Queen's Law Journal

The Queen's Law Journal is a fully refereed scholarly publication produced by a student editorial board under the direction of a faculty advisor. The Editorial Board consists of 7 senior editors and 10-12 associate editors. There are also approximately 30 volunteer editors. The Journal has a well established international readership, and is among Canada's most highly respected law journals.

The Queen's Law Journal was established in 1968 as the Queen's Intramural Law Journal . The original purpose of this periodical was to publish a selection of the best work written by law students at Queen's. In 1971, the title was changed to the Queen's Law Journal, reflecting a change in editorial policy. While student work continued to be published, the Journal began seeking contributions from academics and other members of the legal profession. By the mid-1970s, the Journal had evolved into its present form - a vehicle for the publication of articles by legal scholars, practitioners, and students.

More recently, the Queen's Law Journal became a refereed journal. All submissions that pass the initial student review must also pass a double-blind external assessment by at least two scholars in the relevant subject area.

The objectives of the Queen's Law Journal are:

1. To publish French and English scholarly legal research, analysis and critical commentary on issues of concern to the Canadian legal community, but also of interest to the broader Canadian and international communities.
2. To stimulate the production of high-quality legal research and scholarship, primarily by Canadian scholars and legal specialists.
3. To promote diversity of opinion on a wide variety of issues by encouraging research on legal issues that draw on the insights and methodology of other social sciences, and by encouraging writing from persons who have traditionally been under-represented in legal journals.

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