When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)
Tuition
1979
Conference Fee
499
Days
to
Course Location
SalemMA
Course Fees
Tuition
$1979
Conference Fee
$499
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693 and involved more than 200 prosecutions and court hearings for the practice of witchcraft. During that time, 20 people were executed for their crimes and several others died in inhumane prison conditions.
Since the 17th century, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and injustice. Fueled by xenophobia, religious extremism and long-brewing social tensions, the witch hunt continues to beguile the popular imagination more than 300 years later. While long understood as an injustice, it was not until 2022 that the last victim of this was publicly exonerated.
Previous When Justice Fails courses have focused on the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans, the Civil Rights Movement, the Holocaust, and race riots. Throughout the course, the role of an independent judiciary and of the judge is analyzed and emphasized.
Judges can face conflicts between the law and their consciences. This course provides intellectual tools to recognize potential threats and emphasizes the importance of maintaining an independent judiciary.
How does an independent judiciary contribute to a just society? What is necessary for a judiciary to be truly independent? This course examines these questions by scrutinizing historical and current events to see where judges have struggled with powerful personal, ethical, and political pressures.
Course $1979
Conference Fee $499
Scholarship assistance makes NJC courses more affordable for judges.
During this course, you will learn to:
- Define how legal and judicial systems are influenced by a government’s political philosophy;
- Analyze the power of hate groups and other forces that negatively influence judicial independence;
- Describe potential areas of tension between the canons of ethics and the application of the rule of law; and
- Identify the elements of an independent judiciary.
This course qualifies for The National Judicial College Certificate in Judicial Development program Administrative Law Adjudication Skills, Dispute Resolution Skills, General Jurisdiction Trial Skills, Special Court Trial Skills, and Tribal Judicial Skills disciplines.
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693 and involved more than 200 prosecutions and court hearings for the practice of witchcraft. During that time, 20 people were executed for their crimes and several others died in inhumane prison conditions.
Since the 17th century, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and injustice. Fueled by xenophobia, religious extremism and long-brewing social tensions, the witch hunt continues to beguile the popular imagination more than 300 years later. While long understood as an injustice, it was not until 2022 that the last victim of this was publicly exonerated.
Previous When Justice Fails courses have focused on the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans, the Civil Rights Movement, the Holocaust, and race riots. Throughout the course, the role of an independent judiciary and of the judge is analyzed and emphasized.
Judges can face conflicts between the law and their consciences. This course provides intellectual tools to recognize potential threats and emphasizes the importance of maintaining an independent judiciary.
How does an independent judiciary contribute to a just society? What is necessary for a judiciary to be truly independent? This course examines these questions by scrutinizing historical and current events to see where judges have struggled with powerful personal, ethical, and political pressures.