In this section
- International Standards on the Right to Legal Aid
- Legal Aid Laws and Regulations
- Organisation and Management of a Legal Aid System
- Models and Schemes for Legal Aid Delivery
- Legal Aid Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms
- Legal Aid Research and Studies
- Training materials on criminal legal aid issues
- Selected Sources Organisations Working on Legal Aid
This Section contains selected materials devoted to the quality of legal aid services. The issues covered in this Section include: quality standards (e.g. standards related to the performance of legal aid lawyers); standard-setting; methods and tools to ensure the quality of legal aid services.
Defender Training and Development Standards, 1997, by NLADA
Monitoring Legal Aid, 2005, by R. Moorhead
Peer Review and Quality Assurance, 2007 by Alan Paterson and Avrom Sherr
Performance Guidelines for Criminal Defense Representation, 1995, by NLADA
Quality and Standards of ex officio legal aid, 2005, by M. Gramatikov
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Public Criminal Defence in Chile materials
England and Wales: Quality of Legal Aid, 2006, by R. Smith
Israeli Public Defenders System: Quality Control Mechanisms, 2005, by M. Hacohen
Netherlands: Quality Programs and Standards for Legal Aid, 2005, PPT, by H. Karskens
Dutch Initiatives in Quality Assurance, 2007 by Guido Schakenraad
Scotland: Peer Review and Quality Assurance, 2005, by A. Paterson
South Africa:Quality Management Programme, 2007 by the Legal Aid Board
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