Legal Literacy Village (Building Legal Awareness for Access to Justice for Citizens in Bendan, Kergon, Pekalongan)

Access to Justice for Discrimination Complainants: Courts and Legal Representation

In the terms of Marc Galanter’s classic article, ‘Why the “Haves” Come Out Ahead’,1 people making complaints of discrimination are typically ‘one shotters’ who have little or no prior contact with the legal system and who are deeply invested – both emotionally and financially – in the outcome of their case. They tend to have limited financial resources, may be members of ethnic minorities with ...

Legal concepts for nurses

Nursing is an activity based on skilled, emotional, ethical and lawful practice and any minor negligence bad or unknowledgeable practice may cause the patient and nurse physical and lawful problems. The best way to prevent problems is that nurses be aware of professional standards of care and related rules. In attention to the importance of knowing the concepts of law, it is suggested that such...

e-LEGAL SERVICES: TO SPEED UP JUSTICE FOR B2B SYSTEMS

International business is increasingly undertaken within flexible, multi-organisational eBusinesses to address the needs of the global market. Underpinning this are Businessto-Business (B2Bs) processes and Web Services. The purpose of this paper is to outline new ideas to speed-up business processes, to allow early intervention by mediators or arbitrators, thereby avoiding litigation. It addres...

A Socio-Legal Approach to Administrative Justice*

The first part of this article outlines two complementary approaches to enhancing administrative justice. Internal mechanisms, which can be put into place by government departments and public bodies themselves, are contrasted with external mechanisms, which result in the imposition on government departments and public bodies of principles enunciated by courts, tribunals, and ombudsmen. Lawyers ...

Legal justice and mental health.