About
- Conducts multidisciplinary research: It brings together scholars from various departments, including Law, Psychology, and Media Arts.
- Examines the impact of emotion on law: Research focuses on how emotions affect individuals and their fairness within legal and bureaucratic systems.
- Supports specific legal areas: A key focus is on vulnerable populations, with research areas including forensic interviews of vulnerable witnesses, barriers to justice for refugees, and fairer asylum interviews.
- Aims to improve legal practice: The centre seeks to provide psychological science to legal professionals to improve decision-making and ensure fair treatment.
- Engages with practitioners and policymakers: The centre serves as a resource hub for professionals outside of academia, such as policy makers and practitioners.
Areas of Expertise
Forensic Interviewing
Professor Memon (right) 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 practices. Professor Memon also addresses the resources needed to deliver fairer decisions in asylum interviews and ones based on the best available psychological science.
Human Rights & Philosophy of Law
Professor Marshall (left) 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.