Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights

Mehmet Ertan Yardım

Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

Access to a fair trial is a fundamental human right that has been addressed both in international law and in the context of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Legal aid (free or affordable legal support/assistance/service) is evaluated as one of the elements of a fair trial. The well-known sixth article of the ECHR refers directly to legal aid. However, the third paragraph of ECHR art. 6 issues only criminal offenses. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) implies the right to free legal assistance (legal aid) in civil cases. In our study, we will focus on the term of legal aid, types of legal aid and main legal aid systems, features of legal aid in civil matters, subject of legal aid and litigation costs and the procedure of legal aid application and who will be granted by legal aid in civil litigation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Law in Context

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Ertan Yardım ^*
Türkiye

Publication Date

May 22, 2023

Submission Date

January 27, 2023

Acceptance Date

March 6, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 72

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https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Yardım, M. E. (2023). Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. Annales de la Faculté de Droit D’Istanbul, 72, 53-70. https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA

AMA

1.Yardım ME. Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul. 2023;(72):53-70. https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA

Chicago

Yardım, Mehmet Ertan. 2023. “Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance With the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”. Annales de la Faculté de Droit D’Istanbul, nos. 72: 53-70. https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA.

EndNote

Yardım ME (May 1, 2023) Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul 72 53–70.

IEEE

[1]M. E. Yardım, “Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”, Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul, no. 72, pp. 53–70, May 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA

ISNAD

Yardım, Mehmet Ertan. “Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance With the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”. Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul. 72 (May 1, 2023): 53-70. https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA.

JAMA

1.Yardım ME. Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul. 2023;:53–70.

MLA

Yardım, Mehmet Ertan. “Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance With the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”. Annales de la Faculté de Droit D’Istanbul, no. 72, May 2023, pp. 53-70, https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA.

Vancouver

1.Mehmet Ertan Yardım. Concept of Legal Aid in Civil Litigation in Accordance with the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul [Internet]. 2023 May 1;(72):53-70. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78PJ76SA