Brief

Law Without Lawyers: Improving Access to Justice in Liberia and Sierra Leone

author(s) Sandefur, J.. - Siddiqi, B.. - Varvaloucas, A.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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themes
regions
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Sandefur, J.; Siddiqi, B.; Varvaloucas, A. Law Without Lawyers: Improving Access to Justice in Liberia and Sierra Leone. (2012) 3 pp

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Abstract

This briefing outlines a project investigating the use of paralegals to promote fairness in both formal and customary settings by filling the void left by a dearth of lawyers and acting as a liaison between communities and the formal government

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