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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okr-10986-205542021-04-23T14:03:56Z Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan Prettitore, Paul Scott ABUSES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADVOCACY ALIMONY BAR ASSOCIATIONS CHILD CUSTODY CHILD SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COURT COURT PROCEDURES COURTS CRIMES CRIMINAL DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT FAMILY LAW FEMALE GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS INHERITANCE JUDGES JUDICIAL TRAINING LAW CASES LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL SERVICES PENALTIES PERSONAL STATUS PRIORITIES PRIVACY PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION REFUGEES SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL VIOLENCE SHARIA VICTIMS VIOLENCE WILL 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. 2014-11-19T16:54:09Z 2014-11-19T16:54:09Z 2014-01 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 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 115 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Jordan |
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ABUSES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADVOCACY ALIMONY BAR ASSOCIATIONS CHILD CUSTODY CHILD SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COURT COURT PROCEDURES COURTS CRIMES CRIMINAL DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT FAMILY LAW FEMALE GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS INHERITANCE JUDGES JUDICIAL TRAINING LAW CASES LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL SERVICES PENALTIES PERSONAL STATUS PRIORITIES PRIVACY PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION REFUGEES SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL VIOLENCE SHARIA VICTIMS VIOLENCE WILL |
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ABUSES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADVOCACY ALIMONY BAR ASSOCIATIONS CHILD CUSTODY CHILD SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COURT COURT PROCEDURES COURTS CRIMES CRIMINAL DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT FAMILY LAW FEMALE GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS INHERITANCE JUDGES JUDICIAL TRAINING LAW CASES LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL SERVICES PENALTIES PERSONAL STATUS PRIORITIES PRIVACY PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION REFUGEES SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL VIOLENCE SHARIA VICTIMS VIOLENCE WILL Prettitore, Paul Scott Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan |
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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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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Prettitore, Paul Scott |
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Prettitore, Paul Scott |
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Prettitore, Paul Scott |
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Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan |
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Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan |
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Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan |
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Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan |
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Building Legal Aid Services from the Ground Up : Learning from Pilot Initiatives in Jordan |
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building legal aid services from the ground up : learning from pilot initiatives in jordan |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143852/building-legal-aid-services-ground-up-learning-pilot-initiatives-japan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20554 |
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