Access to justice and the international law standards

• ABSTRACT
  
  • 1.1 Theme of the study
    
  • 1.2 Historical background to the study
    
  • 1.3 Hypothesis of the study
    
  • 1.4 Central objectives of the study
    
  • 1.5 Rationale for the study
    
  • 1.6 Literature review
    
  • 1.7 Methodology
    
  • 1.8 Structure of the study
    
  • 2.1 Introduction
    
  • 2.2 The conceptual link between access to justice and legal aid
    
  • 2.3 International law rules on legal aid and access to justice
    
  • 2.3.1 The implementation of international and regional instruments in the national legal frameworks
    
  • 2.3.2 Legal obligations on states to provide legal aid arising from international law
    
  • 2.3.2.1 The ICCPR's provisions on legal aid
    
  • 2.3.2.2 African instruments
    
  • 2.4 Conclusion
    
  • 3.1 Introduction
    
  • 3.2 Brief historical background
    
  • 3.3 Rwanda's legal framework on legal aid
    
  • 3.3.1 Free legal aid under Rwandan laws
    
  • 3.3.3 Provisions of legal aid by non-state actors in Rwanda
    
  • 3.4 Justice Centers in Rwanda
    
  • 3.5 Conclusion
    
  • 4.1 Introduction
    
  • 4.2 Principles for the design of legal aid systems and the correlation between the organisation of legal aid and the entire legal system
    
  • 4.2.2 The contribution of the organized legal profession in access to justice through legal aid
    
  • 4.3 Brief critical analysis of the South African legal aid system
    
  • 4.3.1 Brief overview of the South African legal framework
    
  • 4.3.1.2 Constitutional protection of the right to legal representation
    
  • 4.3.1.3 Methods employed to facilitate access to legal aid in South Africa
    
  • 4.3.1.3.1 Brief overview of the operation of the South African Legal Aid Board
    
  • 4.3.1.3.2 Pro bono and judicare models in South Africa and lessons learnt
    
  • 4.3.1.3.3 Justice Centers
    
  • 4.4 Critical analysis of the Rwandan legal aid scIIP I's P lIIls from a comparative perspective
    
  • 4.4.1 Legal bureaus and lawyers in Rwanda
    
  • 4.4.2 Restrictions of the legal profession
    
  • 4.6 Conclusion
    
  • 5.2 The way forward