RE-ENGAGING ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN THE GAMBIA

Domaine:

peace and security

Type de record:

paper

Créateur:

Ole

Éditeur:

Yar

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This paper reflects the situation with access to justice in The Gambia, in the light of providing everyone with legal assistance in volume and quality, which allows to protect the violated right not only by average citizens, but also by the most vulnerable groups of people (in particular, women and children). Guided by the range of the assessment goals, the author determined the framework of the research, viable sources of information and theoretical, geographical and empirical limitations of the study. The Gambia`s background including (but not limited to) its history, social and economic conditions, political environment, international and national legal frameworks were analyzed in detail. As a result of the assessment, the author indicated the number of systemic flaws that seriously complicate access to justice, especially for vulnerable groups of Gambians (in The Gambia, there is a quite general legislative regulation of access to justice for women and children which makes it possible to violate the rights of women and children without the possibility of their protection legal regulation in the country is highly dependent on the current government the Gambia has established a special body that deals with the provision of legal aid, but it is more active around the capital of the Gambia (Banjul) and does not provide adequate legal aid in the central and eastern part of the country because this body is not adequately funded). For the purpose of ensuring the effectiveness of access to justice through the development of legal aid in the Gambia, relevant conclusions and recommendations were formulated. In order to improve the situation with ensuring access to justice through the development of legal aid, it is recommended: reform the National Legal Aid Agency in The Gambia; аdopt a state strategy aimed at strengthening the legal culture and awareness of the population about their rights, mechanisms for their implementation and protection; reform the system of law enforcement agencies.

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