2025 / Research / In preparation

RECOGNITION BY THOSE SEEKING JUSTICE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF ACCESS TO LEGAL AID IN THE NETHERLANDS

This study, conducted under the supervision of Quirine Eijkman (lecturer in Access to Justice at the Knowledge Centre for Social Innovation (KSI) at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences) and Majda Lamkaddem (associate lecturer at the Access to Justice research group and senior lecturer at the Institute for Law (IvR)), examines how legal aid is known, recognised and accessible to citizens in practice. It also examines the factors that contribute to this (both from the perspective of the organisation of legal aid and the characteristics of citizens). Particular attention will be paid to the accessibility of zero-line and first-line (legal) aid.

Advisory Committee

An advisory committee has been established for this study. The intention is that the researchers will keep the advisory committee informed of the progress of the study and that the members of the committee will be prepared to provide the researchers with occasional solicited and unsolicited advice. The committee consists of the following members:

Mr. Dr. Th. Groenewald Chair of the Foundation
Prof. R.C. Hartendorp Judge and Professor of Social Effectiveness of the Administration of Justice at Leiden University
L. M. C. Marijnissen Quartermaster for a nationwide network of social legal services
Prof. J. E. Hulst Professor of Access to Justice and Subsidised Legal Aid, University of Amsterdam
W. van Helden Member of the Board of Legal Counter
S. Daviena – van Elten Social Work Netherlands
Dr. S. Peters Scientific researcher of the Legal Aid Council
N. Lübeck Programme Manager, Robust Legal Protection & Legal Aid And Social Domain, Divosa
ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW