have the po...
- Can a single model provide the solution for access to justice?
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2005)
- Drawing on experiences and lessons learned from different access to justice interventions within the Asia-Pacific and sometimes beyond, this Practitioner's Guide discusses a wide range of obstacles an...
- Providing guidance for putting safety, security and accessible justice policy into practice
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2002)
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The aim of these guidelines is to assist development staff in putting safety, security and accessible justice (SSAJ), policy into practice.
As the guidelines highlight there are a number of reason...
