Amicus Curiae is the official journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
From autumn 2019, the journal will be published three times a year. It covers a diverse range of subjects in Law, as well as reports on recent news from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and the wider legal world. Contributors include lawyers, legal scholars, and other legal professionals, many of whom are also members of SALS.
Amicus Curiae is edited by Professor Michael Palmer, Senior Associate Research Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies.
Accessing the journal
Series Two:
A new series of Amicus Curiae was launched in the autumn of 2019. The new series is entirely open access and published exclusively online.
Series One:
- All articles featured in Amicus Curiae, published before 2015, are available as an open access journal in SAS Open Journals and through the SAS-Space research repository, and are searchable by author.
- Access to the latest editions of Amicus Curiae is available for free to members of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies.
Amicus Curiae also has its own website, containing further information on the publication and its history. Additional guidelines on access and citation for the journal in its electronic form are available through Amicus Curiae Online in SAS Open Journals.
Writing for Amicus Curiae
We welcome article submissions from our membership and the wider legal community. Prospective contributors should get in touch with Professor Michael Palmer, at amicus.curiae@sas.ac.uk with articles and proposals.
Guidelines for authors are available on the Amicus Curiae website.