PUBLICATIONS
January 1, 2011
Child-Friendly Legal Aid in Africa
Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency
Child-Friendly Legal Aid in Africa
DATE
January 1, 2011
AUTHORS
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
YEARS
2011
POLICIES
Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency
Child-Friendly Legal Aid in Africa
This paper explores the legal, policy, and practical issues involved in creating and maintaining “child-friendly” legal aid programs in Africa. An important part of this discussion is how best to promote high quality, developmentally-appropriate and free legal assistance in the context of developing countries that face significant financial and logistical challenges. In response, the paper adopts a functional approach to the provision of legal assistance by identifying the range of legal tasks to be performed on behalf of children and exploring which of these tasks require the knowledge and skills of a lawyer and which can be competently provided by trained personnel such as paralegals, social workers, or community representatives.
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