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Justice and the Capability to Function in Society

Pascoe Pleasence and Nigel Balmer discuss the place of legal capability in the global tradition of legal needs surveys. They set out the importance of understanding legal capability in informing “bottom-up” access to justice policy.

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Pascoe Pleasence

Professor of Empirical Legal Studies

University College London

Professor Nigel J. Balmer

Director of Research

Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner

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