Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

Legal Aid

In 2000, the Legal Aid Act was amended to provide for a Legal Aid Board and a Legal Aid Fund.

The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

Legal aid applications

This Service complements the legal aid services provided by the Legal Aid Department.

The Legal Aid Services Council and the question of an independent statutory body for legal aid

Legal Assistance Centre.

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Legal aid in criminal cases

The establishment of an independent legal aid authority could actually jeopardise the interests of legal aid applicants.

(b) Legal counsel and, where necessary, sufficient legal aid

Thus the Association of Women Lawyers has a legal aid centre in Niamey, while the Human Rights Association has set up four legal clinics, in Dosso, Niamey, Tahoua and Tillabéri.

LAC Legal Assistance Centre

Trustee, Legal Resources Centre.

Legal aid clinics, which offer legal and or psychological guidance.

Jerusalem Legal Aid Center (JLAC), Jerusalem

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8 Legal Aid Ordinance, section 18A.

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(a) Legal aid applications are assessed by professional officers in strict accordance with the provisions of the Legal Aid Ordinance

Article 10 Legal detention centre.

(a) State support for legal aid systems specializing in HIV AIDS casework, possibly involving community legal aid centres and or legal service services based in ASOs

Operation of the Legal Aid Services Council

Section 26A of the Legal Aid Ordinance provides that a legal aid applicant who has been refused legal aid for an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal may seek a review of such refusal.

As legal aid is publicly funded, the Director of Legal Aid must be satisfied that applicants are financially eligible and have reasonable grounds for bringing or defending the proceedings for which they are seeking legal aid.

Developing a legal aid system was not a priority in a least developed country however, legal aid was provided by some NGOs.

11. Popular Legal Assistance Centre (CEALP)

Find who's handling her. Probably Legal Aid Society.

Indeed, research into the practices of other common law jurisdictions indicates that legal aid budgets for independent legal aid authorities are invariably finite.

While noting current endeavours to reform the system of legal aid, the Committee remains concerned about the state of current legal aid representation.

In 2002, we introduced a scheme whereby legal aid applicants who, having passed the Legal Aid Department's means test are refused legal aid, may obtain a counsel's certificate free of charge, and so to seek review of the decision to refuse aid before a Review Committee.

To that end, they interviewed the legal professional bodies, lawyers undertaking legal aid work, community groups, the clients and staff of the Legal Aid Department, and the general public.

Ms. Ifeta Nezirovic, Legal Centre for Women

Ms. Jasminka Dzumhur, Legal Centre for Women

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They were entitled to legal aid to initiate proceedings.

His legal aid lawyer refused to raise this issue.

Fifteen medico legal centers have been established to facilitate easier access to medico legal aid.

Legal Assistance Centre. Guide to Combating Rape Act.

1997 Legal Assistance Centre, Eastern and Southern Africa

This will deter any abuse of the legal aid scheme.

7 Legal Aid Ordinance, Schedule 2, Part I, section 3.

It stressed that legal aid must not exclude refugee women.