TY - BOOK ED - Maru, Vivek ED - Gauri, Varun PY - 2018 DA - 2018// TI - Community paralegals and the pursuit of justice PB - Cambridge University Press CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom KW - Legal services KW - Developing countries KW - Legal assistants KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights KW - Qualitativ vergleichende Analyse KW - Zugang KW - Justiz KW - Rechtshilfe KW - Rechtsberatung KW - Lokalisation KW - Rechtsanwalt KW - Konfliktlösung KW - Schlichtung KW - Mediation KW - Legal services ; Developing countries KW - Legal assistants ; Developing countries KW - Kenia KW - Liberia KW - Sierra Leone KW - Südafrika KW - Indonesien KW - Philippinen AB - "In this book, we aim to characterize and assess a lesser-known intermediate institution-the community paralegal. According to the 2012 Kampala Declaration on Community Paralegals, community paralegals "use knowledge of law and government and tools like mediation, organizing, education, and advocacy to [help people] seek concrete solutions to instances of injustice." Paralegals and their clients typically address three kinds of problems: disputes among citizens, citizen grievances against state institutions, and disputes between citizens and private firms"-- SN - 9781316671801 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316671801 DO - 10.1017/9781316671801 LA - English N1 - edited by Vivek Maru, Varun Gauri ID - 1067695214 ER -