D1 Professional blog post
Right to Understand and Access to Justice : Interdisciplinary Reflections ; 
Authors: Parviainen, Henni; Melgar Quesada, Mar
Publisher: University of Turku
Publication year: 2026
Journal: Insights: Professional Legal Blog of the Faculty of Law, University of Turku
Issue: 3.2.2026
eISSN: 2984-5246
Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: Open Access
Publication channel's open availability : Open Access publication channel
Web address : https://insights.utu.fi/right-to-understand-and-access-to-justice-interdisciplinary-reflections/
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Access to justice requires more than formal rights; it demands that individuals actually understand procedures and decisions affecting them. This “right to understand” spans diverse contexts from translation and interpretation in judicial proceedings to explanations of AI-based decision-making. Based on interdisciplinary discussions within the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U) Alliance, this post tackles the linguistic and technological barriers hindering this right and explores practical paths to realisation.
Keywords:
Access to justice, EC2U, right to understand, social justice
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