Colonizing law for the poor: reconfiguring legal advice in the new regulatory state

Sanderson, Peter and Sommerlad, Hilary (2011) Colonizing law for the poor: reconfiguring legal advice in the new regulatory state. In: Redefining Social Justice. Manchester University Press, Manchester, pp. 178-200. ISBN 9780719082207

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Abstract

The chapter explores some of the tensions in New Labour rhetoric and policy in the area of legal aid. Despite the adoption of a rhetoric of increasing access to justice, policy in this area became incraeasingly dominated by cost containment and a discourse of undeserving litigants, eroding some of the key founding principles of legal aid.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Schools:	School of Education and Professional Development School of Education and Professional Development > Centre of Lifelong Learning and Social Justice > Social Cohesion Research Group
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Depositing User:	Peter Sanderson
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2012 15:38
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2018 13:01
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/12820

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