Law affects most aspects of our daily lives; yet many of us don't understand our legal right's or how best to exercise them.
Public legal education aims to give people the know-how to deal with everyday issues and help them find an expert when they're out of their depth.
Here you'll find out how it can help you or your organisation ...
What is public legal education?
Public legal education aims at increasing our capacity to deal with legal issues - by improving our understanding of the law, explaining when and how to take action, or by making better choices and avoiding problems.
Public legal education projects
These projects give a flavour of the diversity of PLE initiatives.
We’ve arranged them by broad themes including awareness raising, access to justice, self-help and community development.
What is Plenet?
Here you'll find out about the Public Legal Education Network; what we're doing to continue the development of successful public legal education, and how you can get involved and keep up with our progress.
Research and theory
PLE covers a wide range of research and evaluation disciplines, from legal and education theory to empirical research. In order to thrive PLE needs to build and improve the body of knowledge that lies at its core.
Tools and guides
Here you'll find examples of tools and guidance that make for successful PLE. These resources are well targeted to meet the needs of their users, from raising awareness of discrimination to a survival guide for divorce.
Classifying information
The CCS is a 'content classification scheme' designed to help you store or display information for the public on rights and legal issues. Here we explain how it works and how it can benefit your organisation and your users.
