Rights & Justice Research

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.

Court Listening Project

The Court Listening Project (CLiP) seeks to understand the role of courts in their communities.

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.

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.

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Works to keep the work of MLK continuing through publications of books and scholarly articles, implementing a Libreration Curriculum, providing funding for fellows in residence, and hosting conferences and symposiums.

Poverty, Violence, and Governance Lab

PovGov is a research lab that aims to provide solutions to poverty, lawlessness, and violence.

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 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.

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 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 Legal Design Lab

The Stanford Legal Design Lab conducts research, designs interventions, and develops technologies and policies to promote equal access to justice.

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.