Melbourne University Law Review
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Fondly referred to as 'The Review', the Melbourne University Law Review ('MULR') is one of Australia’s premier generalist law journals and is the University of Melbourne's flagship law journal. The Review is published three times a year (in April, August and December) and is managed by an Editorial Board comprising students of the Melbourne Law School.
The Review publishes articles on all areas of law, as well as case notes, book reviews and review essays. Submissions to the Review are subject to independent, anonymous peer review prior to acceptance for publication. The Review occasionally produces a symposium edition devoted to a particular aspect of law. Recent symposium editions of the Review have focused on the centenary of federation, contemporary human rights in Australia, and tort law.
[edit] History
The first legal periodical published at the University of Melbourne was 'The Summons', and it was published between 1891 and 1903. In 1935, 'Res Judicatae' was born, paving the way for the making of a leading Australian law journal.
In 1957, 'Res Judicatae' was renamed the 'Melbourne University Law Review'. Sir Zelman Cowen, then the Dean of the Law School (and later, the 19th Governor-General of Australia), modelled the Review on the student-managed Harvard Law Review. The Melbourne University Law Review has remained entirely student-run since its establishment.
In 1994, The Review was produced in-house for the first time. From 1998, the number of editions published each year was increased from two to three. The Melbourne University Law Review Association is also responsible for publishing the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. In 2007, the Law Review will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
[edit] Australian Guide to Legal Citation
In 1998, the Melbourne University Law Review Association published the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, which provides Australia with a uniform system of legal citation, akin to the Bluebook in the United States and the Canadian Guide to Legal Citation in Canada. The second edition of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation was published in early 2002.
