Auckland, Sydney, Prague ...2017 is shaping up to be a big year for therapeutic jurisprudence thinkers and practitioners... Auckland - AUT Law School Centre for Non- Adversarial Justice symposia 10-14 March 2017 This event will launch this new Centre and involve: a stock-take of non-adversarial justice jurisprudence an assessment of specialist mental health courts, and a symposium … Continue reading 2017 therapeutic jurisprudence events not to miss…
Holiday therapeutic jurisprudence reading!
Some wonderful TJ articles in the latest edition of the Queensland University of Technology Law Review from a range of internationally recognised TJ scholars. Read some of the latest TJ perspectives on coronial investigations, criminal justice, coercive interventions, family drug treatment courts and mental health. Link here to this TJ edition of the QUT Law … Continue reading Holiday therapeutic jurisprudence reading!
The Trauma of the (Sexual Assault) Trial and its Inhospitable Rituals
In this blog Dr Elaine Craig, Associate Professor Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Nova Scotia, Canada reflects on the rituals of criminal trials and explores whether Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) principles can make inhospitable trials hospitable... Despite decades of progressive law reforms to the criminal law and the rules of evidence, fear of the criminal … Continue reading The Trauma of the (Sexual Assault) Trial and its Inhospitable Rituals
Responsive judging
Guest blogger Ann Marie Dewhurst, PhD, Registered Psychologist, reflects on a roundtable discussion - “Responsive Judging” - at the 2016 Law & Society Conference in New Orleans, USA. The panel of four judges included Kevin Burke (USA), Michael Jones(USA), Pauline Spencer (Australia) and Rick Verschoof (Nederland) was facilitated by Tania Sourdin (Dean of Law, University … Continue reading Responsive judging
Judicial Communication – speech and the use of language (TJ Court Craft Series #6)
The TJ Court Craft Series provides practical insights and tools for judges interested in therapeutic jurisprudence, problem solving or solution-focused approaches. Read other blog posts in the Court Craft Series here “The use of some words – such as “you” and “why” – may be problematic in some situations. Judicial officers should be sensitive to … Continue reading Judicial Communication – speech and the use of language (TJ Court Craft Series #6)
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