Free Access to Law is it Here to Stay? Environmental Scan Report

44 Pages Posted: 13 Dec 2012

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Ivan Mokanov

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Daniel Poulin

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Isabelle Moncion

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Mariya Badeva-Bright

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Rebecca Schild

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Tom Bruce

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Zhongyi Tao

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Prashant Iyengar

MESAAS, Columbia University

Aria Suyudi

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Esther Onchana

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Michael Mendiola

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Robert Kirunda

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Date Written: November 23, 2011

Abstract

The Environmental Scans are the first component of the 'Free Access to Law – Is it Here to Stay' global study on the sustainability of FAL initiatives. The overall goal of this research is to respond to a need to study what free access to law initiatives do and how they do it. This will lead to an understanding of the effects FAL initiatives have on society and to an exploration of the factors determining their sustainability. The general hypothesis is that success leads to sustainability. That is, if the free access to law initiative is successful, it will have greater chances of securing funds and ensuring sustainability. The project covers the following regions: Southern and Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Canada. In order to complete a cross-case comparative analysis, countries have been selected to represent multiple legal traditions with FAL initiatives at various stages of development.

Suggested Citation

Mokanov, Ivan and Poulin, Daniel and Moncion, Isabelle and Badeva-Bright, Mariya and Schild, Rebecca and Bruce, Tom and Tao, Zhongyi and Iyengar, Prashant and Suyudi, Aria and Onchana, Esther and Mendiola, Michael and Kirunda, Robert, Free Access to Law is it Here to Stay? Environmental Scan Report (November 23, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2187757 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2187757

Daniel Poulin

Independent

Isabelle Moncion

Independent

Mariya Badeva-Bright

Independent

Rebecca Schild

Independent

Tom Bruce

Independent

Zhongyi Tao

Independent

Prashant Iyengar

MESAAS, Columbia University ( email )

New York, NY 10027
United States

Aria Suyudi

Independent

Esther Onchana

Independent

Michael Mendiola

Independent

Robert Kirunda

Independent

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