Susan Frelich Appleton
Lemma Barkeloo & Phoebe Couzins Professor of Law
Social Justice & Legal Theory
Courses
The Law School has compiled the following list of upper-level courses currently or recently offered to guide students interested in the area of social justice and legal theory. The Law School offers the listed courses regularly, but some are not available every year. For guidance about which courses might best fit your particular needs, please consult the faculty members listed below.
- American Indian Law
- Feminist Theory, Feminist Judgments
- Implicit Bias, Law & the Legal Profession Seminar
- Jurisprudence Seminar
- Law & Economics
- Law & Psychology
- Law & Religion
- Public Law Theory Seminar
- Regulating Sex: Historical & Cultural Encounters
- Societies, Cultures &Â Values
- Slavery & the Law
- Topics in Law and Economics
Other Opportunities
Students interested in law, philosophy, and society are encouraged to participate in the write-on competition for the Washington University Jurisprudence Review.
The following full-time faculty teach in the area of social justice and legal theory.
Faculty and Staff Directory
Scott Baker
Vice Dean for Research and Faculty Development and William F. & Jessica L. Kirsch Professor of Law
Adrienne Davis
William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law; Director of the University's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity; and Founder & Co-director of the Law & Culture Initiative; Professor of Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Olin Business School
Daniel Epps
Treiman Professor of Law
Gerrit De Geest
Charles F. Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law
John Inazu
Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion and Professor of Political Science (by courtesy)
Kimberly Norwood
Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law
Brian Z. Tamanaha
John S. Lehmann University Professor