The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono
| dc.contributor.author | Brickhill, Jason | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-27T13:23:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-27T13:23:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-05T10:28:27Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Vast numbers of civil litigants in South Africa go unrepresented and unadvised during proceedings which affect their most significant interests. Section 34 of the Constitution guarantees a fair civil trial. While s 35, which entrenches the right to a fair criminal trial, expressly confers a right to legal representation in criminal matters, at least in some cases, s 34 is silent on what a `fair' civil trial requires. This article considers the scope of the right to a fair trial in civil matters, sketches the history of diverse attempts to provide civil legal aid to the poor and analyses the effectiveness of the different approaches. Against a background of glaring statistics about the cost and availability of free representation, and on numbers of law students, recent graduates and practising attorneys, it considers the feasibility of compulsory programmes for the provision of civil legal aid by the state and the private sector. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Brickhill, J. (2005). The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono. <i>South African Journal on Human Rights</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21953 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Brickhill, Jason "The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono." <i>South African Journal on Human Rights</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21953 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brickhill, J. (2005). The right to a fair civil trial: the duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono. South African Journal on Human Rights, 21(2), p-293. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0258-7203 | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Brickhill, Jason AB - Vast numbers of civil litigants in South Africa go unrepresented and unadvised during proceedings which affect their most significant interests. Section 34 of the Constitution guarantees a fair civil trial. While s 35, which entrenches the right to a fair criminal trial, expressly confers a right to legal representation in criminal matters, at least in some cases, s 34 is silent on what a `fair' civil trial requires. This article considers the scope of the right to a fair trial in civil matters, sketches the history of diverse attempts to provide civil legal aid to the poor and analyses the effectiveness of the different approaches. Against a background of glaring statistics about the cost and availability of free representation, and on numbers of law students, recent graduates and practising attorneys, it considers the feasibility of compulsory programmes for the provision of civil legal aid by the state and the private sector. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal on Human Rights LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 SM - 0258-7203 T1 - The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono TI - The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21953 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21953 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Brickhill J. The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono. South African Journal on Human Rights. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21953. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Juta Law | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Public Law | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Journal on Human Rights | |
| dc.source.uri | https://juta.co.za/products/8244-south-african-journal-on-human-rights-2000-to-date-online | |
| dc.title | The right to a fair civil trial: The duties of lawyers and law students to act pro bono | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Research | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |