Remote judging: The impact of video links on the image and the role of the judge

Rowden, E; Wallace, A

Remote judging: The impact of video links on the image and the role of the judge

Rowden, E

Wallace, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Law in Context, 2018, 14 (4), pp. 504 - 524
Issue Date:: 2018-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rowden, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-600X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wallace, A	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-03-15	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Law in Context, 2018, 14 (4), pp. 504 - 524	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1744-5523	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129449
dc.description.abstract	© Cambridge University Press 2018. Judges perform an important role on behalf of society, as impartial decision-makers, interpreting and applying the law, presiding over courtrooms and ensuring a fair trial. The image of the judge - how they are viewed culturally - reinforces their role, emphasising their authority and neutrality, thus supporting the legitimacy of the court as an institution. Increasingly, judges use video conferencing where either they, or other participants, are located away from the courtroom. Reporting on a three-year empirical study, this paper argues that the introduction of video-conferencing technologies in court has had a profound impact on the production, management and consumption of judicial images, with implications for the role of the judge. Video links challenge cultural assumptions about how the role of the judge is performed and what the image of the judge should be. We argue that greater congruence needs to be achieved over video links between that image and the role of the judge.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Law in Context	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/S1744552318000216	en_US
dc.title	Remote judging: The impact of video links on the image and the role of the judge	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
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utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
utslib.for	1602 Criminology	en_US
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utslib.for	18 Law and Legal Studies	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
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pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	14	en_US

Abstract:

© Cambridge University Press 2018. Judges perform an important role on behalf of society, as impartial decision-makers, interpreting and applying the law, presiding over courtrooms and ensuring a fair trial. The image of the judge - how they are viewed culturally - reinforces their role, emphasising their authority and neutrality, thus supporting the legitimacy of the court as an institution. Increasingly, judges use video conferencing where either they, or other participants, are located away from the courtroom. Reporting on a three-year empirical study, this paper argues that the introduction of video-conferencing technologies in court has had a profound impact on the production, management and consumption of judicial images, with implications for the role of the judge. Video links challenge cultural assumptions about how the role of the judge is performed and what the image of the judge should be. We argue that greater congruence needs to be achieved over video links between that image and the role of the judge.

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