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Access To Justice: Some Historical Comments, Lawrence M. Friedman Jan 2010

Access To Justice: Some Historical Comments, Lawrence M. Friedman

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This article sets out some preliminary thoughts on what "access to justice" might mean, and comment on how access to justice has fared historically.


Access To Justice In A World Of Expanding Social Capability, Marc Galanter Jan 2010

Access To Justice In A World Of Expanding Social Capability, Marc Galanter

Fordham Urban Law Journal

"Access to Justice" was one of a set of intellectual triplets that appeared in the 1970s; its siblings were the dispute perspective in legal studies and the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) movement. This article describes the evolution of access to justice and its companions and explores their expanding frontiers in the modern world.