Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization
Community-based paralegalism has been active in the Philippines for the past 30 years, and yet its contribution to access to justice and the advancement of the rights and entitlements of the poor has been largely an undocumented. This paper attempt...
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okr-10986-178252021-04-23T14:03:40Z Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization Franco, Jennifer Soliman, Hector Cisnero, Maria Roda ABUSES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT ADJUDICATION ADJUDICATORS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ADVOCACY AFFIDAVITS ASIAN STUDIES AUTHORITY CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLAPSE COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION COMPENSATION COMPLAINT CONCILIATION CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES COURT COURTS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DETAINEE DETAINEES DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC REFORM ELECTION ELECTION TIME EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EUROPEAN UNION EXECUTIVE BRANCH GENDER GENDER BIAS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT LAW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HARASSMENT HOME HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUSBAND IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS INDIGENT LITIGANTS INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATIONS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIARY JURISPRUDENCE LABOR UNIONS LAND DISPUTES LAND OWNERSHIP LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAW FIRMS LAW OFFICES LAW REFORM LAW SCHOOLS LAW STUDENTS LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL ADVOCACY LEGAL AID LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL INFORMATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL PROCEDURE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICE LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGAL TRAINING LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY LIBERTY LOBBYING MARTIAL LAW MEDIATION MINISTRIES OF JUSTICE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL LAWS OFFENDER OFFENSE PATRONAGE POLICE POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICIAN PRACTICE OF LAW PRISONS PRIVACY PRIVATIZATION PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC OFFICIAL RAPE REMEDY REPRESENTATIVES REPRESSION RIGHT TO PRIVACY RULE OF LAW SANCTION SEPARATION OF POWERS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL STRUCTURES STATE LAW TRIAL VIOLATIONS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WILL WOMAN Community-based paralegalism has been active in the Philippines for the past 30 years, and yet its contribution to access to justice and the advancement of the rights and entitlements of the poor has been largely an undocumented. This paper attempts to provide a framework study on the history, nature, and scope of paralegal work in the Philippines, based on the experience of 12 organizations that are active in the training and development of community-oriented paralegals. The study first provides a working definition of a community-based paralegal, and then examines the work of paralegals, their systems of accountability or lack thereof, and issues regarding recognition by the state and civil society actors. It also explores facilitating and hindering factors that aid or impinge upon the paralegals' effectiveness. A major contributor to the work of paralegals was the democratization process after the overthrow of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and the continuing evolution of legal rights spurred by the relatively progressive constitution ratified in 1987. Three dimensions of paralegal's work are identified and explored, namely, building rights awareness, settling private disputes, and increasing state and corporate accountability. The study ends with conclusions and recommendations with regard to sustainability, monitoring and evaluation, funding, and the prospects for paralegal work over the long term. 2014-04-16T14:36:38Z 2014-04-16T14:36:38Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19231769/community-based-paralegalism-philippines-social-movements-democratization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17825 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;no. 27 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Philippines |
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ABUSES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT ADJUDICATION ADJUDICATORS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ADVOCACY AFFIDAVITS ASIAN STUDIES AUTHORITY CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLAPSE COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION COMPENSATION COMPLAINT CONCILIATION CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES COURT COURTS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DETAINEE DETAINEES DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC REFORM ELECTION ELECTION TIME EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EUROPEAN UNION EXECUTIVE BRANCH GENDER GENDER BIAS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT LAW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HARASSMENT HOME HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUSBAND IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS INDIGENT LITIGANTS INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATIONS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIARY JURISPRUDENCE LABOR UNIONS LAND DISPUTES LAND OWNERSHIP LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAW FIRMS LAW OFFICES LAW REFORM LAW SCHOOLS LAW STUDENTS LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL ADVOCACY LEGAL AID LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL INFORMATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL PROCEDURE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICE LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGAL TRAINING LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY LIBERTY LOBBYING MARTIAL LAW MEDIATION MINISTRIES OF JUSTICE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL LAWS OFFENDER OFFENSE PATRONAGE POLICE POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICIAN PRACTICE OF LAW PRISONS PRIVACY PRIVATIZATION PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC OFFICIAL RAPE REMEDY REPRESENTATIVES REPRESSION RIGHT TO PRIVACY RULE OF LAW SANCTION SEPARATION OF POWERS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL STRUCTURES STATE LAW TRIAL VIOLATIONS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WILL WOMAN |
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ABUSES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT ADJUDICATION ADJUDICATORS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ADVOCACY AFFIDAVITS ASIAN STUDIES AUTHORITY CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLAPSE COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION COMPENSATION COMPLAINT CONCILIATION CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES COURT COURTS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DETAINEE DETAINEES DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC REFORM ELECTION ELECTION TIME EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EUROPEAN UNION EXECUTIVE BRANCH GENDER GENDER BIAS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT LAW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HARASSMENT HOME HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUSBAND IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS INDIGENT LITIGANTS INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATIONS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIARY JURISPRUDENCE LABOR UNIONS LAND DISPUTES LAND OWNERSHIP LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAW FIRMS LAW OFFICES LAW REFORM LAW SCHOOLS LAW STUDENTS LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL ADVOCACY LEGAL AID LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL INFORMATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL PROCEDURE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICE LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGAL TRAINING LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY LIBERTY LOBBYING MARTIAL LAW MEDIATION MINISTRIES OF JUSTICE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL LAWS OFFENDER OFFENSE PATRONAGE POLICE POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICIAN PRACTICE OF LAW PRISONS PRIVACY PRIVATIZATION PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC OFFICIAL RAPE REMEDY REPRESENTATIVES REPRESSION RIGHT TO PRIVACY RULE OF LAW SANCTION SEPARATION OF POWERS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL STRUCTURES STATE LAW TRIAL VIOLATIONS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WILL WOMAN Franco, Jennifer Soliman, Hector Cisnero, Maria Roda Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization |
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East Asia and Pacific Philippines |
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Justice and development working paper series;no. 27 |
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Community-based paralegalism has been
active in the Philippines for the past 30 years, and yet its
contribution to access to justice and the advancement of the
rights and entitlements of the poor has been largely an
undocumented. This paper attempts to provide a framework
study on the history, nature, and scope of paralegal work in
the Philippines, based on the experience of 12 organizations
that are active in the training and development of
community-oriented paralegals. The study first provides a
working definition of a community-based paralegal, and then
examines the work of paralegals, their systems of
accountability or lack thereof, and issues regarding
recognition by the state and civil society actors. It also
explores facilitating and hindering factors that aid or
impinge upon the paralegals' effectiveness. A major
contributor to the work of paralegals was the
democratization process after the overthrow of the
dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and the continuing
evolution of legal rights spurred by the relatively
progressive constitution ratified in 1987. Three dimensions
of paralegal's work are identified and explored,
namely, building rights awareness, settling private
disputes, and increasing state and corporate accountability.
The study ends with conclusions and recommendations with
regard to sustainability, monitoring and evaluation,
funding, and the prospects for paralegal work over the long term. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Franco, Jennifer Soliman, Hector Cisnero, Maria Roda |
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Franco, Jennifer Soliman, Hector Cisnero, Maria Roda |
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Franco, Jennifer |
| title |
Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization |
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Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization |
| title_full |
Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization |
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Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization |
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Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization |
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community based paralegalism in the philippines : from social movements to democratization |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19231769/community-based-paralegalism-philippines-social-movements-democratization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17825 |
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