Call for Submissions to Volume 18 of Appeal

The deadline for submissions to Volume 18 was October 19, 2012. We are now accepting submissions for Volume 19 (2013-2012) on a rolling basis. For more information, visit our submissions page.

 

 About APPEAL

APPEAL: Review Of Current Law And Law Reform is the only law journal published through the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law. APPEAL is student-run and features student legal writing from across Canada.

APPEAL offers insightful commentary on contemporary issues. The journal publishes articles that demonstrate a timely analysis of current legal issues and that address possibilities for Canadian law reform. APPEAL recognizes and supports students whose legal writing demonstrates a high level of academic excellence by publishing their writing in an annual journal that is read by legal practitioners, students, and the general public.

APPEAL was founded in 1993; the 2013 issue will be the 18th volume. The journal is available by subscription.

The current Editorial Board consists of:

Co-Editor-in-Chief: Rachel Corder
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Dana Philips
Business/Public Relations Managers: Rebecca Cynader & Denise Lo
Production Managers: Michael Choi, Cynthia Khoo & Alan Hanna
Submissions Managers: James Billingsley & Stephanie Hu
Subscriptions Managers: Glynnis Morgan & Karen Orr

Volunteers are important to the success of APPEAL. Volunteers are recruited to read and critique submitted papers. If you would like to volunteer with APPEAL, please contact us at appeal@uvic.ca. APPEAL also thanks the members of past Editorial Boards.

Submissions

APPEAL invites the submission of articles, commentaries, essays and book reviews. APPEAL does not consider submissions that are simultaneously under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions must be in MS Word Document format and citations must be footnoted and accord with the Canadian Guide for Uniform Legal Citation, 7th Ed. (the “McGill Guide”). Submissions must have been completed by the author at the undergraduate or graduate level. Submissions may be any length, but a word count in the range of 3000 to 9000 words is suggested. For more information on submission guidelines, please email the Editorial Board at appeal@uvic.ca.

Subscriptions

APPEAL is published once annually. Annual subscriptions to APPEAL are $20.00. Student subscriptions are $10.00. Please direct any subscription inquires to appeal@uvic.ca.

Advertising and Donations

APPEAL is grateful to the Law Society of British Columbia, the University of Victoria Faculty of Law and its patrons and sponsors for their ongoing encouragement, support and assistance. Advertising rates are available upon request. All advertising correspondence should be directed to appeal@uvic.ca.

MORE INFORMATION: Please email us at appeal@uvic.ca

 

Submissions for Volume 18 Finalized

APPEAL is pleased to announce its Volume 18 (2012-2013) contributors:

Scott Horne, The Privatization of Justice in Quebec’s Draft Bill to Enact the New Code of Civil Procedure: A Critical Evaluation

Juliana Dalley, “One Family, One Judge”: A New Model to Access to Family Justice for Victims of Family Violence in BC

Joseph Marcus, Sometimes Help Hurts: Imagining a New Approach to Section 15(2)

Alex Kerner, In Pursuit of Equality: Re-Thinking the Constitutionalization of Labour Rights after Fraser

Kai Sheffield, Speak Softly and Carry a Sealed Warrant: Building the International Criminal Court’s Legitimacy in the Wake of Sudan

Danielle Lewchuk, Collateral Consequences: The Effects of De-Criminalizing Prostitution on Women’s Equality in Business

Carolyn Poutanien, The Constitutional Implications of the Hudson decision: Lessons for Adapting to the Health Effects of Climate Change in Canada

Natasha Gooch, Tourism and Forestry Tenure on Crown Land: A Time for Change

Mark Ebert, Feasting Judicial Convergence: Potlatching as a Decision-Making Mechanism