Justice, Conflict and Wellbeing

Brian Bornstein & Richard Wiener are Associate Director and Director, respectively, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) law-psychology program. The UNL law-psychology program is the nation’s oldest such program and the editors have an established track record of conducting multi and interdisciplinary research. Both editors conduct research and publish extensively on the topics covered by the present volume. The chapter contributors are leading researchers in social science and law.

Part I: Distributive justice: All else being equal: Overcoming the egalitarian norm.- Cutting your cake and having it too: Or, is equality a distributive justice principle?.- Part II: Objectification and discrimination.- A psycholegal model of hostile environments: The role of dehumanization.- Exploring the dark matter of objectification.- Part III: Justice and conflict involving people with mental illness.- Therapeutic jurisprudence and recovery from severe and disabling mental illness.- Mental illness, dangerousness and police power interventions in pursuit of justice and well-being.- That's What Friends Are For: Mentors, LAP Lawyers, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Clients with Mental Illness.- Part IV: Political conflict, policy solutions and citizens' wellbeing.- After violent conflict: Justice, wellbeing, and international criminal courts.- Complexity of accountability for mass atrocity.- Part V: Justice outside of court: Alternative dispute resolution.- Advancements in arbitral immunity and judicial review of arbitral awards create ethical loopholes in arbitration.- Retired to greener pastures: The public costs of private judging.- Part VI: Bringing wellbeing to children in conflict: Recess in primary school: The disjuncture between educational policy and scientific research.- Playground conflict: Everyday opportunities for children to manage conflict.