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Slides for the Final Project Presentation in Justice & Technology Practicum I
by Sofiia Kulitska
December 7, 2018
Virtual Experiential
Learning As A
Uniquely
Interdisciplinary
Intercountry
Response To The
A2J Crisis:
Prospects Of
Integration With
A2J Author Image from https://www.starpointcsd.org/domain/382
2
EMPIRICAL BACKGROUND
United States of America
Þ According to the Self-Represented Litigation Network1, 1 out of
10 Americans is a self-represented litigant (hereinafter – “SRL”)
each year in a newly filed case, and 3 out of 5 people in a civil case
represent themselves in court.
Þ According to the American Bar Association 2 , there are
currently 1,338,678 licensed, active attorneys in the U.S., i.e. about
1 attorney for every 300 people.
Þ According to the National Center’s for Access to Justice at
Fordham Law School Justice Index findings3, there is less than one
civil legal aid attorney to help every 10,000 Americans living in
poverty. No state fully meets the legal needs of its poor residents.
1 URL: https://www.srln.org/node/21/about-srln
2 URL: https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2018/05/new_aba_data_reveals/
3 URL: https://justiceindex.org/2016-findings/attorney-access/#site-navigation
3
Canada
¨ According to the National Self-Represented Litigants Project4
, at
least half the people in family courts across the country arrive
without lawyers. In Toronto, the figure is closer to 80%. Appeals
courts are reporting around 30% SRLs, and in civil courts the figure
is between 30 and 40%.
Australia
• In 2016-20175
, the Australian High Court reports rate of 42 per cent (compared
with 46 per cent in 2015-20166
) of SRLs who filed a special leave applications.
• 76 per cent of the immigration applications filed in 2015-20167
were filed by SRLs.
4 URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-march-25-2018-1.4589621/more-canadians-are-acting-as-their-own-lawyer-because-they-don-t-
have-a-choice-1.4589633
5 URL: http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/corporate/annual-reports/HCA_Annual_Report_2016-17.pdf
6 URL: http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/corporate/annual-reports/HCA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf
7 Ibid.
4
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bob-mankoff/judging-humor
5
PROBLEM
(?)
Most Pro Se Litigants lack the
skills and/or experience needed to
effectively represent themselves in
adjudicatory proceedings
6
(!) EXISTING SOLUTION(s)
(i) Simulated hearing video clips for SRLs at the (quasi-)judicial bodies
websites, e.g.:
Canada:
Þ BC Court of Appeal Self Help Website;
Þ Ontario – Consent & Capacity Board - Mock Hearings;
Þ Tribunal administratif du Québec;
Þ SJTO - Landlord and Tenant Board;
Þ Nova Scotia – WCAT - Guide to Oral Hearing;
Þ Immigration & Refugee Board Canada – Claimant’s Guide.
United States of America:
Þ The Illinois Supreme Court - On-Demand video of oral arguments is available in MP4
format beginning in November 2014;
Þ California's Self-Help Civil Appeals Website;
Þ Etc.
(ii) Learning game(s) that simulate the (quasi-)legal / judicial process(es)
7
A Few Examples...
8
iCivics games
9
10
Homo Ludens era?
«That an affinity may exist between
law and play becomes obvious to us as
soon as we realize how much the
actual practice of the law, in other
words a lawsuit, properly resembles a
contest whatever the ideal
foundations of the law may be.
…
«The judicial contest is always subject
to a system of restrictive rules which,
quite apart from the limitations of
time and place, set the lawsuit firmly
and squarely in the domain of orderly,
antithetical play. The active
association of law and play,
particularly in archaic culture, can be
seen from three points of view. The
lawsuit can be regarded as a game of
chance, a contest, or a verbal battle.»
(pp. 76, 78, respectively)
«Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture»
by Johan Huizinga
Available at:
http://art.yale.edu/file_columns/0000/1474/homo_ludens_johan_huizinga_routled
ge_1949_.pdf
11
PROPOSAL(S)
Virtual Experiential Learning
¯
® Integration of A2J Author with digital
learning game(s)
E.g.: A2J Author + RePresent: Renter!
® Collaboration between the A2J Labs (e.g., at
the Harvard Law School
8
) and A2J Author with
respect to the VR/AR application to the
legal/judicial process(es) simulation
8 For details, see: http://a2jlab.org/virtual-reality-in-access-to-justice/
12
“Man only plays when in
the full meaning of the
word he is a man, and he
is only completely a man
when he plays.”
From the Friedrich Schiller’s “Letters
on the Aesthetic Education of Man”

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Slides for presentation in jtp by sk

  • 1. Slides for the Final Project Presentation in Justice & Technology Practicum I by Sofiia Kulitska December 7, 2018 Virtual Experiential Learning As A Uniquely Interdisciplinary Intercountry Response To The A2J Crisis: Prospects Of Integration With A2J Author Image from https://www.starpointcsd.org/domain/382
  • 2. 2 EMPIRICAL BACKGROUND United States of America Þ According to the Self-Represented Litigation Network1, 1 out of 10 Americans is a self-represented litigant (hereinafter – “SRL”) each year in a newly filed case, and 3 out of 5 people in a civil case represent themselves in court. Þ According to the American Bar Association 2 , there are currently 1,338,678 licensed, active attorneys in the U.S., i.e. about 1 attorney for every 300 people. Þ According to the National Center’s for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School Justice Index findings3, there is less than one civil legal aid attorney to help every 10,000 Americans living in poverty. No state fully meets the legal needs of its poor residents. 1 URL: https://www.srln.org/node/21/about-srln 2 URL: https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2018/05/new_aba_data_reveals/ 3 URL: https://justiceindex.org/2016-findings/attorney-access/#site-navigation
  • 3. 3 Canada ¨ According to the National Self-Represented Litigants Project4 , at least half the people in family courts across the country arrive without lawyers. In Toronto, the figure is closer to 80%. Appeals courts are reporting around 30% SRLs, and in civil courts the figure is between 30 and 40%. Australia • In 2016-20175 , the Australian High Court reports rate of 42 per cent (compared with 46 per cent in 2015-20166 ) of SRLs who filed a special leave applications. • 76 per cent of the immigration applications filed in 2015-20167 were filed by SRLs. 4 URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-march-25-2018-1.4589621/more-canadians-are-acting-as-their-own-lawyer-because-they-don-t- have-a-choice-1.4589633 5 URL: http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/corporate/annual-reports/HCA_Annual_Report_2016-17.pdf 6 URL: http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/corporate/annual-reports/HCA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf 7 Ibid.
  • 5. 5 PROBLEM (?) Most Pro Se Litigants lack the skills and/or experience needed to effectively represent themselves in adjudicatory proceedings
  • 6. 6 (!) EXISTING SOLUTION(s) (i) Simulated hearing video clips for SRLs at the (quasi-)judicial bodies websites, e.g.: Canada: Þ BC Court of Appeal Self Help Website; Þ Ontario – Consent & Capacity Board - Mock Hearings; Þ Tribunal administratif du Québec; Þ SJTO - Landlord and Tenant Board; Þ Nova Scotia – WCAT - Guide to Oral Hearing; Þ Immigration & Refugee Board Canada – Claimant’s Guide. United States of America: Þ The Illinois Supreme Court - On-Demand video of oral arguments is available in MP4 format beginning in November 2014; Þ California's Self-Help Civil Appeals Website; Þ Etc. (ii) Learning game(s) that simulate the (quasi-)legal / judicial process(es)
  • 9. 9
  • 10. 10 Homo Ludens era? «That an affinity may exist between law and play becomes obvious to us as soon as we realize how much the actual practice of the law, in other words a lawsuit, properly resembles a contest whatever the ideal foundations of the law may be. … «The judicial contest is always subject to a system of restrictive rules which, quite apart from the limitations of time and place, set the lawsuit firmly and squarely in the domain of orderly, antithetical play. The active association of law and play, particularly in archaic culture, can be seen from three points of view. The lawsuit can be regarded as a game of chance, a contest, or a verbal battle.» (pp. 76, 78, respectively) «Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture» by Johan Huizinga Available at: http://art.yale.edu/file_columns/0000/1474/homo_ludens_johan_huizinga_routled ge_1949_.pdf
  • 11. 11 PROPOSAL(S) Virtual Experiential Learning ¯ ® Integration of A2J Author with digital learning game(s) E.g.: A2J Author + RePresent: Renter! ® Collaboration between the A2J Labs (e.g., at the Harvard Law School 8 ) and A2J Author with respect to the VR/AR application to the legal/judicial process(es) simulation 8 For details, see: http://a2jlab.org/virtual-reality-in-access-to-justice/
  • 12. 12 “Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.” From the Friedrich Schiller’s “Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man”