Western Journal of Legal Studies

Western Journal of Legal Studies

Discipline	Law
Language	English
Edited  by	Katherine Allos
Publication details
History	2012–present
Publisher	University of Western Ontario  (Canada)
Frequency	Biannual
Open access	Yes
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
Bluebook	W. J. Leg. Stud.
ISO 4	West. J. Leg. Stud.
Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR  · NLM (alt) · Scopus  · W&L
ISSN	1927-9132
OCLC  no.	783781096
Links
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The Western Journal of Legal Studies is a student-run peer-reviewed biannual law review at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law that was established in 2012. It publishes scholarly work by students, ^[1] lawyers, and academics and focuses on Canadian and international law. ^{[2] [3]}

The journal has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada, ^[4] the Alberta Court of Appeal, ^[5] and several trial courts. ^[6]

History

Prior to 2012, the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law was one of a few Canadian law schools without a law review. The journal's creation was supported by dean Ian Holloway, assistant dean Michael Lynk. ^[7]

References

1. "PhD Candidate published in Western Journal of Legal Studies". carleton.ca. 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
2. "The McGill Law Journal and the Western Journal of Legal Studies are now on CanLII". The CanLII Blog. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
3. "National - CBA National - Canadian Legal Affairs". nationalmagazine.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
4. Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, 2016 SCC 29; R v McGregor, 2023 SCC 4.
5. R v Borowiec, 2015 ABCA 232.
6. Agnew-Americano v Equifax Canada Co, 2018 ONSC 7110; Toney v Toney Estate, 2018 NSSC 179.
7. "Western finally gets a law review". www.canadianlawyermag.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

External links

• Official website