We need more forgiveness, but we need a jurisprudence for forgiveness.The U.S. once upon a time had the innovative idea of separate courts for juveniles. Previously, she served as the Dean of the Law School between 2009 and 2017. I am particularly humbled to follow Laurel Ulrich and Derek Bok, whose works exemplify imagination, rigor, and conscience.
It would be a better world if we develop guidelines for the use of that power. The same thing happens with sealing a record for minors.I hope an impact of the book is to encourage people to take seriously the possibility of the legal system encouraging and supporting future-oriented solutions rather than always looking at the past and always looking to blame. Minow served as Dean of Harvard Law School between 2009-2017. Martha Minow, the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law, has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981, where her courses include civil procedure, constitutional law, family law, international criminal justice, jurisprudence, law and education, nonprofit organizations, and the public law workshop. Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor, explores the possibilities for the U.S. legal system to become less punitive and more merciful.
Martha Louise Minow (born December 6, 1954) is the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University.She served as the Dean of the Law School between 2009 and 2017, and on June 30, 2017, she stepped down from her post as Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and during 2017-2018, she held the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence. There are other countries that don’t leave that power simply in the hands of one person. We should remember the purposes of strengthening human relationships and helping people overcome trauma and helping societies rebuild after terrible atrocities; and we should revise the legal system to make those goals better served. For example, the use of fines and fees laid on top of the punishment for poor people and the court systems that use them knowing full well that the individuals cannot pay them, which leads to incarceration despite the fact that the Supreme Court has said we should never have a debtors’ prison. But both processes, the election of the prosecutors and the changes in the bankruptcy system, are political. Throughout her career, she has powerfully combined scholarship with service and education with inspiration.”John F. Manning, Minow’s successor as dean of the Law School, said of the appointment: “Martha Minow has been a transformative scholar across multiple fields and disciplines, a devoted and influential teacher, an innovative and impactful dean, and a tireless advocate for those in need of legal services. This new appointment provides energizing encouragement as I return to the classroom after a wondrous, boundary-crossing year with generous colleagues at the Radcliffe Institute. In 2018, she became the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University.
In addition to many scholarly articles published in journals of law, history and philosophy, she has published over sixteen books. In it she called for criminal justice system reforms. The annual report details administrators’ and endowment investment managers’ compensation.It is an honor to teach and study at this extraordinary University, as it was to serve as dean of the Law School under President Faust's outstanding leadership. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff PhotographerBut there are some aspects of the legal system itself that are unforgivable. We could learn from the international context to see that there are adults who are responsible for setting up a world in which the young people are drawn into those conflicts.
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