Access to Justice

Name: Access to Justice
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Deborah L. Rhode(Autor*in)

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Erschienen am 23. September 2004

265 Seiten

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Intro
Contents
1 Equal Justice Under Law: The Gap between Principle and Practice
Defining the Goal: Access for Whom? For What? How Much? And Who Should Decide?
The Increasing Role of Law and the Rationale for Legal Assistance
The Inadequacy of Legal Assistance
Self-Representation and Nonlawyer Assistance
The Limitations of Lawyers' Pro Bono Service An Agenda for Reform
2 Litigation and Its Discontents: Too Much Law for Those Who Can Afford It, Too Little for Everyone Else
Legal Hypochondria: Argument by Anecdote
Redefining the Problem: Inefficiency, Inconsistency, and Inequity
Reassessing Causes
Rethinking Solutions
3 Historical Perspectives: Legal Rights and Social Wrongs
Early Understandings of Access to Justice
The Evolution of a Right to Counsel in Criminal Proceedings
Civil Legal Services for the (Deserving) Poor
From Clients to Causes: Pro Bono and Public Interest Representation
Restraints on Competition: Advertising, Solicitation, Minimum Fees, and Group Legal Services
Nonlawyer Services
The Historical Legacy
4 Access to What? Law without Lawyers and New Models of Legal Assistance
Law without Lawyers
Policing the Professional Monopoly
One Stop Shopping: Multidisciplinary Practice
Making Lawyers' Services More Accessible
5 Locked In and Locked Out: The Legal Needs of Low-Income Communities
The Challenges of Triage: Which Needs to Meet and Who Should Decide
Critics from the Right
Critics from the Left
Expanding the Scope of Legal Assistance: More Funds, Fewer Restrictions
Ensuring an Effective System
6 Presumed Guilty: Class Injustice in Criminal Justice
Institutionalized Injustice: Defense Counsel for the Poor
Inadequate Responses to Inadequate Representation
When the Difference Is Death
Making Rights a Reality
7 Pro Bono in Principle and in Practice
The Rationale for Pro Bono Responsibilities
The Extent of Pro Bono Responsibilities: Rules and Realities
The Evolution of Law School Pro Bono Programs
Workplace Influences on Pro Bono Service: An Empirical Analysis
Law School Pro Bono Programs: An Empirical Analysis
An Agenda for Reform: Connecting Principles to Practice
8 A Roadmap for Reform
Government Funding and Bar Pro Bono Contributions
Structural Changes in Dispute Resolution and the Delivery of Legal Services
Accountability
The Politics of Progress
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