Pro se litigants vs lawyers: a relational perspective on the adversary system

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dc.contributor.authorLokstadt, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorStevens, Katharina
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-04T15:33:21Z
dc.date.available2019-09-04T15:33:21Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis gives an account of how the adversary system harms pro se litigants. I first introduce the issue of pro se litigation, explaining that being a pro se litigant is not a choice but an inescapable harm. I then look to the ideals of justice, specifically the Rule of Law, to explain how the system fails to fulfill these ideals, and consequently fails to protect the dignity of a pro se litigant. I then examine the adversary system itself, explaining how the roles of the judge and lawyers lead to a failure in the system. Finally, I look at why the adversary system is thought to be important, as well as how, when coupled with the free market, it prevents a pro se litigant’s access to justice. Ultimately, I argue the adversary system is not justified and needs to be changed or replaced with something less dignity-threatening.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5547
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectPhilosophy [0422]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectLaw [0398]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectAdversary system (Law)en_US
dc.subjectDignityen_US
dc.subjectJusticeen_US
dc.subjectPro se representationen_US
dc.subjectRight to counselen_US
dc.subjectRule of lawen_US
dc.titlePro se litigants vs lawyers: a relational perspective on the adversary systemen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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