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Access To Justice For Refugees: How Legal Aid And Quality Of Counsel Impact Fairness And Efficiency In Canada’S Asylum System, Craig Damien Smith, Sean Rehaag, Trevor C. W. Farrow
Access To Justice For Refugees: How Legal Aid And Quality Of Counsel Impact Fairness And Efficiency In Canada’S Asylum System, Craig Damien Smith, Sean Rehaag, Trevor C. W. Farrow
Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
This report presents findings from a study exploring relationships between refugee legal aid, quality of counsel, the fairness and efficiency of asylum procedures, and access to justice for refugee claimants in Canada. Legal scholars, jurists and legal associations across Canada have recognized an access to justice “crisis”. The crisis extends to refugee claimants, and is exacerbated by unique vulnerabilities and barriers to justice. This report defines access to justice for refugee claimants in Canada as early and affordable access to high-quality legal representation to both prepare claims and appear before the Immigration and Refugee Board, without systemic or economic barriers; …
The Needs Of Helping Organizations In The Community, Ab Currie
The Needs Of Helping Organizations In The Community, Ab Currie
Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
In access to justice, needs are ordinarily conceived in terms of individuals experiencing legal problems requiring assistance from someone with expertise and resources to resolve that problem. Legal problems studies have pointed out the vast number of problems with possible legal aspects experienced by members of the public. In Canada, repeated national surveys have estimated that about half of all adult Canadians will experience one or more problems within a three-year period. This amounted to more than 11 million people estimated by the most recent Canadian study and a greater number of problems because some people experience multiple problems.1 This …