The Transformation of Legal Aid
Comparative and Historical Studies
$170.65
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
8 July 1999
Summary
Publicly funded legal aid has undergone rapid change in this century. Developing from charity to large scale, publicly funded schemes, legal aid flourished in many western countries in the 1960s and 1970s. But, during the 1980s governments began to lose faith in publicly funded legal aid. In the 1990s major funding and eligibility cuts have occurred in Sweden, England and Wales, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. To answer theneed for a better understanding of the extraordinary…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198265894 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198265891 |
| Author: | Francis Regan, Alan Paterson, Tamara Goriely, Don Fleming |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 1999 |
| Weight: | 611g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 162mm x 23mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
In a valuable chapter, Francis Regan ... considers why legal aid services vary between societies. ... I found this book very interesting, particularly with the coverage of legal aid systems from a wide range of nations. It should make a useful contribution to debate and policy making in this area ...'Alternative Law Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, April 2001Helpful approaches to explaining the differences in provisions cross-nationally of legal aid.‘The Law and Politics Book Review
About The Author
Francis Regan
Francis Regan is a Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies at Flinders University, Adelaide. Alan Paterson is a Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde. Tamara Goriely is a Research Fellow, at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London.
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