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How Ontarians Experience the Law: An Examination on Incidence Rate, Seriousness and Response to Legal Problems

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dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, Lesley Alan
dc.creatorDylag, Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-27T12:40:00Z
dc.date.available2017-07-27T12:40:00Z
dc.date.copyright2016-12-01
dc.date.issued2017-07-27
dc.date.updated2017-07-27T12:39:59Z
dc.degree.disciplineLaw
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameLLM - Master of Laws
dc.description.abstractAccess to civil justice is a conceptual framework that, at its most basic, claims all people are entitled to have their legal disputes resolved fairly. However, it is currently understood that these ideals are not reflected in the day-to-day realities of ordinary people. Though scholarship has examined ways in which to better allow for meaningful access to civil justice, there is still a need for further quantitative research especially from the Canadian perspective. This paper provides an empirical foundation to this discussion by examining the 2014 Cost of Justice project survey. Specifically, it examines the incidence rate of civil legal problems, responses to legal problems, and costs of legal problems among Ontarians. The paper concludes by situating these findings into the legal consciousness framework so as to understand how Ontarians experience the law and how that may assist in providing meaningful access to justice reforms.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33454
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subject.keywordsAccess to justice
dc.subject.keywordsCivil justice
dc.subject.keywordsLegal needs
dc.subject.keywordsLegal conscious
dc.subject.keywordsEmpirical research
dc.titleHow Ontarians Experience the Law: An Examination on Incidence Rate, Seriousness and Response to Legal Problems
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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