[PDF] Legal Aid Equal Access To Justice For Women eBook

Author : Deborah L. Rhode
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 2004-09-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 0190286660

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"Equal Justice Under Law" is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated legal principles. But it comes nowhere close to describing the legal system in practice. Millions of Americans lack any access to justice, let alone equal access. Worse, the increasing centrality of law in American life and its growing complexity has made access to legal assistance critical for all citizens. Yet according to most estimates about four-fifths of the legal needs of the poor, and two- to three-fifths of the needs of middle-income individuals remain unmet. This book reveals the inequities of legal assistance in America, from the lack of access to educational services and health benefits to gross injustices in the criminal defense system. It proposes a specific agenda for change, offering tangible reforms for coordinating comprehensive systems for the delivery of legal services, maximizing individual's opportunities to represent themselves, and making effective legal services more affordable for all Americans who need them.

Author : Sahar Maranlou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 23,46 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107072603

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A critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives, with a specific focus on access by women.

Author : Felice Batlan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 25,27 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1107084539

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This book re-examines fundamental assumptions about the American legal profession and the boundaries between "professional" lawyers, "lay" lawyers, and social workers. Putting legal history and women's history in dialogue, it details the history of the origins and development of free legal aid for the poor in the United States.

Author : Fred Strebeigh
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Sex discrimination against women
ISBN : 0393065553

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Portrays the dramatic story behind the movement toward legal recognition of sex discrimination in this country.

Author : Ashlyn K. Kuersten
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2003-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1576077004

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A definitive overview of court decisions and legislative victories in the fight for gender equality in U.S. history. Women and the Law: Leaders, Cases, and Documents chronicles the evolution of women's rights from the Revolutionary War to the present day. Spanning the gamut of legal concepts, court decisions, justices, and organizations, this extensive reference also explores a broad range of issues from sexual harassment and spousal abuse to the gender gap in voting and the custody challenge of Baby M. Profiles of Susan B. Anthony, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anita Hill, Betty Friedan, and other activists explore their roles in bringing the issue of equal rights for women to the forefront of U.S. politics. A thorough review of key legislative acts, including the 19th Amendment, the Equal Pay Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Title IX of the Educational Amendments, and more recent rulings like the Violence against Women Act of 1994 reveals the successes, failures, and tenacious efforts of those who are fighting to achieve gender equality in the United States.