Robyn Carroll and Prue E. Vines (University of Western Australia and University of New South Wales (UNSW)) have posted Special Issue on Apologies: Introduction (Oñati Socio-Legal Series, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2017) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
What is the place of apology in law? What is the meaning of apology in a complex landscape of meanings based on a socio-legal appreciation of legal concepts? This special issue explores the place of apology in the legal system within three broad inter-related themes: the meaning of apologies; the effectiveness of laws protecting apologies and the role of apologies as remedy, redress and reparation. The articles focus on apologies within the legal system and encompass what happens when a person apologises and how the legal system responds to that apology, the impact of an apology and its use in the criminal justice system and on civil liability, how this differs across different legal systems and societies, and what legal systems can learn from sociology, philosophy, psychology and economics in relation to apology.
