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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Main Author: Zurstrassen, Matthew
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: 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
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spelling okr-10986-305402021-04-23T14:04:57Z Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor Zurstrassen, Matthew ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY STRUCTURES CONSULTATION CORRUPTION CRIMINAL LAW DISPUTE RESOLUTION EQUALITY ETHNIC MINORITIES FACILITATORS FAMILY LAW FRIENDS LABOR UNIONS LAW CASES LEARNING LEGAL AID LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL ISSUES LEGAL SERVICES LEGITIMACY LESSONS LEARNED MARGINALIZED GROUPS MEDIATION PLAYING RECOGNITION SOCIALIZATION JUSTICE 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 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. 2018-10-09T20:32:03Z 2018-10-09T20:32:03Z 2007-11 Brief 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 English Justice for the Poor Briefing Note;1(5) CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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topic ACCESS TO JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
CONSULTATION
CORRUPTION
CRIMINAL LAW
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
EQUALITY
ETHNIC MINORITIES
FACILITATORS
FAMILY LAW
FRIENDS
LABOR UNIONS
LAW CASES
LEARNING
LEGAL AID
LEGAL EDUCATION
LEGAL ISSUES
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGITIMACY
LESSONS LEARNED
MARGINALIZED GROUPS
MEDIATION
PLAYING
RECOGNITION
SOCIALIZATION
JUSTICE FOR THE POOR
spellingShingle ACCESS TO JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
CONSULTATION
CORRUPTION
CRIMINAL LAW
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
EQUALITY
ETHNIC MINORITIES
FACILITATORS
FAMILY LAW
FRIENDS
LABOR UNIONS
LAW CASES
LEARNING
LEGAL AID
LEGAL EDUCATION
LEGAL ISSUES
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGITIMACY
LESSONS LEARNED
MARGINALIZED GROUPS
MEDIATION
PLAYING
RECOGNITION
SOCIALIZATION
JUSTICE FOR THE POOR
Zurstrassen, Matthew
Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
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description 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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title Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
title_short Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
title_full Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
title_fullStr Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
title_full_unstemmed Indonesia's Revitalization of Legal Aid Program : Strengthening Legal Services for the Poor
title_sort indonesia's revitalization of legal aid program : strengthening legal services for the poor
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/824941468027551074/Indonesias-Revitalization-of-Legal-Aid-RLA-program-strengthening-legal-services-for-the-poor
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