Access to justice: An evaluation of the informal justice systems

A Theory of Informal Justice∗

This paper develops a positive model of informal justice in which rewards and punishments are not determined by an ex ante optimal contract but instead express the ex post moral sentiments of the arbitrating party. In our model, a third party arbitrator mediates a one-shot relationship between two players, one of whom can exert an externality on the other. Importantly, formal contracts are not ...

The study of cultural barriers to women access to family justice

Access to justice is a concept that implies the practical and operational dimension of accessing individuals in judicial institutions and solving their legal problems.Equality of access to justice for all segments of society is really important, but most women have faced difficulties in accessing judicial institutions, especially in family matters.The emphasis of this paper is on the impact of ...

Access to Justice: Some Historical Comments

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

Formal and Informal Justice Responses to Youth Sex Offending

Access to Justice: On Dialogues with the Judiciary

This Article considers the effects of nurturing law student interest in public service intersects with the goals of developing lawyering expertise. It then examines the insight provided to the judiciary by clinical educational programs with regards to making the courts more accesible to the public. The author hopes to encourage a greater, more meaningful dialogue between the judiciary and law s...