scholarly journals Public Interest and Access to Justice: A Liminal Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
Jan Winczorek
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Good Point ◽  
Theory Of Law ◽  
Point Of Departure

The paper argues that there exists a contradiction between access to justice and public interest. It substantiates this claim by reviewing selected arguments for access to justice and by referring to empirical evidence. The contradiction is then interpreted using a sociological theory of law, which enables establishing the structural reasons for such a clash. In order to reconcile access to justice with the public interest, the legal system must develop the semantics allowing for a better understanding of social inclusion conditions. In particular, the legal system must finally do away with pre-modern charity-oriented concept of access to justice, be able to grasp access to justice in its totality and reflect on conditions of legal inclusion. If it fails to do that, it is doomed to reproduce the conflict. The concept of access to justice developed by Cappelletti and others in the 1970s is a good point of departure here, but it is by far insufficient.

scholarly journals What Are We Waiting For? It’s Time to Regulate Paralegals in Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 149-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Trabucco
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Statutory Duty

Law societies in Canada have long been granted the privilege of self-regulation by the state – a privilege that comes with a statutory duty to govern in the public interest. There exists an access to justice crisis in this country. More must be done to address unmet legal needs. There is nothing new in this, but law societies across Canada are reluctant to implement at least one ready solution. Ontario introduced paralegal regulation over ten years ago with the promise that it would increase access to justice. Evidence suggests that it has done so. Yet no other Canadian jurisdiction is prepared to regulate paralegals as independent providers of legal services. Law societies’ continued resistance to the regulation of paralegals is contrary to the public interest. This paper argues that to alleviate the access to justice crisis, it is time to regulate paralegals.

Role of Advocates in Administration of Justice

LAW REVIEW ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
The Public ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
Administration Of Justice ◽  
Relationship Of

Lawyers play an important part in the administration of justice. The Profession itself requires the safeguarding of high moral standards. As an officer of the Court the overriding duty of a lawyer is to the Court, the standards of his profession and to the public. Since the main job of a lawyer is to assist the Court in dispensing justice, the members of the Bar cannot behave with doubtful scruples or strive to thrive on litigation. This paper deals in Legal framework of duty and liability of advocate supported with Judicial Pronouncement. The main emphais on special relationship of bar bench and agreed and persons of the society for protection of their human rightrs. Legal community and advocates are inseparable and important part of robust legal system and they not only aid in seeking access to justice but also promote justice. Judges cannot perform their task of dispensing justice effectively without the able support of advocates. In that sense, advocates play an important role in the administration of justice.

Urban Green Innovation

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-153
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Capacity Planning ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
The Public ◽  
Innovation Capacity

This chapter has the objective to analyze the elements of urban green innovation based on the guarantee the public interest, decentralize the infrastructure to democratize the territory, and innovating the institutional design to address the complexity of the challenges in the city. The method employed is the critical analysis supported by a review of the literature and consult to experts in the field. It is concluded that the urban green innovation capacity planning has a critical role in urban innovation development in specific areas of economic growth, social inclusion and equality, environmental sustainability, health, education, business, etc. To achieve these aims, urban green innovation requires to guarantee the public interest, the democratization of the territory, and the new institutional design.

Territory Democratization and Institutional Design in Urban Green Innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-110
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Capacity Planning ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
The Public ◽  
Innovation Capacity

This chapter has the objective to analyze the elements of urban green innovation based on the guarantee of the public interest to decentralize the infrastructure to democratize the territory and innovate the institutional design to address the complexity of the challenges in the city. The method employed is the critical analysis supported by a review of the literature and consultation of experts in the field. It is concluded that the urban green innovation capacity planning has a critical role in urban innovation development in specific areas of economic growth, social inclusion and equality, environmental sustainability, health, education, business, etc. To achieve these aims, urban green innovation requires one to guarantee the public interest, the democratization of the territory, and the new institutional design.

Democratic Rulemaking

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. de Figueiredo ◽  
Edward H. Stiglitz
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Deliberative Democracy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
Voter Preferences ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Agency Rulemaking ◽  
Elected Representatives

This chapter examines to what extent agency rulemaking is democratic. It identifies four major theoretical approaches to administrative rulemaking: the unitary executive theory, emphasizing presidential control and accountability; the structure and process school of thought, emphasizing congressional control; the insulation perspective, holding that the public interest and democratic values are often best advanced by limiting political control over administrative agencies; and the deliberative perspective, arguing that rulemaking is the “best hope” for achieving a vision of deliberative democracy. Each theory is evaluated in light of two normative benchmarks: a “democratic” benchmark based on voter preferences, and a “republican” benchmark based on the preferences of elected representatives. It then evaluates how the empirical evidence lines up in light of these two approaches. The chapter concludes with a discussion of avenues for future research.

On the Profitability of Corporate Environmentalism

2013 ◽  
pp. 558-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Lyon ◽  
John Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Corporate Environmentalism ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Politics

Corporations often take environmentally friendly actions that go beyond what is required by law. Whether such corporate environmentalism is a profitable form of corporate strategy, or altruism in the form of a sacrifice of profits in the public interest, has been hotly debated. This chapter offers a theoretical framework for understanding when proactive environmental management is profitable, incorporating market forces, government regulation, and pressures from civil society, sometimes referred to as private politics. It then reviews, summarizes and critiques the empirical evidence relating corporate profitability to corporate environmentalism and identifying specific sources of “green” profits. It concludes with perspectives on the most valuable lessons for managers and the most promising areas for further scholarly research.

scholarly journals SEPARATE ISSUES OF PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST

2020 ◽  
pp. 110-115
Author(s):  
Владимир Михайлович Андрианов
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
International Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Interest Law ◽  
National Legal System ◽  
Legal Costs ◽  
To Receive

Актуальность исследования обусловлена активизацией на международном уровне деятельности, связанной с защитой коллективных и групповых интересов, о чем свидетельствует целый ряд принятых международных актов. Указанное обстоятельство обусловливает необходимость введения соответствующих механизмов в национальную правовую систему. В статье предпринята попытка обратить внимание на особенности предоставления правовой помощи при защите общественного интереса, опираясь на зарубежный опыт. С учетом анализа научной литературы автор делает вывод, что на доктринальном уровне сформировалось два подхода к пониманию правовой категории «право общественного интереса»: широкий и узкий. Также указывается на необходимость решить ряд вопросов практического характера: определить субъектов, уполномоченных на ее предоставление, включая формы подтверждения их полномочий, а также лиц, имеющих право на ее получение и урегулировать особенности несения судебных расходов. The relevance of the study is due to the activation at the international level of activities related to the protection of collective and group interests, as evidenced by a number of adopted international acts. This circumstance necessitates the introduction of appropriate mechanisms into the national legal system. The article attempts to draw attention to the specifics of providing legal assistance in protecting public interest, based on foreign experience. Taking into account the analysis of scientific literature, the author concludes that at the doctrinal level, two approaches to understanding the legal category of «public interest law» have been formed: broad and narrow. It also points to the need to resolve a number of practical issues: to determine the entities authorized to provide it, including the forms of confirmation of their powers, as well as persons entitled to receive it and to settle the peculiarities of incurring legal costs.

scholarly journals But could they tell right from wrong? Evolution, moral responsibility and human distinctiveness

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. Field
Keyword(s):  
Moral Responsibility ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Final Section ◽  
John Wesley ◽  
Dietrich Bonhoeffer ◽  
Theological Interpretation ◽  
Moral Consciousness ◽  
The Public ◽  
Evolution Of Morality ◽  
Point Of Departure

This article takes as its point of departure the public interest aroused by the discovery of Homo naledi and the debate about the possibility that H. naledi buried their dead. If they buried their dead, did H. naledi have an awareness of moral responsibility? We have no basis in the fossil remains of H. naledi or other hominids for determining when and how the awareness of moral responsibility evolved. The article provides a brief summary of the evidence for the evolution of morality based on research into the behaviour of other primates and then argues that human moral consciousness is qualitatively distinct from this but can still be understood to be the product of evolution. In the final section the article draws on ideas from the theologies of John Wesley and Dietrich Bonhoeffer to provide a theological interpretation of this evolution of moral consciousness.

scholarly journals MEREKONSTRUKSI SISTEM HUKUM ADMINISTRASI MENUJU HUKUM YANG MELAYANI

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Sri Nur Hari Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
The Public

This research aims to reconstruct the legal system, especially state administrative law so that it can function as a law that can serve the public interest. Other objectives is to study conceptually harmonize laws and regulations relating to public service. The method used is a normative legal research, which explores the use of a conceptual approach. The results showed that the reconstruction of the administrative law which is oriented toward public service, it must first pay attention to the paradigm shift of the administration of the state itself. It is thus necessary to take measures to harmonize the legislation of sectoral public services based on the principles / legal principles that are generally acceptedPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk merekonstruksi sistem hukum khususnya hokum administrasi negara sehingga dapat difungsikan sebagai hukum yang dapat melayani kepentingan publik. tujuan lainnya adalah melakukan kajian konsepsional mengharmonisasikan peraturan perundang-undangan yang berkaitan dengan pelayanan publik. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian hukum normative, yang membahas menggunakan pendekatan konseptual. (conceptual Approach). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa rekonstruksi hukum administrasi negara yang memiliki orientasi terhadap pelayanan publik, maka harus terlebih dahulu memperhatikan perubahan paradigma terhadap administrasi negara itu sendiri. Dengan demikian perlu dilakukan langkah-langkah untuk  mengharmonisasikan peraturan perundang-undangan sektoral bidang pelayanan publik dengan berpedoman pada prinsip-prinsip/asas-asas hukum yang berlaku umum

Copyright in War and Peace

1942 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-399
Author(s):  
Wallace McClure
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The United States ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Constitution ◽  
Exclusive Right ◽  
Point Of Departure

When citizens of the United States propose a discussion of any subject of public policy which is specifically mentioned in the national Constitution, the constitutional provision is likely to be the most appropriate point of departure. The statesmen who framed the great charter of 1787 were on the alert in the public interest when, after providing that "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States,"1 they added thatThe Congress shall have Power . . .To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries

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