How people solve legal problems: level of disadvantage and legal capability
How people solve legal problems: level of disadvantage and legal capability
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人们如何解决法律问题：弱势程度和法律能力
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2016
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通讯作者：
Zhigang Wei
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H. McDonald;Zhigang Wei
该文件提供了令人信服的新证据，从法律的澳大利亚全国（法律）调查表明，较低的法律的能力的多重弱势群体。调查发现，处境最不利的受访者更有可能对他们的法律的问题不采取任何行动。此外，当他们采取行动时，他们使用自助资源的可能性明显低于那些处境较好的人，而使用非营利法律的服务的可能性明显高于那些处境较好的人。此外，尽管处境最不利的群体更多地利用非营利法律的服务，但他们对这些服务的认识却低得多。对政策和有效的法律的援助服务的影响进行了讨论。调查结果清楚地表明，非营利法律的服务在向澳大利亚社会最弱势成员提供诉诸司法的机会方面发挥着至关重要的作用。此外，鉴于最弱势群体大量使用保健或福利顾问，调查结果还表明，这些顾问与公共法律的服务机构之间的合作是加强最弱势群体诉诸司法的一项关键战略。
The paper provides compelling new evidence from the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey demonstrating the lower legal capability of multiply disadvantaged people. The most disadvantaged respondents were found to be significantly more likely to take no action in response to their legal problems. In addition, when they did take action, they were significantly less likely to use self-help resources, and significantly more likely to use not-for-profit legal services, than those less disadvantaged. Further, despite their greater use of not-for-profit legal services, the most disadvantaged group had significantly lower awareness of such services. Implications for policy and effective legal assistance services are discussed. The findings clearly signal the vital role of not-for-profit legal services in extending access to justice to the most disadvantaged members of the Australian community. In addition, given the high use of health or welfare advisers by the most disadvantaged group, the results also point to collaboration between these advisers and public legal services as a key strategy to enhance access to justice for the most disadvantaged.