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Journal of Legal Studies

Website for the Journal of Legal Studies (ISSN 0047-2530) a scholarly print journal published twice a year by the University of Chicago. Inaugurated in 1972, the Journal is an interdisciplinary publication of theoretical and empirical research on law and legal institutions. Economists, political scientists, sociologists, other social scientists, as well as legal scholars, contribute to the Journal. It features articles covering US and international topics including bankruptcy, damages and law reform. The site provides contents listings from 1972 onwards with abstracts from 1997 onwards.

University of Baltimore Law Forum

Web pages for a student law journal produced at the University of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The journal aims to provide information for the Maryland legal community, including sampling of recent court decisions and more substantial articles on the justice system, legal practice and court procedures of state and wider relevance. Articles, commentary and profiles are written by judges, professors, practitioners, and students. The website currently presents full-text issues from 1999 to 2004.

Appeal : Review of Current Law and Law Reform

Appeal is a student law review from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, British Columbia, Canada, published annually from 1995 onwards. The review publishes articles from students across Canada, providing a perspective on current legal issues from future Canadian lawyers and legislators. The site includes subscription details and a style guide for authors. Full text is now available through Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Institute of Art and Law

The Institute of Art and Law is an independent institution founded in 1995 focusing on art law and cultural property law. The Institute organises regular seminars on topics related to art and law for lawyers, historians, collectors, dealers, museum officials and others. Specialised training courses are also held on heritage law and practice. The site gives brief definitions on topics such as moral rights, illicit trade, authenticity, repatriation, export licensing and archaeological objects.

Melbourne University Law Review

Website for the Melbourne University Law Review, published under this title since 1957 by students at the University of Melbourne Law School. The Review is a refereed academic journal with an international circulation and reputation. Run by a student editorial committee, it is published three times yearly (April, August and December) and seeks to encourage debate on legal issues as well as provide a forum for legal research and thinking. The Review publishes articles on all areas of law, from constitutional to international, jurisprudence to tax.

Brooklyn Law Review

Website of the Brooklyn Law Review (ISSN 0007-2362) a journal published quarterly by students at the Brooklyn Law School. The journal is aimed at jurists, practitioners and scholars and publishes articles covering a broad range of current US legal issues as well as notes and comments on new legislation and case law. One issue in each annual volume focuses on trends and cases in the US Second Circuit. The website presents contents pages from volume 61 (1995) onwards and full text content from volume 66 number 4 (2001) onwards.

Boston College Law Review

Website of Boston College Law Review (ISSN 0161-6587), a US law school journal published five times a year by Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts, USA. The journal includes articles by prominent outside authors as well as students, discussing a wide range of legal matters of US national interest, including copyright law and immigrant rights and political funding.

Edinburgh Law Review

Website for the Edinburgh Law Review (ISSN 1364-9809, electronic ISSN 1755-1692), published three times a year by the University of Edinburgh. The Review aims to establish an international forum for the discussion of law in all its aspects by the publication of high-quality original academic writing. There is a particular focus on Scots law and the Scottish legal system, in an international context. The Review also includes a section devoted to analysis of recent developments such as new or proposed legislation and court decisions.

New York University Environmental Law Journal

Comprehensive website for the New York University Environmental Law Journal, established in 1992 at the New York University School of Law. The journal aims to encourage environmental protection and stimulate clear and responsible discussion of environmental law and policy. Articles are written by legal academics, practitioners and students specialising in the field. They consider questions of environmental law and policy from a variety of perspectives. An archive offers full-text articles, notes, speeches and book reviews published in the journal from volume 1, 1992 onwards.

American University Law Review

The American University Law Review is the oldest and largest law journal of Washington College of Law at the American University, Washington D.C. There are six issues a year, including a special annual issue on decisions of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on patent law, international trade, government contracts and Native American law. Contributors include judges, professors and practitioners as well as students. The online version begins with volume 45 no.1 (October 1995), and full text is available free in PDF format from volume 47 no.1 (October 1997).

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