Publication

2004 - Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, United States

Language

English

Word Count

63,000 words, Guess

Page Count

252 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing324645
  • Goodreads7143454

Classifications

  • DDC344.7303258
  • LCCKF336.R48 2004

Description

1. Equal Justice Under Law: The Gap between Principle and Practice2. Litigation and Its Discontents: Too Much Law for Those Who Can Afford It, Too Little for Everyone Else3. Historical Perspectives: Legal Rights and Social Wrongs4. Access to What? Law without Lawyers and New Models of Legal Assistance5. Locked In and Locked Out: The Legal Needs of Low-Income Communities6. Presumed Guilty: Class Injustice in Criminal Justice7. Pro Bono in Principle and in Practice8. A Roadmap for ReformNotes. Index.

First Sentence

"Equal justice under law" is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated legal principles.

Excerpt

"Equal justice under law" is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated legal principles.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Access to justiceOxford University Press, Inc.2004-01-01

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