Asking the right question can be as important as giving the right answer. In her book Judging Civil Justice, Dame Hazel Genn forcefully argues that the right question about the civil justice system is not “how much justice we can afford” but “how much justice can we afford to forego.”...

Efforts to encourage the legal community to play a catalytic role in sustained legal development in Rwanda gave rise to specific, and in some cases life-threatening, challenges. This article explores the role of the Corps of Judicial Defenders in Rwanda and its potential to contribute both to...

The development of investment arbitration in contemporary international law has helped to consolidate access to justice as a principle of both customary law on the treatment of aliens and human rights law. This development has also contributed to the emancipation of individuals and private...

The criminal justice systems in Latin America have experienced profound transformations since the 1980s. But what has been the impact of criminal justice reforms in terms of access to justice and human rights adjudication? Although there are studies looking into the advances and failures of...