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Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities
Marjorie Mayo
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Description for Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB; JKS; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 240 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Access to justice for all, regardless of the ability to pay, has been a core democratic value. But this basic human right has come under threat through wider processes of restructuring, with an increasingly market-led approach to the provision of welfare. Professionals and volunteers in Law Centres in Britain are struggling to provide legal advice and access to welfare rights to disadvantaged communities. Drawing upon original research, this unique study explores how strategies to safeguard these vital services might be developed in ways that strengthen rather than undermine the basic ethics ... Read more
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Access to justice for all, regardless of the ability to pay, has been a core democratic value. But this basic human right has come under threat through wider processes of restructuring, with an increasingly market-led approach to the provision of welfare. Professionals and volunteers in Law Centres in Britain are struggling to provide legal advice and access to welfare rights to disadvantaged communities. Drawing upon original research, this unique study explores how strategies to safeguard these vital services might be developed in ways that strengthen rather than undermine the basic ethics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447311058
SKU
V9781447311058
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Marjorie Mayo
Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research has included learning for active citizenship, and access to justice in disadvantaged communities. Gerald Koessl has recently completed his PhD in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he has also worked as a researcher. Matthew Scott is a lecturer in Community Development and Social ... Read more
Reviews for Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities
"...A valuable and readable account of the complex issues facing Law Centres in a political climate that is increasingly hostile to the provision of good quality legal aid services to those most in need. It is particularly useful for the way in which it brings together in one place a number of different accounts of Law Centres and their role ... Read more