The Melbourne University Law Review is one of Australia’s leading generalist law journals. Submissions to the Review are subject to independent, anonymous peer review prior to acceptance for publication. The Review is published three times a year and is managed by an Editorial Board comprising students of the Melbourne Law School at The University of Melbourne.
The Review publishes articles on all areas of law, as well as case notes, book reviews and review essays. The Review also publishes shorter comment-style pieces in the Critique and Comment section. Occasionally, the Review produces a symposium edition devoted to a particular aspect of law. Past symposium editions of the Review have focused on the centenary of federation, contemporary human rights in Australia, and tort law.
The Review also produces the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, which has been adopted widely by law schools and law journals in Australia and New Zealand as their preferred style guide.
The Review is now accepting submissions for our 2009 volume 33(3) issue. Our submission requirements and Publication Policy are available here.
The latest issue of the Review includes the following articles:
Stuart Clark and Christina Harris, 'The Push to Reform Class Action Procedure in Australia: Evolution or Revolution?'
Peter Handford, 'Edward John Eyre and the Conflict of Laws'
The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, 'Of "Sham" and Other Lessons for Australian Revenue Law'
Charles Lawson, 'Re-Invigorating the Accountability and Transparency of the Australian Government's Expenditure'
Jacqueline Peel , 'Climate Change Law: The Emergence of a New Legal Discipline'
Jay Sanderson and Kathryn Adams, 'Are Plant Breeder’s Rights Outdated? A Descriptive and Empirical Assessment of Plant Breeder's Rights in Australia, 1987–2007'
Dale Smith, 'Reckless Rape in Victoria'
Alex Steel, 'Taking Possession: The Defining Element of Theft?'
Terry Hutchinson, 'Developing Legal Research Skills: Expanding the Paradigm'
Michael S King, 'Restorative Justice, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Rise of Emotionally Intelligent Justice'
Stacey Steele, 'Lessons (to Be) Learnt from the Opes Prime Insolvency'
Lisa Zhou, 'Fiduciary Law, Non-Economic Interests and Amici Curiae'
Andrew Lynch, 'Thomas v Mowbray: Australia's "War on Terror" Reaches the High Court'