ABSTRACT
Third, they must pay attention to the limits oftheir jurisdiction. And finally, judges must perceive it as their role to take on such cases.
Siri Gloppen's theoretical framework serves as a useful point of departure for our analysis ofpoor people's access to justice in Angola. 8 The framework covers the entire process that a case has to go through, from the time it is presented to court until it is implemented. The process may conveniently be divided into four stages: (1) the willingness and ability of marginalised groups to bring social rights/transformation cases to court; (2) the courts' responsiveness to the case brought forward; (3) the capabilities of judges (which is closely linked to the responsiveness of the court); and, fmally, (4) judges' authority and the possibility of enforcing the decision in practical terms. Each of these stages depends on a set of societal, cultural, institutional and judicial factors, as well as on the political context in the country.
