David Wexler shares his ideas for furthering both the therapeutic design of the law and the therapeutic application of the law. Download David Wexler's article here. Interested in TJ? This article is a chapter in a soon to be released book entitled Essays on Therapeutic Jurisprudence in New Zealand (Warren Brookbanks ed., 2015 Forthcoming). Register … Continue reading Moving Forward on Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Audio and Video resources
Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) is an interdisciplinary perspective that has moved from theory to practice and has now attracted the attention of academics and practitioners internationally. There are a range of written resources (see International Network on TJ searchable bibliography) but also a great deal of audio and video. Ideal for those who need a … Continue reading Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Audio and Video resources
Resolving Indian Residential School abuse claims using therapeutic jurisprudence techniques
Guest blogger Shelley Trevethan, Executive Director, Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat, discusses the use of therapeutic jurisprudence techniques in resolving claims of abuse suffered at Indian Residential Schools in Canada... Legacy of Indian Residential Schools in Canada For more than a century, between the mid-1800s and mid-1900s, the Government of Canada and church entities administered … Continue reading Resolving Indian Residential School abuse claims using therapeutic jurisprudence techniques
New article: TJ in mainstream criminal justice
In the latest edition of The Alternative Law Journal, Victorian Magistrate Pauline Spencer, explores how therapeutic jurisprudence can provide a way of thinking about how to make our laws and legal systems more humane, just and effective. "From alternative to the new normal: Therapeutic jurisprudence in the Mainstream", explores recent developments in therapeutic jurisprudence and, … Continue reading New article: TJ in mainstream criminal justice
Conference! Weaving strands in Aotearoa New Zealand
On the 3rd-4th of September 2015, The University of Auckland will host the Fourth International Conference on Therapeutic Jurisprudence Building on the success of three previous forums of this kind held in England (1998), America (2001), and Australia (2006), the 2015 conference will foster an inter-disciplinary and collegial environment to discuss and constructively debate the place of … Continue reading Conference! Weaving strands in Aotearoa New Zealand
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