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People-Centered Justice and the Civil-Criminal Divide
A considerable amount of Canadian legal scholarship exists within the boundaries of either civil or criminal law. Each camp generally invites separate consideration of gaps, standards, trends, shifts, and other issues. Rarely do these two domains of scholarship meet. A similar divide is apparent in legal practice, with the civil and criminal legal systems commonly
Read NowEveryday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada Infographic
Our most recent infographic provides an overview of some of the key concepts presented in our “Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report“. Essentially all of us will experience at least one significant everyday legal problem over the course of our lifetime. Experiencing and trying to resolve these problems can
read nowNudging the Paradigm Shift, Everyday Legal Problems
How do we define a legal problem? What is meant by justice and access to justice? What ought to be encompassed within the concept of a justice system? In “Nudging the Paradigm Shift, Everyday Legal Problems in Canada”, Dr. Ab Currie, Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, discusses the responses to
read nowCivil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value / La Justice civile et économie : une question de valeur
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is thrilled to partner with the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) for the upcoming Civil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value conference. The conference will take place from October 5-7 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa and will include a series of panels and
read nowThank You For Your Donation
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following for supporting our 2016 fundraising campaign: The Yukon Department of Justice The Nova Scotia Department of Justice The Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney
read nowProblèmes juridiques quotidiens et les coûts de la justice au Canada – Fact Sheet
Le forum canadien sur la justice civile est très heureux d’annoncer que notre fiche descriptive sur les problèmes juridiques quotidiens et les coûts de la justice au Canada est présentement disponible en français! Cette fiche descriptive fait partie du projet sur les coûts de la justice (2011-2017) qui examine les coûts sociaux et économiques du
read nowCost of Justice Project Presentations
Members of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice staff and research alliance presented research and findings from the SSHRC-funded Cost of Justice project at several conferences in Spring, 2016. Here are the links to the slides from some of those presentations: Law and Society 2016 Annual Conference : Discussing the Future of Access to Justice
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