Access to Justice

by Deborah L. Rhode

Book Overview

"Equal Justice Under Law" is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated legal principles. But it comes nowhere close to describing the legal system in practice. Millions of Americans lack any access to justice, let alone equal access. Worse, the increasing centrality of law in American life and its growing complexity has made access to legal assistance critical for all citizens. Yet according to most estimates about four-fifths of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195306481
• ISBN13: 9780195306484
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"