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Getting a Foot in the Door: SW21-34/1998E-PDF

Women, Civil Legal Aid and Access to Justice

The purpose of this report is to articulate principles that can be used to design and deliver civil legal aid services. We have started with the premise that legal aid is an essential element in the administration of justice and have based this report on the knowledge that clientele for legal aid services in civil matters is overwhelmingly female: approximately two thirds of civil legal aid certificates are given to women, primarily for family law matters.--Page 1

Department/Agency Status of Women Canada
Title Getting a Foot in the Door
Subtitle Women, Civil Legal Aid and Access to Justice
Publication Type Monograph
Language [English]
Other Language Editions Other Language Editions: [French]
Format Electronic
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Price Free
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Date 1998
Author Lisa Addario
Number of Pages 70
Catalogue Number SW21-34/1998E-PDF
Weekly Checklist Number 06-10-Supp
Subject Terms Subject Terms: Legal aid, Women