Community Based Paralegalism in the Philippines : From Social Movements to Democratization

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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Main Authors: Franco, Jennifer, Soliman, Hector, Cisnero, Maria Roda
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
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
Online Access: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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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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