Legal Aid

In 2000, the Legal Aid Act was amended to provide for a Legal Aid Board and a Legal Aid Fund.

Jerusalem Legal Aid Center (JLAC), Jerusalem

Legal Aid An ongoing contributor as Defence Counsel providing Legal Aid representation in Supreme Court and Appellate Also served as a Member of the Legal Aid Council from 2000 2003 and served prior to the establishment of the Legal Aid Council (1999 et.

How was legal aid financed in Greece?

Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling

Project Coordinator, Women's Centre for Legal Aid

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

(a) Establish an effective national legal aid scheme

The State defrayed the costs of legal aid.

Developing a legal aid system was not a priority in a least developed country however, legal aid was provided by some NGOs.

Fifteen medico legal centers have been established to facilitate easier access to medico legal aid.

This will deter any abuse of the legal aid scheme.

In 1993 legal aid had been granted for 56 cases.

A legal aid lawyer, who spoke little English, was appointed.

The fourth Plan emphasized legal education and legal aid to assist women in exercising their rights.

Even though legal aid is free for both men and women, there are few women who resort to legal aid, mostly due to social and cultural pressures.

Recipients of legal aid are usually individuals (corporations do not, in principle, benefit from legal aid, except for not for profit associations and those with insufficient resources).

Contributed to Uganda apos s experience in the reform of legal education in Africa and legal aid.

Texts of the relevant legislation concerning legal aid would be submitted.

However, Xanana was still prevented from meeting Indonesian legal aid lawyers.

Apart from that, the Gambia had no legal aid system per se.

The envisaged expansion of the legal aid scheme should be pursued actively.

With regard to legal aid, the State of Viet Nam has paid attention to increase legal aid activities, especially for poor people, people subject to State priority policies and women.

Provision should be made for effective legal representation of victims of violations of minority rights, including State legal aid

This was done in an attempt to improve legal aid, due to various constraints experienced by the Legal Aid Department, which was unable to cope with the huge number of cases.

The situation of children in detention was monitored and legal aid was provided.

Development of multi sector prevention programs, including the legal aid component, health and counseling

2.11 Throughout his trial and appeal, the author was represented by legal aid lawyers.

To date, have any legal aid services and legal assistance funds been established, as referred to on page 62 of the report?

Legal aid shall be made available to those who lack sufficient resources insofar as such aid is necessary to ensure effective access to justice .

4.2 With respect to the question of availability of legal aid, the State party submits that the Poor Prisoners apos Defence Act does not make provision for legal aid in respect of constitutional motions, and that there is no obligation for States parties to the Covenant to provide legal aid in respect of matters other than criminal matters.

Civil legal aid and advice provision and the family mediation service are also being strengthened.

In this regard a person whose means are inadequate to enable him or her to engage a private legal practitioner may apply for and be granted legal aid in civil and criminal matters in terms of the Legal Aid Act, chapter 34 of the Laws of Zambia.

The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

In 2002, the Ministry of Justice and the Women's Union registered a cooperation programme on legal information and education and legal aid for women.

Crisis centres provided temporary shelter, free legal aid, medical attention and counselling to women in distress.

provide an important knowledge base for advice and legal aid centres for refugees in many countries.

Trafficking victims were taken in by church based centres, legal aid centres and women's rights centres.

The Section faced several challenges during the period under review, including the rationalization of legal aid.

2.7 The author was represented by legal aid attorneys during the preliminary hearing and on appeal.

In practical terms, an accused person could request legal aid from the prosecutor, the judges or the bar association, either before or during legal proceedings.

An Anti Discrimination Legal Service Network provides free legal aid and has explicit competence in cases where the clients suffer because of their Gypsy descent.

There was a system of legal aid or legal assistance for the accused, but it was somewhat unsatisfactory, mainly because Afghanistan was an underdeveloped country.

As far as legal aid is concerned, and the access of women to the institutions where this aid is provided, men and women have an equal access.