Highlights
Notre Dame Defends Religious Freedom in Oak Flat Oral Argument
Professor Diane Desierto serves as co-counsel in landmark UN ruling for Filipina ‘comfort women’
Margarette Macaulay of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Afghan alumni discuss protecting women’s rights
Upcoming Events
To Speak Freely: Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age
The Global Water Crisis and the Importance of Human-Rights-Based Approaches to Water Stewardship in Mining and Other Industries
Carson v. Makin, Parental Choice, and Religious Liberty
Kresge Law Library
Here a talented staff, quality collection, and splendid physical facility combine to make the law library one of the law school’s finest assets. The beautiful reading room with its Gothic-themed architecture is filled with natural light and features attractive study spaces. Located on four floors in Biolchini Hall of Law, the law library includes seating for 550 – with 150 individual study carrels. There are 26 study rooms for collaborative study. We hope that seated in these comfortable surroundings, assisted by knowledgeable staff, you’ll be inspired to do your best while preparing for class or conducting extensive research.
Interdisciplinary Studies
Members of the Notre Dame Law School faculty are diverse in terms of their backgrounds and philosophies, and in terms of their scholarly interests. Faculty expertise covers all areas of the law.
The Law School’s interdisciplinary approach to legal studies is reflected in our research programs, which enable our professors to concentrate on their research, collaborate with other scholars throughout the world, and host conferences and lectures.
Program on Church, State & Society
The Program on Church, State & Society focuses on the role of religious institutions, religious communities, and religious authorities in the social order and how law structures these relationships.
Program on Constitutional Structure
The Program on Constitutional Structure promotes interdisciplinary learning of how constitutional structures operate — in the United States and abroad.
Program on Intellectual Property & Technology Law
The Program on Intellectual Property & Technology Law promotes research on a broad range of topics related to innovation, creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Program on Law & Economics
The Program on Law & Economics seeks to promote research and scholarship in law and economics, law and the social sciences, and law and business.
Program on Law & Market Behavior
The Research Program on Law & Market Behavior (ND LAMB) is dedicated to promoting foundational research that contributes to scholarly and policy thinking about a range of important and timely issues at the intersection of law and market behavior.
Program on Private Law
The Program on Private Law extends the impact of research being done by Notre Dame Law faculty in the field of private law, and it benefits students by helping the Law School widen its private law course offerings and by supporting student involvement in faculty research projects.
Faculty Directory
We believe it takes exceptional leadership to produce exceptional leaders. At Notre Dame, we as faculty are here to build up the next generation of legal minds. In our research and writing, we are here to engage at the highest level. Through our teaching, we are here to prepare a different kind of lawyer—one who practices law with the greatest competence and compassion. Our mission is to give all that we have, so that you can do the same.