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The Justice Crisis
The Cost and Value of Accessing Law
Trevor C.W. Farrow (Edited by), Lesley A. Jacobs (Edited by)
9780774863575
Hardback, published 1 September 2020
368 pages, 26 charts, 19 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.66 kg
"This book is a useful resource on the costs of justice and also lays out some of the challenges in achieving meaningful access to justice." - Ian Mackenzie (Slaw Magazine)
Unfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in many parts of the Canadian justice system and around the world. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn't working in an effort to improve a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil and family justice. Meaningful access is often a question of providing pathways to resolving everyday legal issues. The availability of justice services that aren't only tied to the courts and lawyers – such as public education on the law, alternative dispute settlement, and paralegal support – is therefore an important concern. Contributors to this wide-ranging overview of new empirical research address several key justice issues: the extent and cost of unmet legal needs; the role of public funding; connections between legal and social exclusion among vulnerable populations; the value of new legal pathways; the provision of justice services beyond the courts and lawyers; and the need for a culture change within the justice system. Their findings can inform initiatives to improve access to justice within the Canadian system and beyond.