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More than the Rules – Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Legal Actors in New Zealand's Legal System
Author(s) -
Stannard Emily
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/fcre.12588
Subject(s) - therapeutic jurisprudence , aotearoa , jurisprudence , law , economic justice , work (physics) , legal research , political science , sociology , criminology , psychology , psychiatry , mental health , engineering , mechanical engineering
Therapeutic Jurisprudence (“TJ”) is the study of the psychological impact of the law. One way that TJ can be applied is by examining the way legal actors such as lawyers, judges, court appointed specialists and court registrars, go about their work. In Aotearoa New Zealand's Family Justice System (“FJS”) there have been long standing concerns about the FJS is not meeting the needs of participants in the system. In particular, concerns about Māori, migrants and survivors of family violence not having their needs yet have persisted for decades. This article addresses concerns for each group, and gives examples of how legal actors can use TJ to improve the system for their clients by the way they go about their work.