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justice, subsidized — because the law shouldn't only speak to those who can afford a translator.
means free or low-cost legal representation for people who cannot afford a lawyer, funded by governments, charities, or nonprofits.
from traces to england's poor persons' procedure in 1495, but modern systems took shape after ww2, when countries like the uk (1949) and the us (legal services corporation, 1974) built public funding to make constitutional rights to counsel actually usable.
gideon's promiseus right to counsel only guaranteed criminal defendants in 1963
civil gapmost countries offer no equivalent right in civil cases
funding targetfirst hit by budget cuts almost everywhere, every recession
global scaleover 5 billion people lack meaningful access to justice, world bank
for instance
legal services corporation — us nonprofit, funds aid for over 1.7 million cases yearly
citizens advice — uk charity, handles 6 million+ inquiries a year since 1939
legal aid society nyc — oldest and largest provider in the us, founded 1876