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Почему дорога закрыта? Необоснованное ограничение, налагаемое на Корпорацию правовых услуг касательно коллективных исков
Франциск о Вербик,
профессор гражданского процесса
Национального университета Ла-Платы (Аргентина)
В данной статье я рассматриваю установленный Конгрессом США запрет для Корпорации правовых услуг (Legal Services Corporation) на использование коллективных исков (Class Action Suits) в оказании бесплатной юридической помощи малоимущим. Речь идет о создании Корпорации правовых услуг, возможностях и преимуществах коллективных исков (а именно в плане доступности правосудия) и о роли, которую может сыграть такой процесс в контексте глубокого экономического кризиса, который сделал систему гражданского правосудия еще более недоступной. Я утверждаю, что вышеупомянутый запрет на использование коллективных исков является необоснованным по существу (per se) и что это положение вещей особенно примечательно в текущей посткризисной экономической ситуации. Поэтому я считаю, что запрет должен быть отменен как можно скорее, при условии что сохранится реальная потребность в предоставлении бесплатной юридической помощи малоимущим.
Ключевые слова: коллективный иск; правовая помощь малоимущим; доступность правосудия; Корпорация правовых услуг; экономические и культурные барьеры.
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Information about the author
Francisco Verbic (La Plata, Argentine) – Professor of Civil Procedure, National University of La Plata (Av. 7 N° 776 1° piso Oficina 26 – Edificio Presidencia La Plata (CP B1900TFT), Buenos Aires, Argentina; www.franciscoverbic.com.ar).
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