PLAYING WITH FIRE

There is an article written by Professor Kathryn Stanchi of Temple University School of Law called 'Playing with Fire: the Science of Confronting Adverse Material in Legal Advocacy'. It can be found in LSN Litigation and Procedure v.8, no. 67, 2007 and to be published in Rutgers Law Review, v.60, Winter 2008.

This facinataing article deals with the use of social science studies in discussing disclosure of negative information in legal advocacy. Professor Stanchi takes up the subject of negative information in terms of persuasion, negative information as a means of defusing the negative and she mentions the positive effect on the lawyer's credibility.

TEMPLE LAW PROFESSOR WORKS WITH LAWYERS FROM SUDAN

Joanne A. Epps, Associate Dean and professor at Temple University Law School provided trial advocacy training to nine Sudanese lawyers - who often represent victims of the Dafur crisis. The training is designed to equip the lawyers in asserting claims before international tribunals, incuding the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

Dean Epps has long supported goals for global justice. She provided training in international criminal law as part of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as well as trial advocacy in China and Japan.