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Legal capability - accessing and using the law

Legal capability - accessing and using the law. Martin Jones Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education. Our aims. legal capability for all recognition of the value of public legal education excellence in the delivery of PLE to become an international centre for PLE.

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Legal capability - accessing and using the law

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  1. Legal capability -accessing and using the law Martin Jones Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education

  2. Our aims • legal capability for all • recognition of the value of public legal education • excellence in the delivery of PLE • to become an international centre for PLE

  3. www.advicenow.org.uk

  4. Legal capability for everyday life • Paiwand – Afghan community organisation • Disability Law Service and Attend • Community Links

  5. Learning – or not 'For 41% of problems, respondents claimed to know their rights completely or mostly at the start of the problem, for a further 20% of problems respondents acquired knowledge, and for 39% of problems respondents did not come to acquire knowledge.' When legal rights are not a reality: do individuals know their rights and how can we tell? – Catrina Denvir, Nigel Balmer, Pascoe Pleasance. April 2013

  6. Legal Capability Recognising and framing the legal dimensions of issues and situations Finding out more about the legal dimensions of issues and situations Dealing with law-related issues Understanding the role of law in democratic society

  7. The fence at the top of the cliff

  8. Conclusion • Focus on the fundamentals • Build capabilities • Be precise about learning objectives.

  9. Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education martin.jones@lawforlife.org.uk www.lawforlife.org.uk www.advicenow.org.uk

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