| Description |
xi, 252 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Equal justice under law : the gap between principle and practice -- 2. Litigation and its discontents : too much law for those who can afford it, too little for everyone else -- 3. Historical perspectives : legal rights and social wrongs -- 4. Access to what? : law without lawyers and new models of legal assistance -- 5. Locked in and locked out : the legal needs of low-income communities -- 6. Presumed guilty : class injustice in criminal justice -- 7. Pro bono in principle and in practice -- 8. A roadmap for reform |
| Summary |
"Written by America's leading expert on legal ethics, Access to Justice chronicles the wide gap between the lofty aspirations and harsh realities of American justice. As Deborah L. Rhode demonstrates, America is over-lawyered and underrepresented: there is too much law for those who can afford it and too little for everyone else." "Access to Justice avoids both simplistic lawyer-bashing and liberal lament. Rhode outlines what could and should be done to curb frivolous litigation, but focuses her attention squarely on the far greater problem of unnecessary expense and unaffordable remedies. A scathing indictment of America's legal status quo, Access to Justice presents no mere manifesto but a reasoned and realistic agenda for lasting reform."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-240) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Legal aid -- United States.
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Legal assistance to the poor -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2003023136 |
| ISBN |
0195143477 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0195306481 (paperback) |
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