Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment
Making the Poor Central in Legal Development Co-operation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19907908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | van de Ineke Meene, Benjamin Van Rooij (0000-0003-4300-0716), van Benjamin Rooij |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment. Making the Poor Central in Legal Development Co-operation (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.5117/9789087280406 |
| OpenAlex | W4231729964 |
| ISBN | 9789087280406 |
| Open Library | OL28359480M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
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
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| Citations per year | 0.69 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |