Direito em Movimento - Volume 18 - Número 3 - Edição Especial

188 Direito em Movimento, Rio de Janeiro, v. 18 - n. 3, p. 176-198, 2020 - Ed. Especial ARTIGOS other remote consumers of legal services. Experimentation and innovation should continue, but within a new framework that can transcend individual legal needs, important as these are. New legal problems and new litigation targets need to be identified, but how? My comments draw upon ideas for the reform of rural justice first advanced in Justice Outside the City (BLACKSELL, ECONOMIDES & WATKINS, 1991, p. 188-200) that call for integrated regional and cen- tral planning with a focus on policy implementation and, most recently, the ‘counter-wave’ that seeks greater recognition for Indigenous and en- vironmental rights (ECONOMIDES, TIMOSHANKO & FERRAZ, 2020). As time is limited, I shall briefly highlight just three areas for fur- ther discussion: introduction of geographical ‘location-allocation’ models; consultative structures designed to facilitate and inform resource allocation and strategic planning for the enforcement of collective rights; and future training (continuing professional development) for judges and lawyers en- gaged in IJ and PLS. All three areas could have a positive and immediate impact on future policy by making itinerant legal services truly proactive, and in more than just a geographical sense. I Geographical ‘location-allocation’ models It is clear that current coverage of IJ is not equal and that there are gaps in provision with some remote areas where there is no itinerancy pro- gram (ECONOMIDES, TIMOSHANKO & FERRAZ, 2020, p. 54). In fact, one consequence of IJ being the product of individual initiative is that coverage inevitably is sporadic and geographically uneven (IPEA, 2015, p. 7). 19 However, since 2004, following Art. 125 of the Emenda Constitucioinal 45 which made IJ mandatory throughout Brazil, this coverage problem has become more pressing and remaining gaps need to be filled. Human geographers have long been aware of this problem, but mainly in relation to the distribution of education, health and other 19 For an analysis of similar problems in Australia see: LAW COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA (2017).