Stanford Program in Law and Society
Mentorship thank-you gathering
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThis is a small thank-you, meet-and-greet welcom gathering with students, Prof. Manuel Gomez, and Prof. Lawrence Friedman. Related Media
Big Law in Venezuela: From the “Oil Opening” to the Bolivarian Revolution (1994-2013)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CABrought to you by the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession and the Stanford Program in Law and Society Speakers: Professor Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo & Professor Manuel A. Gómez Abstract Over the past two decades, Venezuela has undergone significant social, political, and economic change. These changes have significantly affected the corporate legal sector, which evolved from […]
Law and Society Documentary Screening #1 Five Broken Cameras
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CABrought to you by the Stanford Program in Law and Society Co-sponsored by SALME and ILS Synopsis: The Palestinian-Israeli-French co-production 5 BROKEN CAMERAS is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera […]
Disability Legal Studies: Critical & Practical Perspectives
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CABrought to you by the Stanford Program in Law and Society Co-sponsored by John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law & Stanford Critical Law Society In recent decades, people with disabilities and their allies around the world have started to challenge conventions about the phenomenon of disability. A corner stone […]
How the WTO Shapes Regulatory Governance
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe World Trade Organization (WTO) arguably shapes regulatory governance in more countries to a greater extent than any other international organization. Professor Gregory Shaffer will provide a new framework for assessing the broader regulatory implications of the WTO within nation states, as opposed to viewing the WTO as a form of global governance above the […]
Pensando Venezuela: A transformation in retrospect
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAConference Pensando Venezuela: A transformation in retrospect Conference Organizer: Venezuelan Student Association. Co-sponsors: Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law, Center for Latin American Studies, and Stanford Program in Law and Society This conference seeks to expose the factors that brought ex-president Hugo Chavez to power and led him to carry the transformations that […]
Legal Mechanisms and Ethical Concerns in Protracted Conflict
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CABrought to you by the Stanford Program in Law and Society Situations of intractable conflict between nations, ethnicities, or groups, raise a unique set of concerns, both in terms of legal norms and in terms of a variety of social standards, such as morality and ethics. How do we raise moral awareness among individuals in […]
Empirical Research Methods workshop
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThis empirical research methods workshop is an introduction to the opportunities and challenges of empirical research and its place in legal scholarship. The panel features Prof. Robert MacCoun of UC Berkeley, Prof. Manuel Gomez of Florida International University College of Law, and SLS' Prof. John Donohue, who each have years of experience conducting research with […]
Inaugural Conference for Junior Researchers on Law and Society
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAOn Law and (In)formality The Stanford Program in Law and Society (SPLS) at Stanford Law School is pleased to announce its Inaugural Conference for Junior Researchers. As there are limited opportunities for the international community of aspiring scholars to meet and discuss their current projects on law and society, this conference is intended to provide […]
Stanford Program in Law and Society Kick-off meeting
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAJoin us at our kick-off meeting to chat about events and activities planned for the year and find out about opportunities to get involved. Related Media
“Big Law” in Latin America: Globalization and Adjustments
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThis daylong event will feature a general discussion of the preliminary results obtained through a multi-country empirical investigation geared to explore the impact of the social, political, and economic landscape on the providers of high-end corporate legal services in several Latin American countries and Spain during the last two decades. The program will be divided […]
Law and Society Film screening #1: “Chocó” – Colombia (followed by a discussion with Prof. César Rodríguez-Garavito)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CALaw and Society Film screening #1: "Chocó" - Colombia (followed by a discussion with Prof. César Rodríguez-Garavito) When: October 20th, 7-9pm Film description: Chocó promised her daughter a cake for her birthday. For women like Chocó, keeping this promise is no simple task. This film, a participant of Berlin International Film Festival, tells the story […]
Law and Society Film screening #2: “Saving Face” – Pakistan (Followed by a discussion with Prof. Evren Savci (SFSU)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAWhen: February 16th, 6.30-8pm About the film: Every year in Pakistan, many people – the majority of them women – are known to be victimized by brutal acid attacks, while numerous other cases go unreported. With little or no access to reconstructive surgery, survivors are physically and emotionally scarred. Many reported assailants, often a husband […]
Transgender Rights in Action
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CABrought to you by Stanford Program in Law and Society Co-Sponsored by OutLaw & StanfordCritical Law Society Monday, March 2, 2015 12:45-2:00pm, Room 95 Gender identity is perceived to be of great importance and possess great meaning in our society. One can immediately think about the first question a person is asked when they announce […]
Second Conference for Junior Researchers
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAOn Law and Social Transformations Introduction The Stanford Program in Law and Society (SPLS) at Stanford Law School is pleased to announce its Second Conference for Junior Researchers. Following the success of last year’s Inaugural Conference, this event seeks to continue the community-building process by providing a forum where aspiring scholars from around the globe […]
Prof. Bernadette Atuahene Discusses “We Want What’s Ours: Learning from South Africa’s Land Restitution Program”
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=5&v=PIsrHY6Tzt8 We Want What's Ours is a detailed study of South Africa's attempts to rectify the deprivation of land suffered by thousands of people under the colonial and apartheid regimes. It teaches a critical lesson about these transitions: remedying past wrongs entails more than distributing money or even returning property, because the dispossessed did […]
Stanford Program in Law and Society Kick-off Meeting
@ SLS: Room 283 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAAre you interested in interdisciplinary legal scholarship? Would you like to hear more about the relationship between the law and its social and political context? How might the “law on the books” differ from “law in action”? The Stanford Program in Law and Society is a student-run program aimed at promoting and advancing socio-legal interdisciplinary scholarship. This […]
CLASSES WITHOUT QUIZZES – Special SPILS Law and Society Seminar
@ SLS: Manning Lounge 2nd Floor, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CACome join us for a special reunion event—a law and society seminar led by Professors Lawrence Friedman and Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo. The seminar will provide an ideal setting to discuss the evolution of the Law and Society movement— and SPILS alums as law and society scholars — over the years. The event is part of the 20th […]
Law & Society Film Screening #1: American Promise (USA)
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAFive decades after of the landmark desegregation decision of Brown v. Board of Education, the struggle for closing the black educational achievement gap continues. American Promise, a 2013 Sundance Film Festival winner documentary, tells the story of two black boys who are admitted to a highly prestigious - and historically white - private school in Manhattan. […]
International Law Society: Faculty & Curriculum Night
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAWhere do you see yourself in the future? Are you a JD or advanced degree student interested in international law? Join us for Faculty & Curriculum night, where you’ll meet the international law […]
Wrongful Convictions in Latin America and the US: A Comparative Perspective
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe wrongful conviction of innocent people is a reality in the criminal justice system. Overwhelming evidence suggests that this is the case in various parts of the world, including the U.S, Canada, Australia, the UK, and other countries. Despite obvious jurisdictional differences, these countries share common characteristics as for why innocent people are often nevertheless […]
Law & Society Film Screening #2: “Last Train Home” (China) + a discussion with Prof. Ban Wang
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe Stanford Program in Law and Society invites you to the second documentary film screening of the year; the Chinese documentary "Last Train Home" (Dir. Lixin Fan) followed by a discussion with Prof. Ban Wang (Departments of East Asian Languages and Comparative Literature, Stanford University). When: Tuesday February 16th, 2016 @ 6.30pm The film: Every spring, millions of […]
New Trends in Empirical Legal Studies: Closing the Gap Between Research Methods
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAInterested in empirical legal research? About to embark on an empirical research project of your own and want to get advice from top legal scholars in the field? Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from and interact with distinguished scholars that have extensive experience conducting empirical research. We will discuss the latest trends in […]
Stanford Program in Law and Society 3rd Conference for Junior Researchers
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAImpact: How Law Affects Behavior By Professor Lawrence M. Friedman — Book Launch Event
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAProfessor Friedman's new book explores the relationship between law and behavior from various angles and points of view. In this book launch event, Professor Friedman and Professor John Donohue will discuss implications of empirical and behavioral research on legal discourse as reflected in the new book published by Harvard University Press.