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This article traces the development and growth of health justice partnerships (HJPs) in three countries: the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article investigates the utility of the term 'institutional racism', using a study of the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic [BME] people within the civil justice 'system' in England and Wales. The study is based on the results of the Legal Services Research Centre's Periodic Survey of Justiciable Problems. detailing 5,611 respondents' experiences of civil justice problems over a four-year period. The article concludes that although disparity of experience between white and BME people does exist in the civil justice system, it is not clear whether, or to what extent, this is the result of racism. It also suggests that a notion of 'institutional racism' is unhelpful in interpreting these results and gives rise to difficulties in identifying relevant sources of social agency. The article argues for an alternative concept of 'institutionalized' racism, applied only when evidence is found of the existence of racist beliefs or practices, as opposed to disparity of experience/outcome. Keywords: Institutional racism; civil justice; justiciable problems.

The article focuses on civil justice policy in Great Britain and the value of the public civil justice system. Topics include the changes in civil justice discourse, relevant interdependent justice policy, and the withdrawal of the state from civil disputes. Information is provided on the removal of legal aid from most non-criminal issues, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and access to justice outlined in the book " "Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy & Rights in City-States & Democratic Courtrooms," by Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis.