Terry Maroney

In the courtroom, judgments should be made on the basis of facts and evidence, regardless of emotions. But does the justice system really succeed in blotting out human feelings?
Terry Maroney looks behind the façade of legal sobriety. She shows how stress, satisfaction and dealing with emotions determine whether proceedings are perceived as fair – and what this reveals about us all.

The lecture will be followed by a discussion with Jonas Bens, Heisenberg Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hamburg, and Prof. Dr. Anne Peters, Director at MPIL Heidelberg.

Terry A. Maroney is Professor of Law, Medicine, Health and Society at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, USA, specializing in wrongful convictions and juvenile justice

Language: English

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