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Think and live the right differently

« View at law as practised by the people » intends to offer some elements for the understanding and analysis of the popular law-using practises and their implications, in the North and in the South. Various ways of action and law appropriation are commented here, from, for instance, a crossed look on the practises introduced in the heading « View at law as practised by the people ».

Live the law to the full
It is everybody’s concern to use the law, to seek information and to train. Everywhere in the world, everyday, actions take place because (...) lire la suite
Mediation
The mediation students in the US and the Moroccan wise man who intervene within their respective groups have the same role :they listen and (...) lire la suite
Alternative Legal Consultations
In the same way that Quercum has organised in Chile free legal information sessions in working class neighbourhoods, in France, a number of (...) lire la suite
« Paralegals »
In Argentina, the training of legal counsellors by the lawyers of Indeso-Mujer enables to increase the number of actions for information on law (...) lire la suite
Producing law
When a community decides to organise according to rules that its members will accept freely, conflicts are sometimes easier to solve than when (...) lire la suite
Pressuring the law
Occasionally, people " claim their rights " through illicit or barely legal, action. This was the case in the Democratic Republic of Congo where (...) lire la suite
Law as a tool
The practices presented herein involve people who wish to inform themselves as to their rights and who have become aware of those they are (...) lire la suite
New users of law
Law as practised by the people (see examples in the close up) involves the action of men, women, children, young people, farmers, fishermen, (...) lire la suite