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<p>This paper analyses the concept of accessibility of legal aid for children in conflict with the law, searching for its essential elements in international standards and national practices. By analysing the comparative empirical data on legal regulation in different European jurisdictions, the authors of the paper discuss what it means for legal aid to be accessible to children and what could be done to strengthen it. The paper argues that the goal of improving access to legal aid for children in conflict with the law should be approached from various directions, including the provision of information on legal aid in a child-friendly and age-appropriate manner, the strengthening of children’s legal education, the dissemination of child-friendly materials, and the training and specialisation of legal aid lawyers and other professionals.</p>
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This paper analyses the concept of accessibility of legal aid for children in conflict with the law, searching for its essential elements in international standards and national practices. By analysing the comparative empirical data on legal regulation in different European jurisdictions, the authors of the paper discuss what it means for legal aid to be accessible to children and what could be done to strengthen it. The paper argues that the goal of improving access to legal aid for children in conflict with the law should be approached from various directions, including the provision of information on legal aid in a child-friendly and age-appropriate manner, the strengthening of children’s legal education, the dissemination of child-friendly materials, and the training and specialisation of legal aid lawyers and other professionals.

Accessibility of Legal Aid to Children in Conflict With The Law: Bringing the General Concept to Practice

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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This paper analyses the concept of accessibility of legal aid for children in conflict with the law, searching for its essential elements in international...

Accessibility of Legal Aid to Children in Conflict With The Law: Bringing the General Concept to Practice

Published Online: Mar 10, 2023

Page range: 152 - 173

Received: Jun 27, 2022

Accepted: Dec 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2022-0014

© 2022 Agnė Limantė et al., published by Sciendo

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