Serbian Free Legal Aid Fiscal Impact Analysis : Volume, Costs, and Alternatives

[摘要] This report estimates the combined costsof providing primary and secondary free legal Aid (FLA)services in Serbia. Most estimates are for the combinedcosts of what has traditionally been considered secondarylegal aid services, that is, for the total costs of legaladvice, petition and representation for cases that reach thecourt docket. Separate aggregate estimates are also made forvolume and costs for the traditional form of primary legalaid, as well as for its expanded definition (inclusive ofdrafting legal documents and motions). Still, the body ofthese cost estimates focus on the combined cost of primary(in its expanded form) and secondary legal aid, minus thecost of initial consultation and screening (the previousdefinition of primary legal aid). Due to the constitutionalassignment of legal aid functions to Municipal Governments,to the degree possible, this report attempts to estimatelegal aid case demands and case costs down to the municipallevel as well as court levels. However, aggregate estimatesare likely to be more accurate than individual municipal estimates.

[发布日期] 2013-12-26 [发布机构] Washington, DC

[学科分类] 社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

[关键词] ABUSE;ACCESS TO JUSTICE;ACCESS TO LEGAL INFORMATION;ACCOUNTING;ACTIONS