the promotion of the rule of law must be seen as part of an agenda of promoting access to justice i.e. , bringing the formal system of justice closer to people.
this is not to deny the importance of customary systems , but there is an obvious need for aligning formal and customary systems as evident in South Africa , for instance , or for providing legal advice to marginalized people as evidenced by the rapid increase in paralegal advisors in Africa.
on the basis of the indian experience , Jame Paul argues that,