%0 Journal Article
%T The Compassionate Judge (2007) Vol 1 Art 7
%A Costa Avgoustinos
%J Public Space : the Journal of Law and Social Justice
%D 2007
%I 
%X ¡®Out of touch¡¯ dispassionate decisions often invite public outcry, but the weak ¡®too lenient¡¯ judge is also open to criticism. In this paper I examine the role which compassion plays in legal judgment, how compassion is exercised and the limits of compassion. I argue that not only does compassion have a role to play in legal judgment but that, to the extent that judges exercise compassion, compassion enhances the openness and transparency of the law.
%U http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/publicspace/article/view/540