Public Interest Litigation: Making the Case in Australia
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Public interest litigation is an important vehicle for the protection of the rights of marginalised or disadvantaged groups, or for driving social or legal change in the absence of political will.
“It is generally recognized that public interest litigation is an important vehicle for the protection of the rights of marginalised or disadvantaged groups, or for driving social or legal change in the absence of political will (Durbach et al. 2013).”
From Retrofitters, pragmatists, and activists: public interest litigation for accountable automated decision-making (2026) · cites this paper as Durbach et al. 2013
In “The appeal of litigation” (page unavailable), the paper describes PIL as an important strategy for changing law and policy, particularly for people without the resources or power to influence policy directly. It does not specifically say that PIL drives change in the absence of political will; that condition is not supported by the passages found. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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Fraser, H. L., & Stardust, Z. (2026) · Law & Society Review · doi:10.1017/lsr.2026.10124
- Authors
- Durbach, A., McNamara, L., Rice, S., & Rix, M.
- Venue
- Alternative Law Journal
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-12
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 219-223
- ISSN
- 1037-969X
- 2398-9084
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
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