NCJ Number
60609
Date Published
1978
Length
222 pages
Annotation
A COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED IN 1974 TO ADDRESS MATTERS RELATED TO LEGAL AID AND ADVICE DISTRIBUTED QUESTIONNAIRES TO NUMEROUS COUNTRIES TO ASSESS THE GOVERNMENT PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES.
Abstract
REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE WERE RECEIVED FROM AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CYPRUS, DENMARK, FRANCE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, GREECE, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AND FINLAND. ALTHOUGH RESPONSES WERE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED IN 1976, GOVERNMENTS WERE LATER ASKED TO BRING THE INFORMATION UP TO DATE BEFORE JULY 1, 1977. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS DEALT WITH LEGAL AID IN COURT PROCEEDINGS, LEGAL AID FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS, LEGAL ADVICE OUTSIDE COURT PROCEEDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATION OF LEGAL AID AND ADVICE SCHEMES, AND TRENDS. THE RESPONSES OF COUNTRIES TO THESE QUESTIONS ARE DETAILED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RESPONSES OF GOVERNMENTS IN AUSTRIA, FRANCE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IS PROVIDED IN APPENDIXES. THE TEXT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS INCLUDED. (DEP)