<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Ensuring access to justice for all litigants, whether individuals or legal persons, and the operation of the principle of equality for parties in a civil trial, involves, among other things, providing appropriate legal assistance, including by granting certain exemptions, reductions, or postponements in the payment of legal fees stipulated by law to those who do not have the financial resources to initiate and sustain a civil trial. Throughout the following we shall emphasise certain aspects of the right to legal assistance, as seen from the perspective of both domestic legislation, and certain European documents.</p></abstract>

Ensuring access to justice for all litigants, whether individuals or legal persons, and the operation of the principle of equality for parties in a civil trial, involves, among other things, providing appropriate legal assistance, including by granting certain exemptions, reductions, or postponements in the payment of legal fees stipulated by law to those who do not have the financial resources to initiate and sustain a civil trial. Throughout the following we shall emphasise certain aspects of the right to legal assistance, as seen from the perspective of both domestic legislation, and certain European documents.

Certain considerations on the right to legal assistance in civil trials

“Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad

Journal of Legal Studies

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Ensuring access to justice for all litigants, whether individuals or legal persons, and the operation of the principle of equality for parties in a civil...

Certain considerations on the right to legal assistance in civil trials

Published Online: Feb 09, 2018

Page range: 64 - 72

Received: Nov 01, 2017

Accepted: Dec 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jles-2017-0017

Keywords
legal assistance, civil trial, court of justice, litigant

© 2017 Daniela Cristina Creţ, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Certain considerations on the right to legal assistance in civil trials

Published Online: Feb 09, 2018

Page range: 64 - 72

Received: Nov 01, 2017

Accepted: Dec 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jles-2017-0017

Keywordslegal assistance, civil trial, court of justice, litigant

© 2017 Daniela Cristina Creţ, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
legal assistance, civil trial, court of justice, litigant