ABSTRACT

Legally aided criminal defence work is under significant strain at present following fee stagnations and funding cuts over the last 20 years. This has obvious implications for those working in criminal defence practice, which have been examined in the literature on access to criminal justice. However, the implications for teaching and learning within criminal law and practice have been not been subject to much attention. Within we reflect on the teaching and learning challenges. Further, we use a Fineman vulnerability analysis to illustrate how the challenges faced by criminal defence practice – in the face of a crumbling criminal justice system – affect criminal law and process teaching and learning. Finally, we explore how the resilience of criminal defence can be provided (or bolstered) by and within the academe.

摘要

在过去20年中，由于费用停滞和资金削减，目前法律援助的刑事辩护工作正面临巨大压力。这对从事刑事辩护实践的人有明显的影响，有关获取刑事司法的文献对此进行了研究。但是，对于刑法和实践中的教与学的意义尚未引起足够的重视。在其中，我们反思教学方面的挑战。此外，我们使用Fineman脆弱性分析来说明刑事辩护实践面临的挑战（面对脆弱的刑事司法系统）如何影响刑法和过程教学。最后，我们探讨了如何在学院内和学院内提供（或加强）刑事辩护的弹性。