Welcome to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Center for Justice, Law, and Societies
The Center for Justice, Law, and Societies (CJLS) strives to foster research, teaching, and public engagement related to bias, inequity, and inequality in justice systems. We provide a vehicle to support interdisciplinary research that is policy-relevant and also theoretically generative. We bring together faculty and graduate students across the university working on Law and Society topics that are vital to domestic governance, such as access to justice for vulnerable populations, how court decision making shapes public policy, and the relationship between law and new technologies. In addition to our expertise in domestic justice systems, we also pressing global challenges, supporting research related to international law, globalization, migration, and cross-border conflict resolution.
Recent events
Abortion Ban in texas: on the future of reproductive justice and constitutional rights
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On September 14th, a group of featured speakers discussed the recent developments in Texas abortion law. Each speaker has unique experience in reproductive rights such as the gendered nature of birth control, abortion politics, reproductive justice, and the decriminalization of abortion.
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Announcements
Welcome to our CJLS Graduate Fellows!
Graduate Student and Junior Scholar Conference
Oct. 8-9, 2021
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Oct. 8-9, 2021
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The Legal Studies Department is hiring!
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies/Political Science
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Assistant Professor of Legal Studies/Political Science
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Research from CJLS Fellow Carly McCann and
Professor Donald Tomaskovic-Devey
July, 2021
"Who Files Discrimination Charges?"
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Professor Donald Tomaskovic-Devey
July, 2021
"Who Files Discrimination Charges?"
Click here for the pdf
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