Leaving Emotion Out: Litigants in Person and Emotion in New Zealand Civil Courts

Litigants in person (LiPs) receive the message that emotion should be “left out” of New Zealand courtrooms. This is a confusing and impossible goal. This paper draws on two empirical studies and argues that the exhortation to leave emotion out is multi-layered, referring to behav...

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Main Author: Bridgette Toy-Cronin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2019-12-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:http://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1071