Taimakon shari'a shine bayar da taimako ga mutanen da ba su da Iƙon samun wakilcin doka da samun damar shiga tsarin kotu . Ana kallon taimakon shari'a a matsayin jigon samar da damar yin adalci ta hanyar tabbatar da daidaito a gaban doka, ' yancin bayar da shawara da ' yancin yin shari'a na gaskiya . Wannan labarin ya bayyana ci gaban taimakon shari'a da ka'idodinsa, da farko kamar yadda aka sani a Turai, Commonwealth of Nations da kuma a Amurka. Taimakon shari'a yana da mahimmanci don tabbatar da daidaiton samun adalci ga kowa, kamar yadda sashi na 6.3 na Yarjejeniyar Turai kan 'Yancin Dan Adam ta tanada game da shari'ar laifuka. Musamman ga ƴan ƙasa waɗanda ba su da isassun hanyoyin kuɗi, ba da tallafin doka ga abokan ciniki da gwamnatoci ke ƙara yuwuwa, a cikin shari'ar. Yawancin nau'ikan isarwa don taimakon doka sun fito, gami da lauyoyi masu aiki, asibitocin shari'a na al'umma, da biyan lauyoyi don tunkarar shari'o'i ga mutanen da suka cancanci taimakon shari'a.