Washington Law Review
Abstract
This statement presumes a broad definition of access to justice, which includes the meaningful opportunity, directly or through other persons: (1) to assert a claim or defense and to create, enforce, modify, or discharge a legal obligation in any forum; (2) to acquire the procedural or other information necessary (a) to assert a claim or defense, or (b) to create, enforce, modify, or discharge an obligation in any forum, or (c) to otherwise improve the likelihood of a just result; (3) to participate in the conduct of proceedings as witness or juror; and (4) to acquire information about the activities of courts or other dispute resolution bodies. Further, access to justice requires a just process, which includes, among other things, timeliness and affordability. A just process also has "transparency," which means that the system allows the public to see not just the outside but through to the inside of the justice system, its rules and standards, procedures and processes, and its other operational characteristics and patterns so as to evaluate all aspects of its operations, particularly its fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency. [Popularly referred to as the Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights.]
First Page
5
Recommended Citation
Washington State Access to Justice Board,
Symposium,
Washington State Access to Justice Technology Principles,
79 Wash. L. Rev.
5
(2004).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol79/iss1/3