Bridgette Toy-Cronin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4459985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bridgette Toy-Cronin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bridgette |
| FAMILY NAME | Toy-Cronin |
| SIGNATURE | TOY-CRONIN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8410-1620 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Who Are the People in “People-Centred Justice”? An Examination through a New Zealand Lens
The phrase “people-centred justice” is a powerful rallying idea for improving access to justice. But what does it mean? While it is attractively simple, its openness means reformers can subsume a number of very different aims under its banner. Using various examples from New Zealand, where it has featured in domestic policy since 2012, this article considers three aspects of people-centred justice that mean it is open to various interpretations: …
Vexatious or Vulnerable
Litigants in person (LiPs) are increasingly prominent players in the social world of the court. There is a growing literature addressing many questions relating to litigants in person and this article contributes to that literature, exploring the creation and maintenance of the social role of the litigant in person. I argue that the high-status actors and those in the inner circle of the social world of the court – the judiciary, lawyers, and cou…
Sustaining Tenancies or Swift Evictions
There is a contradiction at the centre of tenancy practice and policy. On the one hand is the goal of sustaining tenancies to prevent homelessness and, on the other, a tribunal system for resolving tenancy disputes which is founded on achieving a "swift eviction". We analyse observations of tribunal hearings and mediations along with a sample of written orders. We ask whether the goal of sustaining tenancies can be achieved in a legislative frame…
A happy medium? Telephone hearings for litigants in person facing housing eviction
Courts around the world moved rapidly to adopt remote hearings as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. This accelerated a trend that pre-dated the pandemic, as governments and courts looked to remote hearings for their potential cost savings and the promise of greater accessibility. The debate about remote hearings has focused on using audio-visual technology, but audio-only hearings are widely used and involve the much more accessible technology, th…
Tighten, Cull and Focus”
Governments are turning to online self-help courts in an effort to cut costs, increase access to the justice system, and, in response to the global pandemic, to reduce physical contact. But to what extent do these courts support pro se or self-represented litigants? This article reports a laboratory experiment which compared how laypeople (pro se) and lawyers explained the same justiciable problem in a mock online court portal. Retired judges als…
Leaving Emotion Out
Litigants in person (LiPs) receive the message that emotion should be “left out” of New Zealand courtrooms. This is a confusing and impossible goal. This paper draws on two empirical studies and argues that the exhortation to leave emotion out is multi-layered, referring to behaving and thinking like a lawyer, including a focus on the commercial or transactional elements of disputes, rather than on other aspects that are important to litigants. T…
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Leaving Emotion Out
Litigants in person (LiPs) receive the message that emotion should be “left out” of New Zealand courtrooms. This is a confusing and impossible goal. This paper draws on two empirical studies and argues that the exhortation to leave emotion out is multi-layered, referring to behaving and thinking like a lawyer, including a focus on the commercial or transactional elements of disputes, rather than on other aspects that are important to litigants. T…
Sustaining Tenancies or Swift Evictions
There is a contradiction at the centre of tenancy practice and policy. On the one hand is the goal of sustaining tenancies to prevent homelessness and, on the other, a tribunal system for resolving tenancy disputes which is founded on achieving a "swift eviction". We analyse observations of tribunal hearings and mediations along with a sample of written orders. We ask whether the goal of sustaining tenancies can be achieved in a legislative frame…
A happy medium? Telephone hearings for litigants in person facing housing eviction
Courts around the world moved rapidly to adopt remote hearings as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. This accelerated a trend that pre-dated the pandemic, as governments and courts looked to remote hearings for their potential cost savings and the promise of greater accessibility. The debate about remote hearings has focused on using audio-visual technology, but audio-only hearings are widely used and involve the much more accessible technology, th…
Tighten, Cull and Focus”
Governments are turning to online self-help courts in an effort to cut costs, increase access to the justice system, and, in response to the global pandemic, to reduce physical contact. But to what extent do these courts support pro se or self-represented litigants? This article reports a laboratory experiment which compared how laypeople (pro se) and lawyers explained the same justiciable problem in a mock online court portal. Retired judges als…
Who Are the People in “People-Centred Justice”? An Examination through a New Zealand Lens
The phrase “people-centred justice” is a powerful rallying idea for improving access to justice. But what does it mean? While it is attractively simple, its openness means reformers can subsume a number of very different aims under its banner. Using various examples from New Zealand, where it has featured in domestic policy since 2012, this article considers three aspects of people-centred justice that mean it is open to various interpretations: …
Vexatious or Vulnerable
Litigants in person (LiPs) are increasingly prominent players in the social world of the court. There is a growing literature addressing many questions relating to litigants in person and this article contributes to that literature, exploring the creation and maintenance of the social role of the litigant in person. I argue that the high-status actors and those in the inner circle of the social world of the court – the judiciary, lawyers, and cou…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic Justice (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Dispute Resolution and Class Actions (2 works) · Eviction (2 works) · Law in Society and Culture (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)