Modern Law Review
| Discipline | Law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Editedby | David Kershaw |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1937–present |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| Bluebook | Mod. L. Rev. |
| ISO 4 | Mod. Law Rev. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0026-7961(print) 1468-2230(web) |
| JSTOR | 00267961 |
| OCLCno. | 417039001 |
| Links | |
TheModern Law Reviewis apeer-reviewedacademic journalpublished byJohn Wiley & Sonson behalf of Modern Law Review Ltd. and which has traditionally maintained close academic ties with theLSELaw School.TheModern Law Reviewhas been identified as the "pre-eminent United Kingdom law journal" in a ranking based on statistical data from the 2001Research Assessment Exercise,[1]and has been placed in the highest tier (A*) by the 2019 Israeli Inter-University Committее Report.[2]
The journal is a generallaw reviewthat publishes original articles relating tocommon lawjurisdictions and the law of theEuropean Union.In addition, the journal contains sections devoted to recent legislation and reports, to case analysis, toreview articles,and tobook reviews.The currenteditor-in-chief(General Editor) isThomas Poole.Previous editors includedLord Chorley,Lord Wedderburn,Hugh Collins,Julia BlackandDavid Kershaw.[3]
The contents of the first 59 volumes (published between 1937 and 1996) are freely available online; more recent volumes are available on a subscription basis.
Foundations
[edit]The Modern Law Review Ltd. is acharitythat was established in 1937 to promote the study of law and related fields. To this end, it publishes the law review and organises lectures and seminars and offers scholarships and awards.[4]In addition, the review provides the funding to host the annual Chorley Lecture.[5]
Chorley Lecture
[edit]The annual Chorley Lectures started in 1972 and are named in honour ofRobert Chorley, 1st Baron Chorley,the founding editor of theModern Law Review.The lecture is usually delivered in early June at the London School of Economics and subsequently published as the lead article in the January issue of the following year's volume.[4]
Wedderburn Prize
[edit]The annual Wedderburn Prize is awarded for "a contribution to that year's volume which in the opinion of theeditorial committeeis exemplary of the type of scholarship thatThe Modern Law Reviewaims to promote ".[6]It is named in honour ofLord Wedderburn of Charlton,who served as general editor of the review from 1971 to 1988. Preference is given to the work of authors who are at a relatively early stage of their careers.[6]Previous winners of the Wedderburn Prize includeKimberlee Weatherall,David Kershaw,andNico Krisch.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Campbell K, Goodacre A, Little G (2006)."Ranking of United Kingdom Law Journals: An Analysis of the Research Assessment Exercise 2001 Submissions and Results".Journal of Law and Society.33(3): 335–63.doi:10.1111/j.1467-6478.2006.00362.x.(subscription required)
- ^Birnhack, Michael D. and Perez, Oren and Perry, Ronen and Teichman, Doron, Ranking Legal Publications: The Israeli Inter-University Committee Report (July 18, 2019) at 15. Available at SSRN:https://ssrn.com/abstract=3422168orhttps://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3422168
- ^Modern Law Review."Editorial Committee".Modern Law Review.Retrieved18 September2020.
- ^ab"The Chorley Lectures".Modern Law Review.Retrieved27 February2012.
- ^"Seminars".Modern Law Review.Retrieved27 February2012.
- ^abc"The Wedderburn Prize".Modern Law Review.Retrieved8 April2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Print:ISSN0026-7961
- Online:ISSN1468-2230