Carleton University

Course Description

• Organized around the theme of law and social transformation, this interdisciplinary MA program is designed for students interested in developing a rigorous and critical understanding of how the law works, the different ways individuals encounter and challenge law, the changing means by which regulation takes place, and the relationship between law, nation, citizenship, and belonging

• Students participate in ongoing research and seminar series sponsored by the Department of Law and Legal Studies, including the Jurisprudence Center and the Graduate Culture Seminar

• A collaborative specialization in African Studies is also available

• Fields of specialization include:

• Citizenship, Human Rights, and Political Economy

• Conflict Resolution

• Gender, Sexuality, and Identity

• Crime Governance and Security

• Globalization, International Law, and Transnational Justice

• Law, History, Culture, and Humanities

• Faculty research highlights include political trials in Canadian history, judicial politics in authoritarian regimes, identity and international war crimes tribunals, independence referendums in democratic theory, and the political economy of public and private policing