Where did the concept of Public Interest Litigation originate?

Q. Where did the concept of Public Interest Litigation originate?
Answer: USA
Notes: The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in the USA in the 1960s to provide legal representation to previously unrepresented groups and interests. These included not just poor and minorities, but also environmentalists, consumers, and others.

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