Access to justice and legal aid in Brazil and England/Wales: contemporary challenges and comparative perspectives

Abstract

In this year 2015 when we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Constitution,, -  we must remember that despite the intrinsic strength and objectivity   of this simple clause–  it originally had a very restricted interpretation in practical terms. – It expressed a fundamental idea: that the modern democratic state is based on the rule of law; a social and political model of organization recognized as a paradigm in contemporary international society. The fundamental idea of equality for all in terms of access to rights and justice!