Founded in 2012, the Urban Law Center at Fordham Law School seeks to investigate and improve the role of the law and legal systems in contemporary urbanism. It promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the legal, governance, and regulatory aspects of urban environments by advancing collaborative research and scholarship, organizing local and global convenings, and supporting knowledge sharing, career pathways and pedagogy in the world of urban law. In particular, the Center’s efforts focus on forces that shape urban inequality and urban innovation, targeting the most pressing issues facing our nation’s cities and their metropolitan regions.
About Us
The Association of Urban Legal Scholars (AULS) brings together researchers from law and other disciplines to share their mutual exploration of cities and the legal system. By sharing scholarship and pedagogical resources, AULS elevates urban law as a mission-oriented discipline that can effectively address the most pressing challenges facing cities in the twenty-first century.
