Sentences with phrase «public legal information»

In addition, we work closely with our community partners to provide public legal information workshops and advocate for a just and humane refugee and immigration system.

I would include individual court website and ministry sites and Public legal information sites - in particular linking to the guides to navigating the systems.

Many websites offer public legal information about the law, however you must make sure that the website you are reading provides information that applies in your province or territory.

PacLII will assist Courts or other providers of public legal information in relation to (a)(ii) above if such assistance is requested.

PacLII supports Courts and other providers of public legal information in supplying the source data for which they are responsible (cases, legislation etc) on the same basis to all publishers, both in relation to (i) ongoing supply, and (ii) maintenance of archival copies of data previously supplied.

When not writing for Slaw and losing in debate with Simon Chester, I oversee Clicklaw Wikibooks, a wiki - based publishing platform for public legal information in British Columbia.

Sherry MacLennan, Director of Public Legal Information at BC Legal Aid This week Julie talks to Sherry MacLennan, Director of... read more

NCLR is a public institution in charge of collecting and dissemination free public legal information in Kenya.

The goal of the LIIs is to maximize free access to public legal information such as legislation and case law from as many countries and international institutions as possible.

Students also provide assistance with trial confirmation, and outreach services, including public legal information seminars through the City's agencies such as Calgary Dream Centre and the Calgary Drop - In Centre.

I think Canada has a tremendous resource for filtering public legal information: CanLII.

We've blogged before about the useful work done by Public Legal Information and Advice sites like CLEO, and its sister organizations in British Columbi and across the country.

Incorporate technology - based authentication measures as part of the creation of online sources of public legal information rather than adding such technology later.

A couple years ago, a BC working group convened to publish a review of major sources of public legal information relating to BC family law.

Incorporate strategies for providing online access to public legal information into national development plans to implement the UN 2030 Agenda.

Some reformers have called for a coordinated online hub of current, verified public legal information (Action Committee at 13).

Each Court or other provider of public legal information sets its own policies in relation to such matters as privacy (including access by third party search engines), «take down» or replacement of decisions and republication of data by third parties including copyright policies.

Knomos is committed to making Canadian public legal information freely available, which is why you can search for laws, regulations, case decisions, and user - provided legal commentary for free.

I have had the good fortune of being involved in a number of groups and initiatives aimed at improving access to justice and reforming family law processes over the last several years — from pro bono advice clinics and rosters, to public legal information websites and Wikibooks, to the reconstruction of court rules and legislation — and have recently become plagued by the feeling we're getting something wrong, that there's something more fundamental at play I'm overlooking.

ClickLaw: ClickLaw provides public legal information for residents of British Columbia on a range of legal issues.

It strikes me that the trend towards collaboration associated with some of your other predictions fits well with the prospect that 2011 could be a big year for public legal information and its impact on the legal profession.

This time, perhaps with the transformations that have come with with the rise of free public legal information and increased client scrutiny of disbursements, it appears to be happening.

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has issued its «Statement on Government Provision of Public Legal Information in the Digital Age.»

The faculty and students at Thomson Rivers university are showing leadership in such efforts through their Public Legal Information Project, and funds and resources should be directed towards similar projects at other law schools.

The site FAQs declare a benevolent intent, that of open access and making legal information available for free, but the site is neither limited to public legal information nor does it offer any meaningful way of accessing the content.

Government funded legal aid, public legal information and education programs, and free legal advice services are all essential routes to providing broad - based access to justice.

These crucial decisions about increasing meaningful access to public legal information shouldn't be had alone but rather together, as an open dialogue for the public good.

Speaking from my own experience at Knomos, it can be hard at times to shift conversations with key legal stakeholders (including but not limited to the Courts) towards providing free (as in «wholesale») access to public legal information.

«crucial decisions about increasing meaningful access to public legal information shouldn't be had alone but rather together, as an open dialogue for the public good.

Apart from the general improvement in personal wellbeing to be had from choosing dispute resolution processes other than court, I expect that even a modest decrease in the number of people heading to court will yield substantial savings for the court system and the organizations providing public legal information, advice and assistance.

This week's guest blog is written by Sherry MacLennan, Director of Public Legal Information & Applications at the BC Legal Services Society.

As revealed by research done by IFLA's Law Libraries Section, there are a variety of inconsistent practices currently carried out by different government agencies that «pose a risk to sustainable access to public legal information in the digital age.»

Ensure that all public legal information produced in digital format is available to the public on an equitable, no - fee basis.

(Sherry MacLennan is the Director of Public Legal Information and Applications at the British Columbia Legal Services Society)

The Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PLIAN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Newfoundlanders and Labradorians about the law.