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Beyond legal empowerment: improving access to justice from the human rights perspective

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The authors argue that legal empowerment during political transitions must take into account the numerous and varied obstacles that people living in poverty face in accessing justice. Challenging impunity and strengthening justice require explicitly targeting power asymmetries and addressing obstacles that are social, cultural, financial and systemic in nature. The article examines different types of legal empowerment and access to justice programmes, highlighting their benefits and challenges from a human rights perspective. Finally, it draws lessons from existing programmes for practitioners and policymakers working to improve access to justice in transitional contexts.

Source: The International Journal of Human Rights

DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2015.1029340

Authors: Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Kate Donald

Institutions: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Center for Economic and Social Rights

Language: English

Topic: Legal Education and Practice Innovations

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, No poverty, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2227708409

FWCI: 9.24

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Cited by: 20

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