<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

Publié en ligne: 09 févr. 2018

Pages: 64 - 72

Reçu: 01 nov. 2017

Accepté: 01 déc. 2017

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

Mots clés
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

Publié en ligne: 09 févr. 2018

Pages: 64 - 72

Reçu: 01 nov. 2017

Accepté: 01 déc. 2017

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

Mots cléslegal 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.

Mots clés
legal assistance, civil trial, court of justice, litigant