The proposed Legal Aid Law will not only benefit the poor and vulnerable. It will also benefit the following:
The Government: The law will facilitate faster disposal of cases and consequently, the de-congestion of prisons and the Government will be able to cut down on the costs of feeding the currently high number of prisoners.
The Judiciary: The law will facilitate the right to a fair and speedy hearing. Since there will be a wider scope of State-provided legal aid and more legal aid service providers to meet the demand for legal aid; case backlog will be reduced.
The legal fraternity: Legal human resource will be absorbed since the law will create employment opportunities for paralegal, law graduates and scholars to provide legal aid services. This will also stimulate economic growth.
The general public: Members of the public, especially the poor and marginalized will be able to access justice easily and more affordably.
For more information, read the National Legal Aid Policy at: http://www.laspnet.org/joomla-pages/policy-documents/national-policies/157-draft-national-legal-aid-policy-draft-6-2/file and;
The Cost Benefit Analysis of the National Legal Aid Policy at; https://www.jlos.go.ug/index.php/document-centre/legal-aid/403-cost-benefit-analysis-of-the-legal-aid-policy/file
The proposed Legal Aid Law will not only benefit the poor and vulnerable. It will also benefit the following:
- **The Government:** The law will facilitate faster disposal of cases and consequently, the de-congestion of prisons and the Government will be able to cut down on the costs of feeding the currently high number of prisoners.
- **The Judiciary:** The law will facilitate the right to a fair and speedy hearing. Since there will be a wider scope of State-provided legal aid and more legal aid service providers to meet the demand for legal aid; case backlog will be reduced.
- **The legal fraternity:** Legal human resource will be absorbed since the law will create employment opportunities for paralegal, law graduates and scholars to provide legal aid services. This will also stimulate economic growth.
**The general public:** Members of the public, especially the poor and marginalized will be able to access justice easily and more affordably.
For more information, read the National Legal Aid Policy at: http://www.laspnet.org/joomla-pages/policy-documents/national-policies/157-draft-national-legal-aid-policy-draft-6-2/file and;
The Cost Benefit Analysis of the National Legal Aid Policy at; https://www.jlos.go.ug/index.php/document-centre/legal-aid/403-cost-benefit-analysis-of-the-legal-aid-policy/file
edited Jul 27 '20 at 12:48 pm
