Legal Aid in Crisis - Assessing the Impact of Reform (Paperback)

Originally introduced as a form of social welfare with near-universal eligibility, legal aid in the UK is now framed as a benefit external to the legal system and understood in primarily economic terms. This book is the first to evaluate the recent reforms of UK legal aid from a social policy perspective and assess their impact on family law courts and advocacy. Written by experts in the field, it focuses on the rise in people representing their own legal case and argues that the reforms effectively 'delawyerise' disputes, producing a more inquisitorial justice system and impacting the litigants, court system, staff and process. Arguing for a more holistic concept of the reforms, the book will be of relevance to students, academics, policy-makers, judges, campaigners and social workers, not just in England and Wales, but in other jurisdictions instituting cuts to their legal aid budgets, such as Australia, Scotland, France, and the Netherlands.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2017
Authors:	Sarah Moore • Alex Newbury
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-4473-3545-0
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Civil law (general works) Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Family law
LSN:	1-4473-3545-7
Barcode:	9781447335450

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