法律援助制度在中国 所谓法律援助,又称法律服务、法律扶助、司法帮助等,是国家对某些经济困难或特别案件的当事人给予减免费用、提供法律帮助的一项法律制度。这一制度的建立和实施,不仅在于减免当事人的费用,使其获得法律援助,还在于可以最大限度地避免因法律调整和已有规范触及不到的案件“死角”,促进公平与正义。目前,世界上已有140多个国家建立了法律援助制度,并且是作为政府行为来实施的。 Legal aid system In China, the so-called legal aid, also known as legal services, legal assistance, judicial assistance, etc., is a legal system that the state provides the parties with some relief or special cases with relief fees and legal help. The establishment and implementation of this system is not only to reduce or exempt parties’ costs and to obtain legal aid, but also to avoid the “dead ends” of cases and to promote fairness and justice due to legal adjustment and existing norms to the maximum extent possible. At present, more than 140 countries in the world have established a legal aid system and implemented it as a government act.