Access to Justice

3 cr · Undergraduate

This course explores how individuals seek to manage their legal problems by engaging with and navigating the civil justice system in Manitoba. Topics which may be covered in the course include: public legal services; the proliferation of self-represented litigants; the role of pro bono services; rural and remote Access to Justice (A2J); the costs of justice; the state of A2J research; the provision of legal services by non-lawyers; on line dispute resolution; and, technology, innovation and the legal practice of the future. Indigenous perspectives for access to justice and the administration of justice are also considered. May not be held with LAW 3980 when titled " Access to Justice."