El. knyga: How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching

This long-awaited collection of varied perspectives on the role of emotions and trauma in law teaching is a brilliant compilation that cuts across myriad legal topics, ranging from debtor-creditor law to domestic violence clinic to torts, business law, and legal education itself. It is groundbreaking in its breadth and the breadth of contributors, including leading podium scholars. As an early adoptee of the trauma-informed approach to teaching in the clinic, I am thrilled to see this expansion and deepening of the integration of trauma into virtually all of legal education. There is something in here for everyone, no matter their subject area. -- Joan Meier, George Washington University, USA This transformational volume deconstructs the belief that effective lawyering requires ignoring the impact of emotion and trauma on self and others. It explains why the health of students, their future clients, and teachers depends on paying attention to emotions and trauma, and developing a pedagogy that embraces rather than excludes their importance. The richness of this volume is illustrated by the diversity of its contributions with chapters written by doctrinal as well as experiential faculty from human rights and immigration to torts and debtor-creditor law. -- Karen Musalo, University of California, US This book is a gift for law faculty and their students who seek to grapple meaningfully with the violence and trauma inherent in law. It provides long overdue prescriptions to imbue the study of law with emotional intelligence, offering an impressively diverse range of perspectives and strategies for the classroom. -- Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Temple University, US