However, it will also appeal to students with a general interest in social justice issues. It is also intended to provide access for researchers and the public to ongoing faculty research in the area of social justice.
The Social Justice Option is designed to prepare JD students currently registered at the Faculty of Law for a future career in public interest organizations or humanitarian work.
About us
Welcome to the Social Justice Option (JD) and Social Justice Concentration (LL.M. and Ph.D.)!
Students
The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) has Social Justice Option for students enroled in the JD program.
Refugee Hub
We work at the intersection of research, policy, and programming, fostering innovative, multi-sectoral partnerships in support of refugee protection in Canada and around the world.
The Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession
The Greenberg Chair is designed to strengthen teaching, research and administration with respect to feminist perspectives on the law. It is also designed to maintain and foster links between women in the legal academy and women in the legal profession.