INCLUSIVE LAW SCHOOL CLINICS: Institutionalizing Effective and Accountable Justice for All

Title

INCLUSIVE LAW SCHOOL CLINICS: Institutionalizing Effective and Accountable Justice for All

Creator

Puthalath S.; Bharadwaj S.D.

Description

Poor people are often denied access to the courts due to expensive legal fees. Preventing free access to justice violates a fundamental constitutional principle and universal international norms. The recognition of access to justice and the rule of law as outcomes and facilitators of sustainable development is a unique feature of the 2030 Agenda. This study shows that providing affordable and timely access to justice institutions and legal aid services will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 16 targets of peace, justice, and strong institutions. Indian law school clinics have a unique opportunity to achieve the goal through institutionalized clinical legal education. The Advocates Act of 1961 requires an amendment to allow law students and faculty to represent pro bono clients. The study infers that completely institutionalizing the law school legal aid clinics as part of clinical legal education is a powerful platform to promote equal access to justice to all. 2021, Dharma Research Association. All rights reserved.

Source

Journal of Dharma, Vol-46, No. 4, pp. 419-438.

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

Dharma Research Association

Subject

Access to justice; Clinical legal education; Law school; Legal aid clinics; Peoples participation; Rule of law; Sustainable development goals

Coverage

Puthalath S., Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Bharadwaj S.D., Christ University, Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 2537222

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122008950&partnerID=40&md5=977ddfff3db1bb314e8e73da300a7205