Abstract: The quality of legal aid delivery is a serious concern. Monitoring committees, expected to review legal aid cases, have been constituted in most LSI. A standard operating procedure which clearly lays down the scope of the committee and the process to monitor legal aid services would improve the functioning of these committees. Also, capacity building of legal aid providers through periodic training and mentoring as well as making them accountable through review mechanisms and feedback from the client’s family and the concerned judge will go a long way in improving the quality of legal aid services.
The report examines two important elements of legal aid delivery: early access to legal aid and ensuring quality legal representation. These elements have taken centre stage internationally in the last decade.
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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