Lawyers and the public good: democracy in action?
Lawyers and the public good: democracy in action?
Lawyers and the public good: democracy in action?
For the 2010 Hamlyn Lectures, Alan Paterson explores different facets of three key institutions in a democracy: lawyers, access to justice and the judiciary. In the case of lawyers he asks whether professionalism is now in terminal decline. To examine access to justice, he discu…
Chiefly covers Great Britain, but also includes some discussion of several other common law jurisdictions.
Chiefly covers Great Britain, but also includes some discussion of several other common law jurisdictions.
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Using post-colonial Hong Kong as a case study, this book examines why and how legal mobilization arises in authoritarian regimes.
La 4e de couverture indique : "Legal mobilization is the process by which individuals invoke their legal rights and use litigation to defend or develop these rights against the government. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to this phenomenon as it occurs under …