A2J and marginalized people

The current health crisis brings to the forefront the difficulties related to accessing justice, in particular the situation of marginalized communities, such as indigenous communities, foreign residents or the elderly. Taking into account the current flow of information that the public needs to know as well as the issues that come with social distancing, marginalized people seem to be nearly out of reach. To mitigate these effects of the pandemic, judicial actors have notably recurred to technology. This approach, which has proven to be very effective in several fields of the legal domain, is also showing results in terms of accessibility.

For this second part of our scientific program for the summer of 2020, we will be focusing on the various initiatives that have been established to inform the public about their rights during a pandemic. We will explore some of the services and platforms that have been developed - such as the COVAID application or the Porte 33 project in videoconference - to adjust to the current situation. We will discuss the achievements as well as the new challenges that lie ahead, in an effort to transmit these experiences, to engage in thought-provoking exchanges and to inspire innovative projects seeking to achieve a more accessible legal system.

To watch or rewatch our activities

Web-conference, October 27, 2020 : The Justice Crisis: The Cost and Value of Accessing Law

Rebroadcast available here !

Web-conference, October 22, 2020 : Placer le citoyen au « coeur du sytème de justice » : analyse d'un discours contemporain

Rebroadcast available here !

Web-talk,14 may 2020 : Learning from experience | How to inform public of their rights in times of crisis

Rebroadcast available here !

Web-talk,15 may 2020 : Retour d'expérience - Comment informer le public sur ses droits en période de pandémie ?

Rebroadcast available here !

Podcast  : Retour d'expérience - Les cliniques portes 33 de Justice Pro Bono

Rebroadcast available here ! 

Vlog : Accès à la justice en temps de pandémie

Rebroadcasting available here !

Contents related to the theme

WEBINARS - PODCASTS

1 - Access to justice and system reform

• Access to justice : Justice in the time of social distancing - newspaper article
• Contact tracing must not compound historical discrimination - newspaper article
• Making a list : Barriers to Access to Justice - newspaper article
• Access to justice : Visionary thinking to update a legacy system - newspaper article 
• Indigenous needs during pandemic demand culturally competent response - newspaper article 
• Redesigning the Legal System: Let's Start With What It Takes to Achieve Justice - newspaper
• The jury is still out on Zoom trials  - newspaper article 
• What Does COVID-19 Tells us about Our Response to the Access to Justice Crisis? - newspaper article 
• La numérisation des activités de l’huissier de justice - scientific article 
• What is Access to Justice? - blog post 
• Accès au système de justice : un virage culturel s'impose - blog post 
• Sounds good, but What Are We Missing? - blog post 
• COVID-19 : First Nations Communities May Have The Most to Lose - blog post 

2 - Public information and marginalized people

• Building the CERB Helper  - statement 
• How to include (...) and community engagement?  - report 
• Inégaux face au coronavirus  - report 
• COVID-19 : Le défi d'informer les communautés culturelles montréalaises  - newspaper article
• Protéger les droits des travailleurs - blog post 
• COVID-19 effet domino et angles morts - blog post 

3 - To go further..

• Rapport atteindre l'égalité devant la justice : une invitation à l'imagination et à l'action - report 
• Canadian Access to justice initiatives : Justice Development Goals Status Report  - report 
• Justice for all and the public health emergency - report 
• World Justice Project : Rule of Law Index 2020 - report 
• L'accès à la justice : perspectives sociologiques  - scientific article

This content has been updated on 10 November 2020 at 13 h 30 min.