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Signing up for a property Tenancy agreements Deposits and disrepair - your rights Harassment and eviction ...In the common law, legal advice is the giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law by an officer of the court such as solicitor or barrister, ordinarily in exchange for financial or other tangible compensation. Advice given without remuneration is normally referred to as being pro bono publico in the public good, or colloquially, pro bono.
Legal advice is distinguished from legal information which is the reiteration of legal fact. Legal information can be conveyed by a parking meter, sign or by other forms of notice such as a warning by a law enforcement officer. Printed legal materials, such as directions and how-to manuals, are generally not considered legal advice. Accordingly, directions on how to fill in a motion form and other court documents do not constitute legal advice.Citation needed on the other hand, application of legal rules and principles to a specific set of facts is almost always held to constitute legal advice by the courts.
Torture is a crime under international law. If you have suffered torture, you have the right to seek remedy or reparations. As a torture victim, you may need legal advice for a variety of reasons such as pending asylum applications and health benefits. You may also need specialised information on the possibility of getting national and international remedy for the harm you have suffered.
Depending on your situation, there are several ways of seeking remedy or reparations, which can occur at a local, regional or international level.
In any situation, the rehabilitation centres and programmes that are members of the IRCT network (click here to see a list of centres and programmes by country) may be the best alternative for you to seek legal advice.
Several of these centres and programmes provide legal services or, alternatively, they could have contact with specialist lawyers with the appropriate expertise or human rights organisations that provide services to torture victims.
If there is not a centre or programme in your country or for any reason you are unable to contact them, try to get legal advice from an international organisation. The following international organisations may, in certain circumstances, provide legal services to survivors of torture: