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Access to justice is a basic principle in rule of law which describes how citizens should have equal access to the justice system[1] and/or other justice services so that they can effectively resolve their justice problems. Without access to justice, people are not able to fully exercise their rights, challenge discrimination, or hold decision-makers accountable for their actions.[2]

"Providing access to justice for all" was adopted as a universal ambition, when it became part of SDG16, one of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. In the context of SDG16 a conceptual model for the global Justice Gap was developed[3] and it was estimated that "5.1 billion people - or two thirds of the world population - do not have meaningful access to justice globally".[4] Recognizing the size of the justice gap, an approach to justice sector governance and reform was developed call people-centered justice.

The manner in which countries ensure that all people have access to justice varies. Access to justice may be increased through properly funded and staffed legal aid organizations that provide free legal services to the poor,[5] and through pro bono programs through which volunteer attorneys provide services and representation,[6] or through other programs designed to help people gain. Access to justice is a broad concept that includes legal remedies in courts but also in other institutions of justice.[7]

Empirical research into access to justice has increased in the past decade,[8] by academics in the field of sociology of law, by researchers working for national or global policy-makers and through legal needs surveys and other efforts to collect people-centered justice data.[9]

  1. ^ Rashid, Norul Mohamed. "Access to Justice". United Nations and the Rule of Law. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. ^ "Access to Justice". United Nations and the Rule of Law. United Nations. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Task Force on Justice ¦ Justice for All Report". Justice Task Force. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. ^ "Measuring the Justice Gap". World Justice Project. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. ^ "Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives". American Bar Association. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Pro Bono and Volunteer Programs". Center on Court Access to Justice for All. National Center for State Courts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Necessary Condition: Access to Justice". United States: Institute of Peace. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. ^ Catherine R. Albiston; Rebecca L. Sandefur, "Expanding the Empirical Study of Access to Justice," Wisconsin Law Review 2013, no. 1 (2013): 101-120
  9. ^ "Grasping the Justice Gap: Opportunities and Challenges for People-Centered Justice Data". World Justice Project. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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