One Problem, Many Responses? – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Access to Justice
Jennifer Leitch, PhDMonday, December 12, 2016
An increasing amount of research and data point to the value of using both legal and non-legal services to address civil justice problems. For members of society who experience social exclusion, the ability to jointly access these resources bears additional significance. Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Jennifer Leitch discusses the merits of a multidisciplinary approach to access to justice, and the Cost of Justice research study that she has begun on this theme, in a paper that is published on the CFCJ website here.
Dr. Leitch explains that the goal of this study is ultimately to explore what services, information or support might help people to address the broader scope of challenges they face related to their legal problems and, what benefits might be attributed to the provision of a broader scope of services that offers an expanded concept of access to justice.