Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
This briefing note describes several of the main findings of a review of Revitalization of Legal Aid (RLA) conducted in May-June 2007. In particular, it provides a brief background on RLA and posko operations and focuses on activities related to so...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/824941468027551074/Indonesias-Revitalization-of-Legal-Aid-RLA-program-strengthening-legal-services-for-the-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30540 |
| Summary: | This briefing note describes several of
the main findings of a review of Revitalization of Legal Aid
(RLA) conducted in May-June 2007. In particular, it provides
a brief background on RLA and posko operations and focuses
on activities related to socialization, legal education and
case handling. Finally, several lessons learned are
outlined. RLA, a pilot project implemented by Justice for
the Poor (J4P) Indonesia, has operated since September 2005
in Lampung, West Java, and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)
provinces. RLA seeks to improve access to justice for poor
communities through: (a) increasing legal and advocacy skill
of paralegals; (b) strengthening the capacity of the
existing posko (legal aid posts) to provide legal education,
legal aid and mediation services for the community; (c)
establishing effective community mediation services through
village mediators; and (d) providing recommendations for
legal aid policy reform for government at both the national
and local levels. |
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