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Research
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King Center on Global Development
The Stanford King Center on Global Development is a university-wide research center working to help improve the lives of people living in poverty around the world. -
Stanford Legal Design Lab
The Stanford Legal Design Lab conducts research, designs interventions, and develops technologies and policies to promote equal access to justice. -
Poverty, Violence, and Governance Lab
PovGov is a research lab that aims to provide solutions to poverty, lawlessness, and violence. -
Inclusive Democracy and Development Lab
Seeks to identify how and when the voices of marginalized peoples are represented in political institutions in low/middle-income countries, what policies best ensure this representation, and how political inclusion impacts broader patterns of development. -
Three Strikes and Justice Advocacy Project
We represent people serving the longest and most unjust prison terms in the country. Most of our clients are serving life sentences under the “Three Strikes” law for minor crimes. -
Court Listening Project
The Court Listening Project (CLiP) seeks to understand the role of courts in their communities. -
American Voices Project
Conducts a fact-finding census of 200 rural, suburban, and urban communities interviewing over 5,000 citizens across the country to understand their successes and struggles, and hopes and dreams to improve our country -
Program on Identity, Democracy, and Justice
The Program on Identity, Democracy, and Justice (IDJ) at CDDRL advances innovative research on the multifaceted dimensions of identity and their role in democratic development, struggles for recognition, social justice, and inclusion. -
Stanford Criminal Justice Center
The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) serves as a research and policy institute on issues related to the criminal legal system. -
Stanford Constitutional Law Center
The center focuses on the separation and scope of legislative, executive, and judicial powers; the structure of constitutional democracy; democracy, elections, and voting; and the freedoms of speech, press, and religion. -
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
The aspiration of SCRJ is a multicultural democracy where our ability to create opportunities, promote wellbeing for all, and advance freedom is not undermined by racism. -
John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law
Our research agenda is focused on supporting the development and health of the public interest legal field, with particular focus on US legal services for the indigent and the interaction of international human rights with domestic reform. -
Deborah L. Rhode Center on Advancing the Legal Profession
Through a multidisciplinary approach to teaching, research, and policy, the Rhode Center works to make civil justice more equitable, accessible, and transparent and to promote the legal profession’s commitment to the public interest. -
Center for Human Rights and International Justice
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice is committed to investigating global human rights violations. They offer programs dedicated to advancing human rights, including civil society outreach efforts and trial monitoring.
