Advocacy Group
Our aim is to increase knowledge and understanding of all aspects of advocacy, both academically and professionally. It does this through research, scholarship and education in the field of advocacy, in its broadest sense, and within both criminal and civil jurisdictions.
'Advocacy' includes subjects such as case preparation and analysis, and the uses of forensic science. We seek to examine advocacy in its many and varied contexts, including pre-trial, trial and post-trial advocacy, the ways that judges, magistrates and jurors 'use' the evidence that is presented to them, and decision-making processes.
Advocacy also includes the use and development of specific techniques, such as witness handling, including expert and vulnerable witnesses. We see it as important to incorporate insights from cognate disciplines that have a bearing on advocacy including, for example, psychology and criminology, as well as the developing field of legal storytelling.
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Subject group lead: Marcus Soanes