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Why promoting justice brings prosperity

01 November 2024 / Claudia Salomon
Issue: 8092 / Categories: Features , Profession , Pro Bono
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Claudia Salomon explores the economic implications of the justice gap
  • Promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ‘justice for all’ brings with it economic and business benefits.
  • The ICC International Court of Arbitration strives to boost access to justice worldwide.

Access to justice is generally defined as the ability of individuals and businesses to seek and obtain a just resolution of a legal dispute or problem. It is a basic principle of the rule of law in established democracies and has become a strategic goal on a global scale as part of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which included a call for ‘justice for all’.

Economic implications of the ­justice gap

Yet unfortunately, justice is far from accessible for everyone around the world. A 2019 study conducted by the independent organisation World Justice Project estimated that more than 5 bn people—approximately two-thirds of humanity—face obstacles to accessing justice (‘Global insights on access to justice 2019’). Lacking access to justice means they cannot make their voices heard, exercise

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