Access to Justice 51044th Edition

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Access to Justice 51044th Edition

Author(s): Deborah L. Rhode (Author)

  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publication Date: December 8, 2005
  • Edition: 51044th
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 252 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0195306481
  • ISBN-13: 9780195306484

Book Description

"Equal Justice Under Law" is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated legal principles. But it comes nowhere close to describing the legal system in practice. Millions of Americans lack any access to justice, let alone equal access. Worse, the increasing centrality of law in American life and its growing complexity has made access to legal assistance critical for all citizens. Yet according to most estimates about four-fifths of the legal needs of the poor, and two- to three-fifths of the needs of middle-income individuals remain unmet. This book reveals the inequities of legal assistance in America, from the lack of access to educational services and health benefits to gross injustices in the criminal defense system. It proposes a specific agenda for change, offering tangible reforms for coordinating comprehensive systems for the delivery of legal services, maximizing individual's opportunities to represent themselves, and making effective legal services more affordable for all Americans who need them.

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"Rhode has written an important, thoughtful, and well-argued book."--Law and Politics Book Review

"What makes Ms. Rhode such an effective advocate is not the piercing nature of her salvos--which are lethal--but the abundance of support for her arguments. Access to Justice 51044th Edition is thoroughly researched and finely written."--New York Law Journal

"Deborah Rhode has jolted a million lawyers with a wake-up call. She urges them to open the doors to the unmet need for justice by most of the people who cannot afford their services. A challenging book for anyone, not just lawyers and law students, who believes that justice can be done if we have the will to pursue it."--Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate

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Making law available to those who need it most

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