Like most governments, the Government of Jordan (GoJ) struggles with the provision of legal aid services, information, counseling and representation by a lawyer - to the poor. Jordanians have the legal right to state-sponsored services only for serious criminal cases, while the Jordan Bar...

Two key dimensions on access to justice sector services in Jordan are poverty and gender. The gender dimension to accessing formal justice sector services, namely court and lawyer services is anchored in the reality that women and men in Jordan demonstrate different needs and priorities for...

Family codes in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region cover issues of personal status, which include marriage, divorce, child custody and support, alimony, and inheritance. In terms of marriage, codes usually cover such issues as marriage contracts, ownership of marital assets,...