1st Edition

Judges, Decision Making and Empathy Insights from the Bench

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

This book presents empirical research uncovering the views and experiences of Polish judges regarding the utilization of empathy in their work. Although there is growing interest in the role of empathy in judicial decision-making, there is little research on how judges themselves approach this issue. This volume offers an alternative to the usual focus on common law jurisdictions. It adopts a... Read more

Introduction: Filling in a partial Image of empathy in judging - Mateusz Stępień

1. Empathy in the legal context: Advances and gaps in current research - Mateusz Stępień

2. Methodology, study context, and challenges - Mateusz Stępień

3. Judges and the struggle to understand empathy - Mateusz Stępień

4. Extracting the role and place of empathy in judicial decision-making: The judge’s perspective - Mateusz Stępień

5. Empathy and impartiality: “Friends” or “foes”? - Mateusz Stępień

6. Developing judicial empathy through training methods: A psychological perspective - Ewa Wilczek-Rużyczka

Conclusion Mateusz Stępień

Biography

Mateusz Stępień is Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, and Head of the Department of Sociology of Law.

Ewa Wilczek-Rużyczka is Professor at the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, and Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogy, and Humanities.