Models for Sustainable Legal Aid: Experiences from NGO’s in Five Lower Income Countries

19 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2011

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Maurits Barendrecht

Tilburg Law School; HiiL Innovating Justice; Hague Institute for Innovation of Law; Hague Institute for Innovation of Law

Date Written: April 20, 2011

Abstract

Legal empowerment is a substantial part of efforts of NGO’s in developing countries. We assessed the scope and sustainability of their efforts in giving individual legal advice and legal aid. To this end, we mapped the operation of five organizations supplying such services, as well as the broader setting of legal services in the country. We also assessed willingness to pay and alternative delivery models that are presently considered in these countries, such as paralegal programs using volunteers. We describe opportunities for NGO’s and governments working on access to justice to improve the scale and scope of their operations.

Keywords: legal aid, legal empowerment, access to justice, willingness to pay

Suggested Citation

Barendrecht, Maurits, Models for Sustainable Legal Aid: Experiences from NGO’s in Five Lower Income Countries (April 20, 2011). Tilburg Law School Research Paper No. 2011/7, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1816343 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1816343

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