JSD Program
The Doctor of Juridical Science is the law school’s most advanced degree. It makes full use of our creative and interdisciplinary faculty to prepare students for careers as law professors, in judicial and other public offices, as well as in high-level policy positions in international organizations.
In their doctoral dissertation, the successful JSD student will produce an original, innovative piece of scholarship that makes a contribution to our understanding of law.
Our Interdisciplinary Approach
Legal study in the U.S. has long been distinctively interdisciplinary and policy focused. Our law faculty are leaders in interdisciplinary research on law and society, applying this perspective not only to U.S. law, but to the comparative study of civil litigation, criminal law and regulation, and to the study of the international law of human rights, trade, and environmental governance.
The School of Law faculty are not only experienced in the explication of legal doctrine, theory, process, and institutions, but also in the application of interdisciplinary research approaches to law, including anthropological, historical, literary, philosophical, political and sociological approaches. In addition, approximately one-half of the faculty has significant experience and research engagement in international, transnational, and foreign law and institutions.