Exeter Law Review
Exeter Law Review
Welcome to the Exeter Law Review, a peer-reviewed law journal which publishes leading legal research from law students, law academics and external researchers from around the world. Topics are broad, covering domestic and international law and legal theory. It operates a blind peer-review process.
Back-issues are published in HeinOnline under both ‘Exeter Law Review’ (2017) and its previous name ‘Bracton Law Journal’ (1965-2011).
Our most recent print edition Volume 47, Academic Year 2021-22 contains the following articles:
- The IMF Loan Conditionalities and Neo-Colonialism: Understanding Through the Third World Approach to International Law - Chloe Cain;
- An Appeal for Abolishing the Sudden Shock Requirement - Leonie Stüssi;
- The Success and Legitimacy of UN Treaty Bodies and UN Special Procedures in Clarifying the Content of Human Rights - Sam Myer;
- Legal Analysis on the Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights: Towards a Marriage or a Divorce? - Giselle Vega;
- Filtering Through the Chaff: A Critical Discussion Surrounding Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive and the Commercial Suitability of its Implementation - Ho-Man Tang.
To view the full articles click on the 'Download Editions' section for Volume 47.
Student Editors-in-Chief:
Nikolai Gurtner
Scarlett Paterson-Holt
Student Managing Editors:
Sneha Vivekanandan
Joel Oketch
Bernadette Thomas
Taha Ragheb
Liberty Wilson
Olivia Pukalska
Eddie Li
Matt Barrett
Julietta Harris
Courtney Jones
Caitlin Mainwaring
Rosie Ranger
Staff Editor:
Lisa Cherkassky (Senior Lecturer)
Staff Reviewers:
Dr Faye Bird
Stephanie Dropuljic
Professor Clair Gammage
Dr Ben Hudson
Dr Craig Newbery-Jones
Ethan O’Gorman Davies
Professor Robin Pierce
Kirsty Potts
Dr Peter Underwood
Dr Helena Wray
Dr David Yuratich
Case Notes
No more than 3,500 words (excluding footnotes). Please include four-five key words under your abstract. Latin gadgets are acceptable. Font: Times New Roman, size 12. Referencing: OSCOLA 4th Edition (please use footnotes, not endnotes or Harvard/Chicago).
Original articles
No more than 8,000 words (excluding footnotes). Dissertations acceptable if turned into journal article format with a 250 word abstract. Marked summative essays not acceptable but may inspire a freshly-written journal article based on the summative topic and improved by the summative feedback (also requires 250 word abstract). Numbered headings and sub-headings are acceptable: see OSCOLA. Latin gadgets are acceptable. Font: Times New Roman, size 12. Referencing: OSCOLA 4th Edition (please use footnotes, not endnotes or Harvard/Chicago).
Please send your article, case note or query to exeterlawreview@gmail.com, which is monitored by the student editors.
Blog Submissions
Unlike our Annual Journal, the ELR blog features shorter pieces of work, yet still maintains the same level of quality writing. These are generally pieces of work completed as part of either an undergraduate or postgraduate degree which have scored 74 or higher, as graded by the University of Exeter. If you wish to have work featured, please do not hesitate to contact us at exeterlawreview@gmail.com
Staff editor: Lisa Cherkassky (Senior Lecturer) L.Cherkassky@exeter.ac.uk