@inbook{4b810d0bacdb4daf83a4dd7c81de6d42,
title = "Bridging Paradigms: Comparing the Elements of Human-Centric Design in Legal Design and People-Centered Justice Frameworks",
abstract = "Legal design can be defined as an approach to law that builds on the theories and methods of human-centred design (HCD). However, HCD has recently come under widespread criticism due to its overly individualistic focus on mere humans instead of humanity as a whole. The re-evaluation of HCD has also emerged in the context of designing for law and justice, such as in arguments for the holistic people-centred justice (PCJ) approach. This paper explores the role of HCD in the conceptualisation and implementation of the PCJ and legal design frameworks. The conclusion is that HCD principles play a key role in both frameworks to transform systems of law and justice. The aim of this paper is to build a bridge between the two streams of thought, PCJ and legal design, and thus develop the movement of putting people and true justice transformation at the centre of legal innovation.",
keywords = "legal services, design, legislation, judicial culture, service design, justice, philosophy of law, judiciary",
author = "Ebru Metin and Nina Toivonen and Jaana Kovalainen",
year = "2026",
month = jun,
day = "24",
doi = "10.5040/9781509990092.ch-003",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-5099-9006-1 ",
series = "O{\~n}ati International Series in Law and Society",
publisher = "Hart publishing",
pages = "55--68",
editor = "\{de Souza \}, \{Siddharth Peter\} and Joaqu{\'i}n Santuber",
booktitle = "The Socio-Politics of Legal Design and its Epistemic Consequences",
address = "United Kingdom",
}