Article 195
(Access to law and justice)
1. The Bar Association shall be responsible for providing legal aid, access to the
law and legal representation at all jurisdictional levels.
2. The law shall regulate the organisation of the forms of legal aid, access to law
and legal representation, as essential elements of the administration of justice,
and the state must establish financial resources for these purposes.
Article 196
(Public defence)
1. The state shall ensure that the mechanisms for public defence are available to
individuals with insufficient financial resources, with a view to providing
legal aid and official legal representation at all levels.
2. The law shall regulate the organisation and functioning of public defence.
Article 197
(Justices of the peace)
1. Justices of the peace shall be permitted to resolve minor social conflicts.
2. The law shall regulate the organisation and functioning of justices of the
peace.
TITLE V
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 198
(Objectives and fundamental principles)
1. Under the terms of the Constitution and the law, the public administration
shall pursue the public interest and must, in the course of its activities, be
governed by the principles of equality, legality, justice, proportionality,
impartiality, accountability, administrative probity and respect for public
assets.
2. In pursuing the public interest, it must respect the rights and interests of
individuals that are protected by law.
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