At the recent Second International Conference on Non-adversarial Justice: integrating theory and practice The Honourable Wayne Martin AC Chief Justice of Western Australia noted the limitations of a purely adversarial system and proposed that development and expansion of the principles of non-adversarial justice is essential if the criminal and civil legal systems are to provide effective … Continue reading Chief Justice: Non-adversarial approaches in criminal and civil law essential to “effective justice”
Problem Solving Courts in Australia: The Application of Therapeutic Jurisprudence – Mostly
Guest blogger Michael Perlin, Professor Emeritus of Law, New York Law School and International Visiting Scholar RMIT School of Law reflects on his recent visit to Australia... I am now back home in New Jersey after a remarkable trip to Australia.* I am doing this blog post now to share some ideas I have about … Continue reading Problem Solving Courts in Australia: The Application of Therapeutic Jurisprudence – Mostly
What can mainstream courts learn from aboriginal sentencing courts…
Guest blogger Jordan Tutton writes... In early 2016, a young Indigenous Australian man robbed a liquor store in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. He pleaded guilty and asked to be sentenced in a specialist criminal court established to sentence Indigenous Australians. That Court was convened in September 2016 around a comically long Bar … Continue reading What can mainstream courts learn from aboriginal sentencing courts…
A judicial officer assists offenders to set rehabilitation goals & strategies (TJ Court Craft Series #8)
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. In this post Michael King, a judicial officer in Victoria Australia and author of the Solution-Focused Bench Book, shares a tool he uses in court … Continue reading A judicial officer assists offenders to set rehabilitation goals & strategies (TJ Court Craft Series #8)
The Jury finds itself ‘Not Guilty’…
Guest blogger Yael Boneh explores how Therapeutic Jurisprudence thinking can improve the experience of jurors... Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) proposes that the legal system, judges, court officers, and lawyers constitute social forces that can exacerbate or alleviate potential harms on those coming in contact with the legal system including jurors. Jury trials are based on democratic principles. However, … Continue reading The Jury finds itself ‘Not Guilty’…
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