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The Justice Crisis

The Cost and Value of Accessing Law

Lesley A Jacobs editor Trevor CW Farrow editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Published:1st May '21

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Unfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in many parts of the Canadian justice system and around the world. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn’t working in an effort to improve a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil and family justice.

Meaningful access is often a question of providing pathways to resolving everyday legal issues. The availability of justice services that aren’t only tied to the courts and lawyers – such as public education on the law, alternative dispute settlement, and paralegal support – is therefore an important concern.

Contributors to this wide-ranging overview of new empirical research address several key justice issues: the extent and cost of unmet legal needs; the role of public funding; connections between legal and social exclusion among vulnerable populations; the value of new legal pathways; the provision of justice services beyond the courts and lawyers; and the need for a culture change within the justice system. Their findings can inform initiatives to improve access to justice within the Canadian system and beyond.

"This book is a useful resource on the costs of justice and also lays out some of the challenges in achieving meaningful access to justice." -- Ian Mackenzie * Slaw Magazine *

  • Short-listed for Walter Owen Book Prize, The Canadian Foundation for Legal Research 2021 (Canada)

ISBN: 9780774863582

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 560g

368 pages