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Edinburgh Law Review

WINNER 2016 BIALL Legal Journals Award

An international forum for the discussion of law, the Edinburgh Law Review covers contemporary substantive law, legal theory and history, with a particular focus on Scots law and the Scottish legal system.

Print ISSN: 1364-9809 Online ISSN: 1755-1692

Available Issues

Volume 28, 2024
No Access Issue 3 (September, 2024)
No Access Issue 2 (May, 2024)
No Access Issue 1 (January, 2024)
Volume 26, 2022
Volume 25, 2021
Volume 24, 2020
Volume 23, 2019
Volume 22, 2018
Volume 21, 2017
Volume 20, 2016
Volume 19, 2015
Volume 18, 2014
Volume 17, 2013
Volume 16, 2012
Volume 15, 2011
Volume 14, 2010
Volume 13, 2009
Volume 12, 2008
Volume 11, 2007
Volume 10, 2006
Volume 9, 2005
Volume 8, 2004
Volume 7, 2003
Volume 6, 2002
Volume 5, 2001
Volume 4, 2000
Volume 3, 1999
Volume 2, 1998
Volume 1, 1997

About this Journal

An international forum for the discussion of law

  • High-quality, original, refereed academic writing 
  • Contemporary substantive law, legal theory and history, and other aspects of the study of law in its social and cultural context 
  • Focus on Scots law and the Scottish legal system, setting the law of Scotland in an international and comparative context 
  • Coverage of interest for a modern European ius commune 
  • Discussion of issues common to mixed legal systems 
  • Analysis of developments in legislation and of court decisions 
  • Reviews of major academic works

For information on how to submit to Edinburgh Law Review, please see our Submit an Article page.
For information on how to format your article for Edinburgh Law Review, please see our Style Guide page.

Editors and Editorial Board

Editor

Professor David Fox (University of Edinburgh)
[email protected]

Analysis Editors

Chris McCorkindale (University of Strathclyde)
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Adelyn Wilson (University of Aberdeen)
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Book Review Editor

Dr Alasdair Peterson (University of Edinburgh)

Editorial Board

Professor John W Cairns (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Janeen M Carruthers (University of Glasgow)
Professor Elizabeth Cooke (University of Reading)
Professor George L Gretton (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Laura Macgregor (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Hector L MacQueen (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Mark R Poustie (University of Strathclyde)
Professor Elspeth Reid (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Neil Walker (University of Edinburgh)

Emeritus Board

Professor Jacques du Plessis (Univeristy of Stellenbosch)
Professor Horatia Muir Watt (University of Paris)
Professor Vernon Palmer (University of Tulane)
Professor Tony Prosser (Bristol University)
Professor Lionel Smith (University of Montreal)
Professor Sjef van Erp (University of Maastricht)
Professor Danie Visser (University of Cape Town)
Professor Reinhard Zimmermann (Max-Planck-Institut, Hamburg)

Related Book Series

Edinburgh Studies in Law
Series Editor: Elspeth Reid

Edinburgh Studies in Law is an important series that was launched by Edinburgh University Press in 2005 in association with the Edinburgh Law Review Trust. The series provides a forum for high-quality academic writing on contemporary substantive law, private and public, as well as for legal theory and legal history.

A distinctive feature is a focus on Scots law and legal culture from an international and comparative perspective. Scots law is among the handful of legal systems which combines the common law with the civil law, and some of the initial volumes in the series explore aspects of such 'mixed' legal systems.

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