This proposal document outlines the parameters for research studying free access to the law (FAL) initiatives; what they do and how they do it. The aim is to better understand FAL initiatives and their effect on society, along with an exploration of the factors determining their sustainability. In order to complete a cross-case comparative analysis, countries have been selected to represent multiple legal traditions with FAL initiatives at various stages of development. The paper outlines research questions and methodology. The research intends to cover Southern and Eastern Africa; Western Africa; Asia and the Pacific, and Canada.
The Free Access to Law initiative in Hong Kong is the first LII in Asia. Excellent ICT infrastructure and a favorable legal policy framework provide the foundation for HKLII. HKLII combines the databases of legislation and ...
Unknown author(Chaire en information juridique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, CA, 2011)
Free Access to Law (FAL) promoters believe that making legal information more available makes justice more accessible. FAL serves access to justice by ensuring better availability of legal information for lawyers, and thus ...
The major question arising from the study is the issue of the suitability of the host organization to undertake a free access to law project. Collecting and uploading current judgments from the courts in Malawi is the main ...
