Worn out faces: Repeat self-represented litigants at the Supreme Court of Canada

In Canada, people who appear in court without a lawyer are usually identified as "self-represented litigants', or "SRLs". SRLs are often discussed in legal circles, particularly in relation to access to justice. This article engages a functional and quantitative data-driven metho...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:University of British Columbia law review 2022-01, Vol.55 (1), p.81-147
Main Author: Netolitzky, Donald J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actions and defenses
Attorney and client
Canada. Supreme Court
Lawyers
Pro se representation
Trials, litigation, etc
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In Canada, people who appear in court without a lawyer are usually identified as "self-represented litigants', or "SRLs". SRLs are often discussed in legal circles, particularly in relation to access to justice. This article engages a functional and quantitative data-driven methodology to investigate and describe specific litigation activities - in this case a population of SRLs active at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2015-17.
ISSN:0068-1849