Mukorera, SophiaMartins, WinnieCentre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)2022-06-292022-06-292022http://hdl.handle.net/10625/61135In South Africa, community advice offices (CAOs) and community-based paralegals (CBPs) constitute a complex community-based justice system. Recent studies show that there are over 3 000 CAOs across South Africa. CAOs deliver a wide range of free socio-legal and socio-economic services to marginalised and vulnerable communities, including women and children. CBPs operate and manage these offices in urban, peri-rural and rural hinterland areas. CBPs often work in conjunction with the formal and customary justice systems and network with various government departments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the private sector when delivering legal services. Ten briefs have been prepared to report on different aspects of the study. This Executive Summary is the first of these briefs.application/pdfenCOMMUNITY ADVICE OFFICEPARALEGALSACCESS TO JUSTICESOUTH AFRICASOUTH OF SAHARAPolicy Brief