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Zusatztext Helpful approaches to explaining the differences in provisions cross-nationally of legal aid. Klappentext Legal aid flourished briefly in the 1960s and 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s however, saw a dramatic decline in its fortunes. This book is a collection of original, comparative and historical, studies by the leading international scholars in the field. It offers compelling new interpretations of the rise, decline and future prospects of legal aid. Zusammenfassung An explanation of the rise and fall of legal aid in the 20th century, this book examines the origins of modern legal aid, analyzes its recent rapid decline and considers its likely future. It also applies legal and social science perspectives to analyze and theorize about legal aid. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: Historical Studies 1: Earl Johnson, Jr, Justice, California Court of Appeal: Justice and reform a quarter century later 2: John Kilwein, Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University, USA: The decline of the Legal Services Corporation: its ideological, stupid! 3: Frederick H Zemans and Aneurin Thomas, Oswoode Hall Law School, University of York, Ontario, Canada: Can community clinics survive? A comparative study of law centres in Australia, Ontario and England 4: Tamara Goriely, Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Making the welfare state work: changing conceptions of legal remedies within the British welfare state Part Two: Comparative Studies 5: Erhard Blankenburg, Professor, Faculteir der Rechtsgeleerdheird, Vrije University, The Netherlands: The lawyers' lobby and the welfare state: the political economy of legal aid 6: Cyrus Tata, Lecturer in Socio Legal Studies, the Centre for Sentencing Research, Law School, University of Strathclyde: Comparing Legal Aid Spending: The Promise and Perils of a Jurisdiction-Centred Approach to (International) Legal Aid Research 7: Mel Cousins: Legal aid reform in France and the Republic of Ireland in the 1990s 8: Francis Regan, Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies, Flinders University, Australia: Why do legal aid services vary between societies? Re-examining the impact of welfare states and legal families Part Three: Emerging Themes 9: Jon T Johnsen, Professor of Law, University of Oslo, Norway: Studies of legal needs and legal aid in a market context 10: Alan Paterson, Professor of Law, University of Strathclyde and Avrom Sherr, Professor of Legal Education, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Quality legal services: the dog that did not bark 11: Don Fleming, Senior Lecturer in Law. University of Canberra, Australia: Responding to new demands: legal aid and multi-party actions ...
