Hastings Environmental Law Journal

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History and overview

The journal was established in 1994 as a regional journal "that would contribute to an integrated understanding of environmental and natural resources policy." [2] The founding editors had the goal of establishing an "interdisciplinary journal" that would feature "articles by legal scholars, practicing lawyers, biologists, economists, engineers, historians, hydrologists, land and resource managers, and other professionals." [2] It is among several regional environmental law journals to focus specifically on issues related to California and the Pacific Northwest. [3]

Although the journal primarily covers environmental law and policy, it includes complementary fields, such as economics, anthropology, regional planning, engineering, biology, and Earth sciences. [1] The journal also features photography and other artwork relating to nature and the environment in California, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and Hawai'i, . [4] The journal has also published works of fiction, poetry, and other non-fiction. In 2008, the journal published an anthology of its "most important" articles to honor Joseph Sax's award of the 2007 Blue Planet Prize. [5] The journal has also been a sponsor of the annual California Water Law Symposium. [6]

Since 2017, the journal has been known as the Hastings Environmental Law Journal. It no longer publishes poetry and fiction, although it continues to have an interdisciplinary approach.

Influence

Washington and Lee University's 2008-2015 Law Journal Rankings place the journal among the top thirty law journals that specialize in environmental, natural resources, and land use law. [7] Articles appearing in the journal have been cited by many state supreme courts in published decisions. [8] Articles also appear in many legal treatises, including American Jurisprudence , [9] American Law Reports, [10] and Westlaw practice guides. [11]

Alternate titles

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted or indexed in HeinOnline, LexisNexis, Westlaw, [14] and the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals. [15] Tables of contents are also available through Ingenta. [14] As of July 2015, the University of California, Hastings College of the Law plans to make available full-text reprints of articles at the university's online scholarship repository. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 Journal Information, 21 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y vii (2015).
  2. 1 2 Brian E. Gray, Dedication, 14 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y 29 (2008).
  3. ↑ Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence Databank, Online Legal Publications: Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy; see also Introduction, 3 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y xi (1995-1996).
  4. ↑ Brian King & Michael Linder, Introduction, 20 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y iii (2014).
  5. ↑ Matthew Visick, Introduction, 14 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y ii (2008).
  6. ↑ California Water Law Symposium, Past Symposia.
  7. ↑ "Law Journals: Submission and Ranking, 2008-2015," Washington & Lee University (Accessed September 25, 2016).
  8. ↑ See Cedar River Water and Sewer Dist. v. King County, 178 Wash.2d 763 (2013); Boston Gas Co. v. Century Indem. Co., 454 Mass. 337 (2009); EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, 156 N.H. 333 (2007); High Plains A & M, LLC v. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy Dist., 120 P.3d 710 (Colo. 2005); Fletcher Hill, Inc. v. Crosbie, 178 Vt. 77 (2005); Spaulding Composites Co., Inc. v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co., 176 N.J. 25 (2003).
  9. ↑ See, e.g., American Jurisprudence, Chapter 212, Public Lands, 15A Am. Jur. Legal Forms 2d Ch. 212.
  10. ↑ Kurtis A. Kemper, Delisting of Species Protected Under Endangered Species Act, 54 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 607 (2011).
  11. ↑ Insurance Law Reports - Personal and Commercial Liability Archive Cases (2002 to 2011): Commercial General Liability Insurance-Pollution Cases, CCH-INSLRPCL P 7657 (C.C.H.) (2003).
  12. ↑ Library of Congress Online Catalogue, Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy: Other Title.
  13. ↑ Editor in Chief Note, 23 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y i, ii (2017).
  14. 1 2 Washington and Lee University Law Library, Finder: Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy.
  15. ↑ University of Washington Gallagher Law Library, Periodicals Indexed in CLIP.
  16. ↑ University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Scholarship Repository: Law Journals (Accessed July 23, 2015).
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