2009
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1338304
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Globalizing Public Interest Law

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“…A major subfield of research has grown from observation of this exceptional form of US law practice (e.g., Sarat and Scheingold 1998). Many of the scholars in this field of study are committed to the view that, under the right circumstances, cause lawyering has become a meaningful form of globalization of the best ideals of the law (Cummings and Trubek 2008; Perelman and White 2010; for more skeptical commentary, see Abel 2008). Although I am persuaded that Dezalay and Garth have raised serious questions about the independence of cause lawyers from domestic sources of political power, others, with whom I also agree, are strongly inclined to challenge some of their conclusions.…”
Section: Other Canaries In the Mine? Limits Of Elite Lawyer Narrativesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A major subfield of research has grown from observation of this exceptional form of US law practice (e.g., Sarat and Scheingold 1998). Many of the scholars in this field of study are committed to the view that, under the right circumstances, cause lawyering has become a meaningful form of globalization of the best ideals of the law (Cummings and Trubek 2008; Perelman and White 2010; for more skeptical commentary, see Abel 2008). Although I am persuaded that Dezalay and Garth have raised serious questions about the independence of cause lawyers from domestic sources of political power, others, with whom I also agree, are strongly inclined to challenge some of their conclusions.…”
Section: Other Canaries In the Mine? Limits Of Elite Lawyer Narrativesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(Devea, 2009) Although not everyone in India believes that every PIL action lives up to this lofty potential, there is widespread agreement that this form of action has served a valuable role in pressuring the Indian state to live up to the obligations of good governance. PIL is likely to further increase in importance as public interest law emerges as a global institution and as a governance tool to advance human rights and promote social causes in conflict with corporate interests and influence (Cummings & Trubek, 2008).…”
Section: Indian Lawyers' Roles In Addressing the Social Costs Of Globmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Originally it covered mainly the representation in court on behalf of underprivileged groups like the poor, Afro-Americans, women or children. The lawyer was thus the central initiating figure in the protection of public interest and defence in court was the central activity though other practices were also used, like advocacy, legal aid, clinical legal education, etc [3]. Later the idea spread and changed shape in meeting other legal and cultural traditions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…UN agencies like UNDP and UNICEF also have funded programmes advocating PIL and related actions in the global South. Their role has been to support establishment of legal aid systems, to promote clinical legal education, arrange exchange of academics and activists, and build up research capacity in Africa, Latin America, Asia and countries in the former socialist bloc and they have been fairly successful, also in China as will appear from the following [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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