Constitutional Law

• Stanford Constitutional Law Center

The Stanford Constitutional Law Center, founded in September 2006 by former dean Kathleen M. Sullivan and now led by Michael W. McConnell, grows out of the long and distinguished tradition of constitutional law scholarship at Stanford Law School.

Criminal Justice

• Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC)

Promotes and coordinates the study of criminal law and the criminal justice system.

Environmental Law

• Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance

Stanford University's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance was created in 2011 to help blaze an economically sensible path toward an advanced global energy system.

• Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program (ENRLP)

Provides students with access to environmental practitioners, regulators and academics, and with opportunities for hands-on involvement in research, environmental advocacy, and collaborative dialogue.

International Law

• Rule of Law Program

The Rule of Law Program has launched student-driven projects in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, and Kurdistan. Through examining critical connections between law, society, economy, and polity and the demand legal for tools and resources, the Rule of Law Program’s analyses and country specific projects help to create, articulate, and channel legal resources to meet this demand.

• Afghanistan Legal Education Project

Founded in 2007 as a student-driven initiative, the Afghanistan Legal Education Project at Stanford Law School (ALEP) develops innovative legal curricula to help Afghanistan’s universities train the next generation of lawyers and leaders. ALEP has developed an extensive law curriculum at the American University of Afghanistan with strong support from INL/State Department.

• Bhutan Law and Policy Project

The Stanford Law School Bhutan Law & Policy Project (BLPP) provides an opportunity for SLS students to engage in the legal development process of Bhutan, a country that seeks to emerge from isolation and develop economically while maintaining its cultural values. This project is not currently recruiting.

• Timor-Leste Legal Education Project

Launched in March 2010, the Timor-Leste Legal Education Project (TLLEP) is a partnership between The Asia Foundation (TAF) and Stanford Law School, funded by USAID. TLLEP provides accessible, dynamic educational textbooks to help build knowledge in Timorese universities, government institutions, and non-governmental organizations.

• Iraq Legal Education Initiative

Launched in 2012, the Iraq Legal Education Initiative (ILEI) is a partnership between Stanford Law School and the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. The project will provide opportunities for students to be involved in some of the very first legal analyses of recently updated Iraqi laws.

• Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN)

Studies international and intergroup conflict resolution.

• Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law

Addresses developments shaping global politics, business, and law.

Law and Society

• Stanford Program in Law and Society

The Stanford Program in Law and Society is a student-run program aimed at promoting and advancing socio-legal interdisciplinary scholarship.

Law, Economics and Business

• Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance

An interdisciplinary center for the understanding and practice of corporate governance.

• John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics

Supports faculty and student scholarship, events, and fellowships in law and economics.

• Securities Class Action Clearinghouse (SCAC)

Free, online database of all securities class actions filed in U.S. federal court since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) of 1995.

Law, Science and Technology

• Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology

Explores the law’s intersection with science and technology in national and global arenas.

• Center for E-Commerce

A neutral forum for scholars, lawyers, and executives to explore e-commerce law.

• Center for Internet and Society

Studies the intersection of law, new technologies, and the public interest.

• Center for Law and the Biosciences

Examines bioscientific discoveries in the context of the law.

• Transatlantic Technology Law Forum

Raises awareness and supports research on transatlantic technology law issues.

• CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers and Law

A multidisciplinary laboratory exploring how technology can enhance our legal system.

• Stanford IP Litigation Clearinghouse

A project for the creation of a comprehensive, online resource for scholars, policy makers, industry, lawyers, and litigation support firms.

• Fair Use Project

Provides legal support to a range of projects designed to clarify, and extend, the boundaries of "fair use" in order to enhance creative freedom.

• Consumer Privacy Project (CPP)
The Consumer Privacy Project (CPP) engages in research, advocacy, and tool-building in an effort to enhance privacy online.

Legal Profession and Legal Ethics

• Stanford Center on the Legal Profession

Promotes research, teaching and programs on the legal profession and legal ethics.

Negotiation and Mediation

• Martin Daniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution

The heart of dispute resolution programs at Stanford University.

• Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program

Offers small, highly interactive seminars on dispute resolution.

Public Interest Law

• John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law

Provides opportunities for students to make public service part of their JD experience and beyond.

Related Stanford Centers & Programs

• Bio–X
• Center for Biomedical Ethics
• Center on Democracy, Development & the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
• Center for International Security & Cooperation (CISAC)
• Center for Ocean Solutions
• Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources (E–IPER)
• Freeman Spogli Institute for Internatinal Studies (FSI)
• Hoover Institution
• Precourt Institute for Energy
• Program on Energy & Sustainable Development
• Program on Global Justice
• Program on Liberation Technology
• TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy (TomKat)
• Stanford Center for International Development
• Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
• Stanford Interdisciplinary Group for Neuroscience & Society (SIGNS)
• Woods Institute for the Environment