The ISTJ’s opening event was a founding meeting on Tuesday at the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, held in Prague, Czech Republic. Several dozen people from around the world filled a meeting room to discuss plans for this new organization, and the combined energies created a palpable sense of enthusiasm and engagement.

At the Prague founding meeting, law professors Amy Campbell (U. Memphis) and Kathy Cerminara (Nova Southeastern U., Florida) were named the recipients of first Wexler/Winick Distinguished Service Awards, given in recognition of outstanding service to the TJ community. The award is named for TJ co-founders David Wexler and the late Bruce Winick.

The ISTJ Board of Trustees has enthusiastically approved the creation of the “Peggy Hora/Michael Jones Award for Distinguished Judicial Service,” to be presented to “judges who are making outstanding contributions to the administration of justice in a therapeutic jurisprudence mode.” The award is named for two former judges who have made significant contributions to the […]

Interested in a justice system that improves the well-being of all those impacted it? Come along to the first Therapeutic Jurisprudence Oceania symposium in Brisbane, Australia on April 13 & 14, 2019 It will be an intimate and relaxed gathering of people across the region to exchange current TJ developments and plan for the future […]

There will be a dedicated Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) stream at the congress. This is a great opportunity to share ideas with people from many different disciplines who are interested in improving laws and legal systems. CALL FOR THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE ABSTRACTS submit by 30 April 2018 You can submit an abstract for an individual or a […]

The Non-Adversarial and Therapeutic Justice Center (NATJC) is continuously heading various activities related to TJ. In December 2019 the NATJC held the conference “Dispute-Settlers – Challenges and Dilemmas” which dealt with the changes in the role of lawyers, mediators and judges in dispute resolution procedures. The conference included a panel discussion on ethical aspects and […]

In 2018, Dr. Emma Jones (Sheffield University) and Dr. Anna Kawalek (Leeds Beckett University) engaged in several lengthy discussions about the potential of launching a Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) in the UK Chapter. This had yet been done before in the UK context, but would form a branch of the International Society of TJ (ISTJ), and […]