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Home > Global Perspectives on People-Centered Justice: Exploring the Evidence

Global Perspectives on People-Centered Justice: Exploring the Evidence

Bringing together leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world, Global Perspectives on People-Centered Justice: Exploring the Evidence examines what we know—and what remains to be understood—about building justice systems that are accessible and effective for everyday people. Spanning issues from poverty and democratic governance to children’s rights, disability, and legal technology, this volume highlights the importance of grounding access to justice in both empirical evidence and the lived experiences of those it is meant to serve.

Full Volume:

Global Perspectives on People-Centered Justice: Exploring the Evidence

Contents

Preface and Introduction

Preface

Bryant Garth

Introduction

Matthew Burnett and Rebecca L. Sandefur


Part 1: Knowledge to Inspire Change

Why People-Centered Justice Matters for Development

Anne-Lise Bloch and Adrian Di Giovanni

Access to Justice and Poverty: Why Justice Matters for Poverty Alleviation

Paul Prettitore

How People-Centered Justice Matters for Democracy: What we Know, and Don’t Know

Matthew Burnett

Part 2: Knowledge on How People-Centered Justice Matters for Policy

How People-Centered Justice Matters for Children

Jennifer Davidson, Sophie Shields, Andrew Goudie

Mapping Disabled Justice: Empirical Research Towards a People-Centered Approach

Qudsiya Naqui

Advancing People-Centered Justice Through Legal Empowerment

Poorvi Chitalkar and Abigail Moy

Financing Scaled-Up Front-Line Justice Services: Data and Evidence

Clare Manuel and Marcus Manuel

A Research Agenda for Justice Technology

Jason Tashea

Part 3: Knowledge for Implementation

Where the Field of Legal Needs Research Is Now and Where it Needs to Go

Martin Gramatikov

Alternative Dispute Resolution: What We Know, Don’t Know and What We Need to Know to Fill the Gaps

Maurits Barendrecht

Knowledge for Implementing People-Centered Justice: The Promise of Medical-Legal Partnerships/Health Justice Partnerships

Michele M. Leering

Human Centered Design and People-Centered Justice

Zainab Malik


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