Overview

The Stanford Program in Law and Society is a student-run program aimed at promoting and advancing socio-legal interdisciplinary scholarship. This Program showcases Stanford Law School’s leading Law and Society research, and raises awareness of Law and Society as a rigorous discipline in the analysis of law in the broader societal context. It regularly features speakers and conferences, workshops and fellowships, and provides mentorship for young scholars in SLS Law-and-Society-oriented academic programs such as JD/PhD in Sociology, SPILS and JSD.

Faculty

Lawrence M. Friedman

Program Faculty Sponsor

lmf@stanford.edu

650 723.3072

Program Contacts

Eugenio J. Cárdenas

Co-President

ejcm@stanford.edu

Agnes Chong

Co-President/Publicity Officer

ahchong@stanford.edu

Lawrence M. Friedman

Program Faculty Sponsor

lmf@stanford.edu

650 723.3072

Diego Gil McCawley

Secretary/Development Officer

dgil@stanford.edu

Sarah Polcz

Board Member

spolcz@stanford.edu

Giulia Principe

Treasurer

giuliap1@stanford.edu

Sarah Shirazyan

Publicity Officer

shirazy@stanford.edu

Katherine Zhao

Communications Officer

kwzhao@stanford.edu

Recorded & Past Events

May 2012

• Law and Society in Syria
  May 22, 2012 from 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
• Law and Society Symposium - SPILS presentations
  May 18, 2012 - May 18, 2012
• Elaborating Civil Rights Experimentally: Examples from Juvenile Justice and Education
  May 17, 2012 from 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

April 2012

• Law and Psychology Series #3: Psychology of Opposition to Harm Reduction Policies
  April 10, 2012 from 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

February 2012

• Legitimacy and policing: The benefits of self-regulation
  February 24, 2012 from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Law and Society in Iran: Historical Overview & Projections into the Future
  February 15, 2012 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  Related Information and Recordings
• The Geography of Sexuality -- the regulation of sexuality in the United States
  February 14, 2012 from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
• Inside the Pyramid of Disputes: Naming, Claiming and Refraining in 3 California Prisons
  February 9, 2012 from 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm

January 2012

• Law & Psychology Series: #1 - The Psychology of Judging
  January 18, 2012 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

November 2011

• Do Blind People See Race? Professor Osagie K. Obasogie in conversation with Professor Rick Banks
  November 9, 2011 from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
• Designing International Trade Policy: An Insider's Perspective
  November 3, 2011 from 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm

October 2011

• Coffee and Cookies with Manuel Gomez
  October 14, 2011
• Book Launch -- "Law in Many Societies" - with editors, and commentary by Professor Kitty Calavita
  October 13, 2011 from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  Related Information and Recordings

April 2011

• Law in Action: A Conversation on the Future of Law & Society
  April 14, 2011 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm