Gender and Justice in Jordan : Women, Demand, and Access

dc.creatorPrettitore, Paul Scott
dc.date2014-11-19T17:28:26Z
dc.date2014-11-19T17:28:26Z
dc.date2013-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:59:04Z
dc.descriptionTwo key dimensions on access to justice sector services in Jordan are poverty and gender. The gender dimension to accessing formal justice sector services, namely court and lawyer services is anchored in the reality that women and men in Jordan demonstrate different needs and priorities for services, and face different obstacles in accessing them. Jordan demonstrates different needs and priorities for services, and face different obstacles in accessing them. Understanding these differences has been considerably enhanced by disaggregation of data from the statistical survey on the volume of demand for legal aid (LAS) by gender. This data is complimented by analysis of the caseload of the Justice Center for Legal Aid (JCLA), which is arguably Jordan's largest legal aid provider and whose beneficiaries are predominately women. Justice sector officials and policy-makers now have better empirical data to inform reforms aimed at improving service delivery. This data can also be used to target services to better support broader objectives of increased economic participation and agency for women, and shed light on how the justice sector can impact inclusion and equality. Enhancing public information and developing self-help (pro se) representation mechanisms may help in increasing access to services and make services more financially sustainable. Such initiatives may prove particularly useful in personal status cases, where the convergence of justice and gender dimensions appears the most comprehensive, and perhaps where greater impact on women's development can be obtained.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18729201/gender-justice-jordan-women-demand-access
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20561
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/20561
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413864
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationMENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 107
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectALIMONY
dc.subjectCHILD CUSTODY
dc.subjectCIVIL LAW
dc.subjectCOUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCOURT
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDIVORCED WOMEN
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFAMILY LAW
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSION
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLEGAL AID
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPERSONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectSEXUAL ABUSE
dc.subjectSEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSHARIA
dc.subjectSPECIALIST
dc.subjectWILL
dc.titleGender and Justice in Jordan : Women, Demand, and Access

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