The Law School's institutes and programs inject a special vitality
to scholarship and legal education at William & Mary.
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The Law School's McGlothlin Courtroom is home to the prize-winning
Center for Legal and Court Technology, a joint program of the Law School and the National
Center for State Courts. The Project's mission is to improve
through appropriate technology the administration of justice
and the world's legal systems.
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Created in 2005 as a joint venture of the National Center for
State Courts and the Law School, the
Election Law Program
seeks to provide practical assistance to state court judges in the
United States who are called upon to resolve difficult election
law disputes.
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The George Wythe Society
of Citizen Lawyers is a civic
leadership program, formed in the fall of 2005, which will
recognize and encourage community service and civic participation
by members of the student body.
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The Human
Rights and National Security Law Program focuses
on the interplay between national defense and the protection
of civil rights. The Program's Distinguished Lecture Series
and co-sponsored symposia bring leading experts to campus each
semester to foster discussion and debate about on-going and emerging
issues.
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The Institute
of Bill of Rights Law is one of the preeminent
institutions in the country engaged in study of the Bill of Rights
and sponsors a variety of lectures, conferences and publications
that entice scholars from around the country to examine important
constitutional issues.
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The William & Mary
Property
Rights Project encourages legal scholarship on the role that property rights play in society.
The Project's annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference
explores recent developments in areas such as takings litigation
and takings law.
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Devoted to the study of law as a therapeutic agent,
the Therapeutic
Jurisprudence Program focuses on improving the administration
of justice so that it has a positive effect on individuals, their
families and the community.
Learn more about our projects, programs, and events scheduled
throughout the year by selecting a link to the left.