Sentences with phrase «increases access to the justice system»

The need for accurate and accessible information will only increase as more people start to advocate for increased access to the justice system for victims and communities.

Demonstrates Commitment to Increase Access to the Justice System for all South Carolina Residents

«And anything that reduces costs increases access to the justice system.

Not exact matches

«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.

There is increasing recognition that the system — and not just its individual participants — shares the responsibility of encouraging and ensuring access to justice.

As somone who works with the public and self - reps trying to navigate our court system every day, I can say that increasing the number of claims that people can access through that simplified court process will definitely increase access to justice.

Allocations include: nearly $ 4.8 million in additional annual funding for legal aid, with a focus on indigenous and family law services; $ 3.8 million per year to fund expansion of Parents Legal Centres; $ 5 million more per year for sheriff services and court staff to help reduce delays in the court system; and an additional $ 3.3 million annually for government initiatives related to family dispute resolution services and increasing digital access to justice services.

Since 1998, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jJustice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jjustice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family justicejustice.

Sam Glover: John, I'm curious what role you think the right to counsel plays in the larger story of increasing access to justice, especially since so much of the work done around access to justice, or at least maybe a prominent part, or a part that's getting a lot of attention, seems to revolve around technological solutions and end arounds the justice system and new technology.

Although we often refer to restructuring legal services and increasing funding for legal aid as means for enhancing access to justice, if we can not properly fund the existing system we put unnecessary pressures our justice system.

Her goal is to reform the entire legal system by helping as many people as possible to understand their general rights, encouraging individuals to be proactive about legal issues, increasing access to justice for low and middle income individuals, and providing education to the community so that re-entering individuals can have seamless and successful returns to the community.

In addition, itnrecommends an immediate increase legal aid funding, the establishment of videoconferencing facilities to increase access to the courts in rural areas, and investment in mental health programs that provide alternatives to the criminal justice system.

As such, Mr. Brannigan is correct to say that affordable, workable, ADR systems increase access to justice.

Similarly, lowering costs of the legal system may reduce costs for those with access, but not increase the reach of access to justice.

But their argument is aimed at reforms of the civil justice system intended by the provinces to increase access to justice.

The Divisional Court reinforces the importance of paralegals in making the «justice system more accessible» and describes arbitration in relation to the Small Claims Court as «another parallel process also designed to provide increased access to justice».

This option would increase flexibility for those in the position to choose between the administrative system and the court, but may undermine the statutory system and create serious access to justice issues.

My point here is that rather than start ethics reform by randomly introducing less qualified, for - profit law practitioners into the market as specious proof that something is actually being done to improve access to justice, let's tackle the challenges that can and will move the needle; such as, modernization of the court system, increasing legal aid, and modernizing lawyer ethics rules that will enable lawyers and law firms to innovate and modernize the business and practice of law.

Increasing affordable, reliable legal services for low and moderate - income people will improve access to justice in our community and help make the justice system more fair and efficient for everyone.

Topics include: the digital divide and the risk of two tiers of justice; the role of the courts and law schools in providing legal services; the impact of technology on access to the legal system; basic practices for using technology to increase access; and the implications of technology - based dispute resolution mechanisms outside of the courts; a comparative analysis of the US approach to access to the legal system and other countries.

«This project acknowledges individuals living with disabilities often face an increased vulnerability to sexual violence yet face more barriers when accessing the justice system».

Since its launch, the Cyberjustice Laboratory has striven to increase access to justice by remodeling judicial processes and developing technological tools that are adapted to the realities of the justice system.

The first working group analyzed international examples regarding the incorporation of modern technologies into the justice system in order to identify the extent to which it has been successful in increasing access to justice.

However, when it comes to increasing access to justice and moving the justice system into the 21st century, there is no question that greater online resources will play a big part.

Any push for an increase in mediation must be balanced against access to the civil justice system: «If we expand mediation beyond its proper limits as a complement to justice we run the risk of depriving particular persons or classes of person of their right to equal and impartial justice under the law.»

Under this agreement, we are stronger together in advocating on behalf of the indigent accused for increased capacity and resources to address the inequalities within the criminal justice system resulting from chronic under - funding and policy implementation that impedes the ability of accused to access quality legal representation.

In addition to providing information and training, the ministry has launched several recent initiatives that aim to increase the access to and efficiency of the justice system and to make changes that allow it to better deal with social outliers like the homeless and people dealing with mental health and / or substance abuse problems.

All lawyers have heard of the public's need for increased access to justice and the growing demands this places on the legal system.

It is intended to increase public confidence in the justice system and improve access to justice.

Then there are all the pressures from outside the legal profession to increase access to justice and bring the legal system within reach of the man on the Clapham Omnibus.

The goals of the Centers are to increase access to justice, educate people about their legal rights and responsibilities, educate litigants about court processes and procedures, link people with existing legal and community resources, and improve public trust in the judicial system.

Furthermore, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience increased contact with the justice system that precludes access to licensing, which is primarily attributed to: 1) fine default licensing sanctions due to inability to pay fines and / or state debt; 2) lack of diversionary options or programs for offenders; 3) unauthorised driving charges, which includes those who drive despite never having a licence and those who drive with a suspended or disqualified licence.

This is relevant not only to highlight the need for changes to the mainstream legal system in order to improve Aboriginal women's access to justice and increase social harmony within Aboriginal communities.

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Assist children alleged to be delinquent or unruly and their families to access needed services identified with the assistance of a mental health and substance abuse screening conducted by the Juvenile Court Youth Service Officer or other juvenile court staff, thereby reducing recidivism and increasing diversion of children from the juvenile justice system.