Early Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Processes: A Handbook for Policymakers and Practitioners

DATE

January 1, 2014

AUTHORS

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations Development Programme

YEARS

2014

POLICIES

Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency

Early Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Processes: A Handbook for Policymakers and Practitioners

This Handbook is intended as a practical guide to developing and implementing policies and programmes to ensure early access to legal aid, including by implementing the international standards set by the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems. It is designed to address some of the challenges that practitioners face in ensuring such access to legal aid.

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

United Nations Development Programme

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