Writing Amicus Curiae and Policy Briefs: A Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Family Law and Policy

2013 ◽  
pp. 17-34
Keyword(s):  
Family Law ◽  
Amicus Curiae ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Approach To Teaching

scholarly journals Conference highlights at the Institute

Amicus Curiae ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Julian Harris
Keyword(s):  
Law Reform ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Amicus Curiae ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Third ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
General Editor ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information Law

In his final “First Page” commentary as Deputy General Editor of Amicus Curiae, Julian Harris highlights two recent high-quality conferences staged at the IALS (The Third Annual Conference on “The future of the commercial contract in scholarship and law reform” and the 2018 Annual Conference of the Information Law and Policy Centre on “Transforming cities with AI: law policy and ethics”) and papers resulting from the conferences appearing in this issue of Amicus Curiae.

scholarly journals The Use of Personal Pronouns in the Writing of Argumentative Essays by EFL Writers

RELC Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-19
Author(s):  
Robert MacIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personal Pronouns ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Style Guides

In many academic writing textbooks and style guides the use of personal pronouns is not encouraged. This is particularly problematic for non-native speakers of English trying to express themselves in a second language as, although personal pronouns are a clear signal of the writers’ identity and presence in a text, they are usually advised not to use them. Therefore, in order to understand more about the use of personal pronouns by non-native speakers, this study examined a corpus of argumentative essays written by first-year Japanese university students. Whilst the use of personal pronouns has been well documented, there has been less written about how we, as educators, can help our learners understand how to use them to shape their identities as academic writers. Therefore, this article attempts to address this by suggesting a possible pedagogical approach to teaching the use of personal pronouns in academic writing.

Role and Responsibilities of Counsel for the Child in Alberta: A Practitioner's Perspective and a Response to Professor Bala

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale Hensley
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Amicus Curiae ◽  
Policy Makers

The representation of children and the role and responsibilities of counsel have recently become topics of discussion in Alberta. This dialogue includes consideration of whether, and in what situations, acting as a best-interests advocate, an amicus curiae, or a traditional advocate best meets the goal of reaching an outcome that serves the best interests of a child whose parents are engaged in family law and child protection disputes. This article proposes that the most appropriate role for counsel who represent children becomes obvious once the societal motivation for having such representation is clarified. In particular, counsel's role depends on whether children are accepted as rights-bearers, which also impacts the interpretation of statutory language, particularly "interests" and "best interests." and the test for capacity to instruct counsel. This analysis rejects Professor Bella's proposal that counsel should advocate their own opinions of the child's best interests because such an approach exceeds the training and expertise oflawyers and is not supported by current legal systems. The author joins Professor Bala in urging decision- and policy-makers to develop a coherent child representation program to address these and related issues. 

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