Når retshjælp styrker menneskerettighederne

Launch of new book on legal aid titled “Legal Aid – International experiences and promising practices for legal aid providers”.

Time: Wednesday 1st December 14.00 – 15.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Strandgade 71, Auditorium, ground floor, Christianshavn, Kbn K

Launch of new book on legal aid titled “Legal Aid – International experiences and promising practices for legal aid providers”.

Time: Wednesday 1st December 14.00 – 15.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Strandgade 71, Auditorium, ground floor, Christianshavn, Kbn K

The publication explains the connection between provision of legal aid services and the realization of human rights guarantees through a series of thematic and country-specific articles, drawn from experiences of authors from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.


PROGRAM

14.10
Paul Dalton, Senior Legal Advisor, DIHR: 
Welcome and background for the publication

14.10
Anders Lundt Hansen, Program Support Coordinator, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke/ ActionAid Denmark: “Legal aid as an aspect of good governance in international cooperation and aid”

14.30
Lars Plum, Head of Section of Københavns Retshjælp: “Legal aid in Denmark in light of international experiences”

14.50
Film: “Path to Justice”, Penal Reform International (2005). The film (see more below) illustrates many of the issues discussed in the article by Adam Stapleton included in the publication, “where there is no lawyer: a strategy to develop primary justice services”

15.15–15.40
Discussion

15:05
Hatla Thelle, Senior Researcher, DIHR: Concluding remarks

SPECIEL OFFER – You can buy the book “Legal Aid” for only DKK 50 on the day of the launch.

Or download the book free of charge on DIHR’s website www.menneskeret.dk

Film Description:

An overwhelming majority of African prisoners do not have access to a lawyer. But people at the beginning of the criminal justice process do not necessarily need access to one. Trained paralegals, like paramedics, can provide first legal aid that is both appropriate and effective.

“Path to Justice” follows the workdays of four paralegals from the Paralegal Advisory Service in Malawi. The film shows how they are able to provide legal education, advice and assistance on the frontline for criminal justice.

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