Studies On Issues Of Legal Aid In The Western Region Of China

Abstract:The cause of legal aid is not a problem of to be or not to be or to do or not to do, and it is a must of social democracy and the rule of law construction. The statement of the Decision made on The Third Plenary Session of the Eighteen in2013put forward clearly,"Improve the systems of human rights and law protection"," Improve legal aid system". President Xi Jinping gave specific instructions on the Fourth Collective Study of The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee," Do solve the problems of people having difficulties in going to court, especially strengthen the legal aids of maintaining legitimate rights and interests for people in straitened circumstances". Obviously, our Party and State leaders put improving and protecting the people’s livelihood on a more prominent position, and they also gave clear direction to the legal aid work under the new situation.The legal aid in the western region plays an important role in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people in straitened circumstances, serving the people and maintaining judicial justice, representing the idea of All people are equal before the law, which is a significant mark of law-ruling civilization and progress. The underdevelopment of economy and society in the western region generally causes the inadequateness of judicial resources. The legal aid has been restrained from being carried out for the limitations of human resources, finance, material and policy. There exists a big gap between western region and eastern region as to the cause of legal aid. The western region also lags behind the central region. Overall, the legal aid in the western region lowers the average of the whole nation. The imbalance of legal aid, caused by the development of economy and society, is a long-term national problem and it is hard to solve completely in the short period If the western region wants to changes the current backwardness of legal aid work fundamentally and reaches the balanced development of the whole nation, it should explore actively and take effective measurements to narrow the gap between the eastern and the western region.The western region should realize the current challenges. They need to further emancipate the mind and not to stick in the mud. It’s necessary to create innovative ideas and working methods, to adhere to the system innovation and mechanism innovation. As a result, the legal system can be reformed and improved in the western region. It’s also important to learn and reference the effective legal aid experience and practice both in domestic and overseas areas, meanwhile improving the inner potentiality and seeking the external support. Within the legislative, artificial, policy-oriented guidance, there are targeted legal aid resource supplying for the scarcity of resources area. All regions should overcome the difficulties, integrate and fully use the existing resources, so that the benefits of using limited resources can be maximized. At the same time, promoting the progress of legal aid project in western area. Make sure that legal aid better serves for the tough masses, to fulfill the goals that "support to make aid","to aid and assistance", legal aid may play a more important role in maintaining the social stability and building a harmonious society, sure that legal aid better serves for the tough masses, to fulfill the goals that "support to make aid","to aid and assistance". Legal aid may play a more important role in maintaining the social stability and building a harmonious society.This paper mainly analyses the shortcomings and problems of legal aid in finance, building, scales of legal aid, talents, service quality, field cooperation, education and knowing rate in the western regions, on which based it proposes advices and strategies on the reform and improvement of legal aid in the western region.