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Title: Access To Justice For The Poor, Vulnerable And Marginalized Persons: Lessons From The Justice, Education Programs In Sub-Saharan Africa

Lead Presenter: Touray, Thomas Fuad

Co-Presenters:

  1. Yusuf, Mahmud

Session Abstract: This paper explores the access to justice challenges and factors that limit the realization of access to justice for the poor, vulnerable and marginalized persons and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also examines the concept of Clinical Legal Education, its importance and discusses the justice, education programs and legal aid schemes that have been developed in most sub-Saharan Africa and how justice, education programs could be improved to further promote the rights of access to justice poor for persons and marginalized communities. Governments and the international community have made efforts to address the lack of access to justice for poor persons through legal aid schemes, empowering non-governmental legal aid providers to implement justice, education programs, the pro Bono schemes run by most law societies and allowing law students to offer legal aid services, have been very helpful to substantially fill the gap. However, access to justice remains limited for various reasons; for example, most justice, education programs and legal aid schemes remain in the urban areas and in some central regions. This creates a physical barrier that may result in the victims or users not attempting to close the distance gap hence choosing to relinquish their rights. The findings of this paper will help justice, education researchers, Law Clinics and non-governmental legal aid providers with the resources and complimentary views on the extent to which justice education could be sustained and efficiently implemented. In addition, the findings will help in limiting the major barriers on access to justice.

Session Material:

  1. ZIM Principles_And_G
  2. Violent Conflicts and Civil Strife in West Africa
  3. Traditional_Justice_Systems_in_Africa
  4. Timap for Justice
  5. The Urban Crisis in Sub Saharan Africa
  6. The Special Court for Sierra Leone
  7. Terminology guidelines 396922 EN
  8. Survey_Report_on_Access_to_Legal_Aid_in_Africa
  9. sierra_leone_justice_and_rule_of_law_report_3_4
  10. Sierra Leone Legal System and Legal Research
  11. SIERRA LEONE JUSTICE SERVIES
  12. SIERRA LEOEN LEGAL SYSTEM
  13. SIERRA LEOEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
  14. Sierra Leoen constitution1991
  15. SIERRA LEOEN ACCESS TO JUSTICE
  16. SDC Poverty brief_References160413
  17. SDC Poverty Brief 160413 Web
  18. SALONE
  19. SALONE
  20. SALONE POLICE2
  21. POVERTY IN SIERRA LEOEN
  22. MPRA_paper_6964
  23. legal_aid_east_africa_dec_2011_dihr_study_final
  24. Legal Aid Service Provision A Guide on Programming in Africa
  25. Law Without Lawyers
  26. LAW WITHOUT LAWYERS IN SIERRA LEONE
  27. Justice_Guides_ProgrammingForJustice AccessForAll
  28. HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION IN
  29. Human Rights in Africa Pdf v_1
  30. HUMAN RIGHTS BASED APPROCHES
  31. HB_Ensuring_Quality_Legal_Aid_Services
  32. FINALDRAFT
  33. equitable access to justice legal empowerment legal aid and making it work for the poor and marginalised
  34. delivering access to justice for all 1
  35. challenges to the rule of law in africa
  36. ch2
  37. BTI_2016_Sierra_Leone
  38. Bringing Justice to the Poor
  39. AMNESTY SIERRA LEOEN REPORT
  40. A HRC 25 35_en
  41. adbi wp611
  42. Achieving equal access to
  43. access to legal aid for discrimination cases our legal aid inquiry 1
  44. access to legal aid easy read
  45. access to legal IN africa
  46. ACCESS TO JUSTICES APPROCH WANTED
  47. Access to Justice_ The Newest Wave in the Worldwide Movement to M
  48. Access to Justice
  49. ACCESS TO JUSTICE WANTED6
  50. Access to justice in sub saharan africa
  51. Access to Justice in Sierra Leone
  52. Access to justice IN SIEER LEONE
  53. Access to justice for people in poverty
  54. Access to Justice Critical in Ensuring Rule of Law
  55. a2jbc measurementframework
  56. 840126dab19ab38692628d35de9516e6dcc0
  57. 80332_Akter_and_Mallick_2013_webversion
  58. 10724
  59. 485_iba_report_060215
  60. 22131035 International Human Rights Law Review Responding to Human Rights Violations in Africa

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