This is relevant, of course, given the link between proportionality and recent
initiatives in civil justice reform.
In a recent article, «Evidence - Based Access to Justice ``, Laura Abel of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice
initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — a case.
Not exact matches
The City Council today voted to create a new «Office of
Civil Justice» to better connect plaintiffs
in housing and immigration court with attorneys — an
initiative Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has dubbed «the people's law firm.»
The
Civil Rights Project at Harvard is an interdisciplinary
initiative engaged
in assessing the prospects for
justice and equal opportunity under the law for racial and ethnic minorities
in the United States.
The
Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) is an interdisciplinary
initiative committed to mobilizing the resources of Harvard and the broader research community
in support of the struggle for racial and ethnic
justice.
Signs of Protest is part of an exhibition and program
initiative highlighting
civil rights and social
justice with six cultural organizations
in Richmond
in early 2014.
U of T's access to middle - income
justice initiative, a multi-pronged
initiative aimed at addressing the growing problem of middle - income access to the
civil justice system
in Canada.
Formally titled White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable
Civil Legal Aid Research Workshop Report, this Report represents a major milestone
in one of the [U.S. Department of
Justice Office for Access to
Justice's] most important
initiatives.
[10] «Resolution 4:
In Support of the Statement of Best Practices for State Funding of
Civil Legal Aid Prepared by the ABA Resource Center for Access to
Justice Initiatives,» 2015, 2, http://ccj.ncsc.org/~/media/Microsites/Files/CCJ/Resolutions/07252015-Support-Statement-Best-Practices-State-Funding-
Civil-Legal-Aid.ashx.
The goal of the Portal
initiative, dubbed Simplifying Legal Help, is to enable
justice partners to collaborate
in new and creative ways to provide some form of effective assistance to everyone with a
civil legal problem.
Law reform commissions as well as self - standing
initiatives such as the National Action Committee on Access to
Justice in Civil and Family Matters have made this sort of rethinking a priority for moving forward.
(vi) while every group experiences
civil needs, the poorest and most vulnerable experience more frequent and more complex, interrelated civil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final
civil needs, the poorest and most vulnerable experience more frequent and more complex, interrelated
civil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final
civil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to
Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final
Civil and Matters, Family
Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and
Initiatives: Canadian Forum on
Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final
Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20
Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final.pdf.
It's not a great time to be proposing investment
in civil justice but putting on an optimistic hat let's hope this Briggs»
initiative gains a foothold.
Spanish Minister of
Justice Rafael Catalá defended the need for digital innovation in the legal industry, highlighting that from the outset it had been one of the priorities of his ministry, and while he acknowledged that in the administration of justice «this process has started late and slow, but there is no turning back», he also mentioned the improvements occurred in the recent months and the importance of civil society and private initiative to accompany the public sector through its digital transfor
Justice Rafael Catalá defended the need for digital innovation
in the legal industry, highlighting that from the outset it had been one of the priorities of his ministry, and while he acknowledged that
in the administration of
justice «this process has started late and slow, but there is no turning back», he also mentioned the improvements occurred in the recent months and the importance of civil society and private initiative to accompany the public sector through its digital transfor
justice «this process has started late and slow, but there is no turning back», he also mentioned the improvements occurred
in the recent months and the importance of
civil society and private
initiative to accompany the public sector through its digital transformation.
Visionary endeavours like the CAT and other similar
initiatives like the
Civil Resolution Tribunal
in British - Columbia are wonderful examples of how ODR can be used
in a way to facilitate true access to
justice through virtual means.
Across Canada and
in Alberta specifically, there are various
initiatives that are attempting to address these (and other) barriers to
civil justice.
The following segment highlights some of the major issues, current
initiatives and future problems that must be addressed
in advancing access to
civil justice in Alberta.
Provincial
Justice Minister Lena Metlege Diab and the Hon. Chief
Justice Michael MacDonald are leading the
initiative, acting on recommendations outlined
in the Action Committee final report, Access to
Civil & Family
Justice: A Roadmap for Change.
The
initiative, started by Attorney General Eric Holder
in March 2010, aims «to address the access - to -
justice crisis
in the criminal and
civil justice system» by helping to ensure that the
justice system is accessible to all people, regardless of income.»
In 2000, The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) launched a major reform
initiative to actively improve America's
civil justice system.
Previously, she practiced corporate commercial litigation
in Vancouver for 14 years, worked inhouse for 6 years specializing
in legal services management and, most recently, provided support to the
Civil Justice Reform Working Group and the
initiative to create a new set of Supreme Court
Civil Rules
in British Columbia.
Nonetheless, it was welcome to see Minister of State for
Justice and
Civil Liberties, Simon Hughes, «liberate» (his word) # 1.4 m a year from George Osborne's clutches for a new
initiative to support, not lawyers, but litigants
in person (LIPs).
In the area of
civil law,
initiatives will be explored which emphasize «proportionality» as a reference point for maximizing access to
justice.
This is a 10 - week paid summer fellowship program, where fellows work alongside some of the most dynamic legal services organizations
in the country as they help develop innovative projects and
initiatives aimed to improve our
civil justice system.
Inspired
in part by the work of the Conference of Chief
Justice's
Civil Justice Improvements Committee, Chief
Justice Scott Bales of the Arizona Supreme Court issued an Order at the end of last year establishing a new
initiative for the Arizona Courts, creating a 24 - member committee of judges, lawyers, and...
taking a leadership role
in providing information concerning
civil justice reform
initiatives and developing effective means of exchanging this information
He drove a number of change
initiatives, such as
Justice on Target (that reduced, for the first time
in 18 years, the time to trial and the number of court appearances per criminal case), a health and safety
initiative that reduced workplace injuries by 20 %
in 3 years, the 4 Pillars of Family Reform,
Civil Justice Reform, the largest funding increase
in Legal Aid's history, and was part of a new approach to indigenous relations recognized by the United Nations.
It articulates the costs and benefits of these privatizing
initiatives, particularly their potential negative impacts on the way we regulate ourselves
in modern democracies, and it makes recommendations for future
civil justice practice and reform.