Free legal consultation in remote islands and other areas underpopulated (Yakushima Island)
Judicial Policy Education Research Center attached to Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University
https://lawcenter.ls.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/index.htmlBackground and objectives of activities
Free legal consultations will be held to fulfill our responsibility as a local legal education institution, as well as to educate young people and to recurrent professionals.
Summary of Activities
Providing free legal consultations by Kagoshima Bar Association lawyers on remote islands such as Yakushima, Tanegashima, and Tokunoshima, which are underpopulated areas, in order to fulfill its responsibility as a local legal education institution while improving the professional skills of its members and providing training opportunities for young people and reemployment opportunities for veterans in the field of legal counseling. The program will be held in Yakushima this year. This year's event will be held on Yakushima Island.
Expected Benefits
司法過疎地である弁護士のいない離島で無料法律相談を開催することで、無料で法律相談を開催することで、すべての人々に司法へのアクセスを提供し、不平等の是正を図るとともに、法専門職に対しての公正な質の高い教育の場を設ける。