Each person should have an equal entitlement to a system of equal fundamental liberties, according to Rawls' first principle of justice. Legal Aid works to ensure that no one is denied access to legal counsel or assistance due to a lack of resources. For the first time, Reinald Heber Smith supported the idea of providing the destitute with free legal representation in his book. Smith urged the legal community to see it as their duty to ensure that everyone has access to justice, regardless of their financial situation. The growth of legal aid movement is seen as one of the late conscious attempts in social adjustment that followed the slow process of social engineering. The real problem of social engineering was stated clearly when Hammurabi announced his purpose in promulgating the code which he set up in the early years of the 20th century.

Who is the author of the book ‘Justice and the Poor’?

Charles de Montesquieu John Rawls Reinald Heber Smith Austin

Reinald Heber Smith

Reinald Heber Smith in his 1919 book, Justice and the Poor, promoted for the first time, the concept of free legal assistance for the poor.