Valerie Hans

Valerie Hans is an American law professor at Cornell Law School.

Career

Hans' area of study is on the jury system, conducting social science-based empirical studies on legal decision making, particularly focusing on jury decisions.[1] She has authored or edited seven books and written scholarly publications that are listed among the highest rated in terms of scholarly impact.[2]

Hans serves as a co-editor for the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies[3] and is the president of the Law and Society Association for a two-year term beginning in June 2015.[4] She was awarded the group's Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award in 2012.[5]

Hans appears as a commentator in news publications and programs on the jury system and juror behavior during prominent public trials such as the Boston Marathon bombing trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,[6] and other prominent cases.[7]

Publications

Selected books authored or edited

Hans, Valerie; Robbennolt, Jennifer (2015). The Psychology of Tort Law. New York: NYU Press. ISBN 9781479814183.
Hans, Valerie; Vidmar, Niel (2007). American Juries: The Verdict. New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1591025887.
Hans, Valerie (2006). The Jury System: Contemporary Scholarship. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0754625049.
Hans, Valerie (2000). Business on Trial: The Civil Jury and Corporate Responsibility. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300082067.
Hans, Valerie; Vidmar, Neil (1986). Judging the Jury. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-0738205748.

Selected publications

Hans, V. P.; Blume, J. H.; Eisenberg, T.; Hritz, A. C.; Johnson, S. L.; Royer, C. E.; Wells, M. T. (2015). "The death penalty: Should the judge or the jury decide who dies?". Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. 12: 70–99. doi:10.1111/jels.12065.
Hans, V. P. (2014). "Reflections on the Korean jury trial". Journal of Korean Law. 14: 81–115.
Hans, V. P. (2014). "The impact of victim participation in Saiban-in trials in Japan: Insights from the American jury experience". International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. 42 (2): 103–116. doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2013.07.002.
Hans, V. P. (2014). "What's it worth? Jury damage awards as community judgments". William & Mary Law Review. 55: 935–969.
Hans, V. P. (2012). "What difference does a jury make?". Yonsei Law Journal. 3: 36–54.
Johnson, S.L.; Blume, J.; Eisenberg, T.; Hans, V.P.; Wells, M. T. (2012). "The Delaware death penalty: An empirical study". Iowa Law Review. 97: 1925–1964.
Hans, V. P.; Reyna, V. F. (2011). "To dollars from sense: Qualitative to quantitative translation in jury damage awards". Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. 8: 120–147. doi:10.1111/j.1740-1461.2011.01233.x.

References

"Get the Gist of How Jurors Decide Damage Numbers". Persuasivelitigator.com. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
"TOP 70 LAW FACULTIES IN SCHOLARLY IMPACT, 2007-2011". Leiterrankings.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
"JELS Editorial Board". Lawschool.cornell.edu. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
"Law and Society Association". Lawandsociety.org. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
"Law and Society Association". Lawandsociety.org. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
"Having the Trial in Boston Presents Huge Challenges". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
Sisak, Michael; Hays, Tom (7 January 2020). "Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out". StarTribune. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

External links

Cornell Law School Faculty Profile

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[1] "Get the Gist of How Jurors Decide Damage Numbers". Persuasivelitigator.com. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2015-05-28.

[2] "TOP 70 LAW FACULTIES IN SCHOLARLY IMPACT, 2007-2011". Leiterrankings.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.

[3] "JELS Editorial Board". Lawschool.cornell.edu. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-28.

[4] "Law and Society Association". Lawandsociety.org. Retrieved 2015-05-28.

[5] "Law and Society Association". Lawandsociety.org. Retrieved 2015-05-28.

[6] "Having the Trial in Boston Presents Huge Challenges". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

[7] Sisak, Michael; Hays, Tom (7 January 2020). "Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out". StarTribune. Retrieved 6 February 2020.