Welcome to the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law

Co-production project to address challenges in seeking sanctuary in the UK. Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law and London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine. Illustration by Pen Mendonca

 

It is traditionally claimed that good law requires detachment, impartiality and objectivity, and that emotions should not be involved in the creation, interpretation, practice and its enforcement. More recently, it has become clear that this is not the case.  The aim of the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law (CSEL)  is to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as practitioners in social care, law, psychology, migration and charities to reconsider the role of emotion within law and practice. CSEL serves as a resource for practising clinicians in allied professions, helping them to stay current on the latest developments and serving as a means of networking with other professions.

 

 

Associate members offer expertise in a diverse range of issues within CSEL.  Areas of work are outlined on the members page of this website.

Professor Memon focuses on forensic interviews of vulnerable witnesses. Her current research is looking at the barriers to justice for refugees including culture, technological developments and interviewing practives.  Porfessor Memon also addresses the resources needed to deliver fairer decisions in asylum interviews and ones based on the best available psychological science.

Professor Marshall focuses on human rights and the philosophy of law. In relation to the work of CSEL, she examines the relationship between law and morality, the contribution of feminist philosophy and legal theory to the debates on exclusion and justice.