The Legal Aid Reformers' Network (LARN) is an international information-sharing network of organisations and individuals working to promote the right to legal aid and effective defence. LARN builds on the experience of the Open Society Justice Initiative, which has created an informal network of public defenders and legal aid managers across Europe and globally. The Network provides for a platform to exchange experiences and collaborate for developing further newly created legal aid systems, involving both policymakers and legal practitioners. LARN is open to any interested organisations and individuals.
LARN's website is primarily meant as a tool for storing and sharing information on the right to legal aid and effective defence in Europe and globally, bringing together information on the legal framework, comparative overviews and country information, research and studies, and tools for managers and practitioners.
The website is also meant to be a platform for sharing news and concerns among interested individuals and organisations working on legal aid and criminal defence.
Anyone can send materials and news to be posted on the website, and LARN can be contacted at larn.network@gmail.com.