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
Should be back in stock very soon
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