Law and the Legal System
The focus of this concentration area is on the application of social science methodology to better understand and evaluate legal rules and institutions. The emphasis is on the economic, political, philosophical and other social forces affecting the development of the law, and the effects of laws on society's welfare.
Affiliated Faculty
Courses
Below is a list of suggested courses. The list includes classes that students have taken in the past to complete this particular concentration, as well as additional classes that may be considered toward this topic. Students may choose to take other courses, though all concentration courses must be discussed with and approved by the faculty adviser whether or not they are on the suggested list. Students may also propose directed reading, Overseas Studies (BOSP), and Bing Stanford in Washington (BSIW) courses.
Students may also want to review courses listed in the graduate Legal and Regulatory Intervention Concentration.
Dannenberg, J. (PI)
Covington, J. (GP)
Belo-Osagie, A. (TA)
Dalton, M. (TA)
Folsz, H. (TA)
Dalton, M. (TA)
Liautaud, S. (PI)
Gonzalez, V. (TA)
Polinsky, A. (PI)
Sheeler, P. (GP)