Browsing Research by Author "Dewhurst, Dale"
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An Analysis of Client Realism, Virtue Ethics and Comprehensive Justice
Dewhurst, Dale (2014-01-16)In this paper I assert that at the foundations of Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Comprehensive Justice Movement (Comprehensive Law Movement / Non-Adversarial Justice) lies in the interplay between client realism and the ... -
Analyzing the Normative Nature of Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Dewhurst, Dale (2011-11-02)Recent writings have debated TJ’s normative nature. Some proffer TJ as the potentially dominant legal paradigm, capable of reinventing law and justice systems at their core. Critics assert that TJ: violates zealous ... -
Mediation as an Alternative Source of Law
Dewhurst, Dale (2009-08-12)Mediation as an Alternative Source of Law: A co-authored 2003 article, "Delegation as a Source of Law", recognized the traditional sources of law to be legislation and precedent. It went further to analyze the decisions ... -
Preparing Effective Codes of Ethics in Aboriginal Agency
Dewhurst, Dale (2010-07-14)An Aboriginal agency that: (a) conducts business in a cross-cultural setting; (b) employs Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal employees; (c) wants to conduct its operations in keeping with Aboriginal protocols; may wish ... -
When a Guilty Verdict is in the Accused’s Best Interests
Dewhurst, Dale (2010-06-22)Lawyers’ ethical codes direct defence counsel to protect clients from criminal conviction. If acquittal isn’t possible, the minimal sentence should be secured. This paper argues that in specific case types neither an ...