Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan
Like most governments, the Government of Jordan (GoJ) struggles with the provision of legal aid services, information, counseling and representation by a lawyer - to the poor. Jordanians have the legal right to state-sponsored services only for ser...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143852/building-legal-aid-services-ground-up-learning-pilot-initiatives-japan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20554 |
| Summary: | Like most governments, the Government of
Jordan (GoJ) struggles with the provision of legal aid
services, information, counseling and representation by a
lawyer - to the poor. Jordanians have the legal right to
state-sponsored services only for serious criminal cases,
while the Jordan Bar Association tries to provide services
for lesser crimes and civil cases. Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) have joined the pool of service
providers. Yet legal aid remains much underutilized despite
high demand, especially for family law (personal status)
cases. These include divorce, alimony, child support and
inheritance. The Jordanian CSO the Justice Center for Legal
Aid (JCLA) provides legal aid via centers throughout Jordan,
providing information and awareness to over 6,500
beneficiaries, counseling to 2,000 and legal representation
to over 1,200 over the last several years. |
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