The Benefit of Litigating Without Costs as a Tool for Access to Justice

Abstract

The Benefit of Litigating Without Costs (BLSG) is an essential safeguard for ensuring access to justice in the face of economic inequality. This article analyzes its constitutional and conventional foundations, focusing on the procedural regime of Río Negro’s Code of Procedure (Law 5,777) and the jurisdiction of Peace Courts. It examines the criteria for granting the benefit, interpretive tensions, and the treatment of legal entities. Given the current system of manual verification, the article proposes a management and technological reform based on data interoperability. It argues that the BLSG should be understood as a public policy of judicial inclusion and democratization in the digital era.