Global Community Paralegal
Instructions
Global community paralegal paper.
1. View the Ted Talk on “Access to Justice and Community Paralegals” (link: https://www.ted.com/talks/vivek_maru_how_to_put_the_power_of_law_in_people_s_hands/reading-list) and answer the following questions:
– What is access to justice?
– How many people globally are denied access to justice?
– What is the role of a grassroots attorney/community paralegal?
– What happened in Gujarat India?
-What mechanisms did the community paralegal Ravi use to get access to the justice system?
– How are paralegals used in NYC-housing court?
– How can you in the future increase access to justice? In what capacity or area of law?
2. Watch the video on Community Paralegals in Sierra Leone (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN5mQ8UVhb8) and answer the following question:
– How are community paralegals used in Sierra Leone? 3.
Read the article about the use of paralegals in Canada (link: http://www.slaw.ca/2019/06/28/court-navigators-another-important-tool-to-increase-access-to-justice/) and answer the following question:
– How are paraleals increasing access to justice in Canada?
