Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 66

Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Even where legal aid services are available and adequately funded, discrimination in their design and implementation impedes certain individuals and groups from accessing them. For example, some rely on telephone intakes or written applications, failing to take into account the needs and constraints of persons with disabilities, older persons or those with lower levels of literacy. Inadequate or piecemeal support directed towards community-based paralegal programmes also restricts an important and more affordable source of legal assistance. Although all aspects of the legal profession should be regulated, excessive restrictions on the operation of paralegals, or lack of official recognition of their role, can also hamper the support they provide to persons living in poverty.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Poverty
Personnes concernées
  • Older persons
  • Persons with disabilities
Année
2012
Type de paragraphe
Other
Paragraph number
66