Does the public have a right to see inside family courtrooms?
In short: This session explores whether the stories told in family court belong to the families involved or to society at large, examining the tension between privacy and the need for institutional transparency.
Professor Jo Delahunty KC, a leading UK barrister specialising in family and children cases, examines the shift in judicial practice following a 2014 initiative. This movement sought to increase public awareness and confidence in the court system by moving away from a tradition where proceedings were closed to everyone except the parties and professionals involved.
The discussion investigates whether efforts to usher in greater understanding through transparency have successfully met their goals.
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