Principal speaker
The Honourable Justice Peter D Applegarth
2014 Griffith Law School Michael Whincop Memorial Lecture
Theory, Evidence and Emotion
Presented by The Honourable Justice Peter D Applegarth (Supreme Court of Queensland)
Judges and lawyers demand evidence. But theories like general deterrence often lack an evidentiary basis in many settings. Evidence-based policy depends on independent bodies like universities and law reform commissions to assemble and analyse evidence. Public debate about controversial issues like sentencing and preventive detention should be informed by reliable evidence and analysis. Policy is also shaped by public emotions. How should an independent judiciary respond to these emotions?
Justice Applegarth graduated in Arts and Law with First Class Honours and was awarded the Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford in 1985. He practised at the Bar in a wide range of civil and public law litigation for 22 years, including 8 years as Senior Counsel. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2008 he was an Executive Member of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, and served terms on the Board of Legal Aid Queensland and as a Part Time Member of the Queensland Law Reform Commission.
The Michael Whincop Memorial Lecture was inaugurated in 2004 to honour and celebrate the scholarly contributions that the late Professor Michael Whincop made to legal research.
Light refreshments will be available from 5:30pm with the lecture begining at 6:00pm.
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