Access to Justice in Rural Communities (Paperback)

Daniel Newman

ISBN 10: 1509951687 / ISBN 13: 9781509951680

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Oxford, 2024

About this Item

Paperback. This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of experiences within, and across rural areas globally.It looks at the fundamental questions for peoples lives raised by the issue of access to justice as well as the rule of law. It highlights a range of social, geographic and cultural issues which impact the way rural communities experience the justice system throughout the world with chapters on Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Kenya, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, the USA and Wales.Each chapter explores three questions: 1. How do people experience the institutions of justice in rural areas and how does this rural experience differ to an urban experience?2. What impact have changes in policy had on the justice system in rural areas, and have rural and urban areas been affected in different ways?3. What impact does the law have on peoples lives in rural areas and what would rural communities like to be better understood about their experience of the justice system?By bringing in the voices and experiences of those who are often ignored or side-lined by justice systems, this book will set out an agenda for ensuring social justice in legal systems with a focus on protecting marginalised groups. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Access to Justice in Rural Communities (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509951687
• ISBN 13: 9781509951680
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of experiences within, and across rural areas globally.

It looks at the fundamental questions for people's lives raised by the issue of access to justice as well as the rule of law. It highlights a range of social, geographic and cultural issues which impact the way rural communities experience the justice system throughout the world with chapters on Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Kenya, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, the USA and Wales.

Each chapter explores three questions:
1. How do people experience the institutions of justice in rural areas and how does this rural experience differ to an urban experience?
2. What impact have changes in policy had on the justice system in rural areas, and have rural and urban areas been affected in different ways?
3. What impact does the law have on people's lives in rural areas and what would rural communities like to be better understood about their experience of the justice system?

By bringing in the voices and experiences of those who are often ignored or side-lined by justice systems, this book will set out an agenda for ensuring social justice in legal systems with a focus on protecting marginalised groups.

About the Authors

Daniel Newman is Professor at the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University, UK.

Faith Gordon is Associate Professor and Deputy Associate Dean of Research at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University, Australia.