Access to Justice as a Form of Inequality

The article discusses three approaches to the issue of access to justice: the neoclassical economic theory, critical sociology, and the concept of power triad. Economic approaches highlight the most visible aspect of the problem: namely, inflated legal fees. Critical sociology focuses on the symbolic power of labeling. The concept of power triad serves to explain the problematic access to justice in terms of a particular technique of domination — access control.