Legal Geography

Aerial Photo of Fence on US-Mexico Border

Legal Geography

Group Coordinators

The Working Group explores the intersection between legal and spatial practices, with a particular focus on relations of racial capitalism, settler colonialism, and empire across diverse geographies. Contemporary social challenges such as border militarization, migration, and climate change highlight the interconnections between legal ordering and spatial phenomena. As the boundaries between law, geography, and other disciplines continues to blur, there is a need to understand the complex interplay between legal frameworks, social relations, and the physical environment.