Books
S Muralidhar, Law, Poverty and Legal Aid: Access to Criminal Justice, LexisNexis Butterworths (2004)
This book focuses on the right of access to justice for those interacting with the criminal justice system. It traces the historical evolution of criminal legal aid in the country, analyses the relevant statutes, schemes and judicial pronouncements and seeks to demonstrate the linkage that the denial of legal aid has with the loss of liberty of an individual within the criminal justice system. It includes a critical and comparative analyses of extant legal aid systems in the USA, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Bangladesh. The author suggests a workable model scheme that would facilitate the transition to an effective right of access to justice in the criminal justice system in India.