How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system by Martha Minow.

About Martha Minow: Martha Minow is the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University. She served as the Dean of the Law School between 2009 and 2017, and on June 30, 2017, she stepped down from her post as Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and during 2017-2018, she held the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence. In 2018, she assumed her current position as the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University. She has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981. Minow was one of the candidates mentioned to replace U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens upon his retirement.

In her thought-provoking TED Talk titled “How forgiveness can create a more just legal system,” law professor Martha Minow sheds light on the transformative power of forgiveness within our legal framework.

Minow highlights tools of forgiveness embedded in the U.S. legal system: pardons, commutations, and bankruptcy laws. These mechanisms allow individuals to move beyond their past mistakes and rebuild their lives. However, she questions whether we utilize these measures frequently enough and with fairness.

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