{"id":16500,"date":"2015-07-30T09:15:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T13:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/law\/?page_id=16500"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:20:01","slug":"phd-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/phd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n PhD Program\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Table of Contents\n <\/h2>\n
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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n About\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Required Courses\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Forms\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 3.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Graduate Studies Forms\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Department Forms\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Graduate Registration\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 4.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Graduate Advising\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Registration Information\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 5.\n <\/span>\n\n \n New Students\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.\n <\/span>\n\n \n TA Information\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 6.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Orientation\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n CUPE 4600\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 7.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Student Life\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The PhD program in Legal Studies is designed for students with advanced research interests in the interdisciplinary study of law. The Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University has a long tradition, dating from its establishment in 1967, of examining law within its broad social context, drawing on the tools and insights offered by different academic disciplines. The faculty members reflect this commitment to interdisciplinarity and are drawn from anthropology, history, political science, philosophy, public policy, sexual studies, and human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The central areas explored in the PhD Legal Studies program are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n