In courtrooms everything that is taken into
consideration must be said. So, if someone speaks a different language
and needs an interpretor to communicate, that adds complexity to the
situation. In this episode we discuss interpretation in the hearing.
Agency is not a legal concept, but it still matters in
the courtroom. In this episode, we ask what challenges this creates
and what agency can help us understand about justice in practice.
Courtrooms are a space saturated with emotions and in
this episode we focus on the many different ways emotions come into
play during court proceedings. We talk about both emotions expected
among defendants and crime victims but also emotions appropriate for
legal professionals.