Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextualising law and emotion : past narratives and future directions / Heather Conway and John Stannard -- Affective family law / Clare Huntington -- Where there's a will ... : law and emotion in sibling inheritance disputes / Heather Conway -- The emotional dynamics of undue influence / John Stannard -- Discovering dignity : unpacking the emotional content of "Killing Narratives?" / Mary Neal -- Empathy for victims in criminal justice : revisiting Susan Bandes in victimology / Antony Pemberton -- Re-emotionalising regulatory responses to child sex offenders / Anne-Marie McAlinden -- Emotions and the assessment of credibility / Jane Herlihy and Stuart Turner -- Emotional transitions in social movements : the case of immigrant rights activism in Arizona / Kathryn Abrams -- Mediation and emotions : perception and regulation / Charlie Irvine and Laurel Farrington -- Engaging with emotions in the legal profession / Eimear Spain and Timothy Ritchie -- Emotion and the discourse of judging / Terry A Maroney -- Becoming like Solomon : towards an emotionally intelligent legal system / John Stannard and Heather Conway.