Law Journals

The Rutgers University Law Review is the flagship law journal of Rutgers Law School. First published in 1915 as the New Jersey Law Review, the inaugural issue printed an address on legal professionalism at the law school by President William Howard Taft. The Rutgers University Law Review’s predecessor publications include the Mercer Beasley Law Review (Newark, 1932–1936), University of Newark Law Review (1936–1942), Rutgers Law Review (Newark, 1946–2015), and Rutgers Law Journal (Camden, 1966–2015).

The Law Review, co-located in Camden and Newark, is a professional publication devoted to critical discussions of current legal problems. Issued five times a year, the Law Review publishes lead articles by practitioners and scholars, and student contributions through notes, comments, and online commentary. The Law Review publishes an annual survey of state constitutional law and an issue featuring work presented at its yearly symposium.

You can contact The Rutgers University Law Review at (973) 353-5391 (Newark) or (856) 295-2684 (Camden) or email lawreview.rutgers@gmail.com. 

Founded in 1969, the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal (RCTLJ) is one of the earliest and longest-running academic journals dedicated to scholarship on the interaction between law and technology. Issued semi-annually, RCTLJ publishes scholarship on the legal implications of computer technology and the use of such technology within the legal profession. Production is primarily based in Newark.

You can contact The Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal at  (973) 353-5549 or email RutgersCompTech@gmail.com.

The Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy (RJLPP) is a premier periodical for scholarship articulating vital intersections between the law and public policy. Grounded in the ever-deepening awareness that interdisciplinary investigation is crucial to understanding law and culture, RJLPP provides a unique intellectual forum for encounters between law and various disciplines. Production is primarily located in Camden.

You can contact the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy at (856) 225-6265 or email info@rutgerspolicyjournal.org. 

The Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion (RJLR) was founded in 1999 and is the world's first online legal journal dedicated to studying the dynamic interaction between law and religion. These distinct but interwoven social phenomena cannot be overstated in their historical impact, and their interplay continues to define our modern world.

RJLR is proud to provide a global forum devoted to scholarly discussion and illumination of this cultural intersection. RJLR recognizes that, as the world becomes figuratively smaller and secular constructs such as law become more complex, an understanding of the role of religion within this transformation has become more crucial than ever. RJLR aims to explore how the law impacts different religions and, reciprocally, how various religions impact the law. Production is primarily located in Camden.

You can contact the Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion at http://www.lawandreligion.com/contact. 

The Rutgers Law Record is a student-run academic journal committed to publishing scholarly legal work in a paperless format. The Rutgers Law Record was the first online law journal in the United States, with many other journals following its lead in online publishing.

The Rutgers Law Record is a general subject matter journal focusing on articles that contribute to current legal scholarship and discourse. Its staff members are selected through a rigorous writing competition that evaluates writing, analytical, and editorial skills. Production is primarily located in Newark.

You can contact the Rutgers Law Record at (973) 353-3011 or email lawrecord@gmail.com.

The Rutgers Race and the Law Review was established in 1996 and provides a forum for scholarship and dialogue on race, ethnicity, and the law. It is the second journal in the country to focus on the broad spectrum of multicultural issues, address the concerns of people of color, and covers various types of political ideologies, philosophies, and religions.

Treaties, agreements, and laws promulgated among different nations and their impact on people of color are of special interest. Consequently, the journal will cover international and national topics of race and the law. Production is primarily located in Newark.

You can contact the Rutgers Race and the Law Review at (973) 353-3141 or email racelawreview@gmail.com.

The Women’s Rights Law Reporter (WRLR) is a quarterly journal of legal scholarship and feminist criticism. It was founded in 1970 by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former Rutgers Law professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as feminist activists, legal workers, and law students.

WRLR was first published independently in New York City, then moved to Rutgers in 1972 and became formally affiliated with the law school in 1974. It is the oldest legal periodical in the United States that focuses exclusively on women’s rights law.

The Reporter examines legislative developments, significant federal and state court cases, judicial doctrines, and litigation strategies, as well as the lives and careers of prominent women jurists, the legal profession, and other areas of the law or public policy relating to women’s rights. Production is primarily located in Newark.

You can contact the Women’s Rights Law Reporter at (973) 353-3106.

The Rutgers Business Law Review was founded in 2002 as the Rutgers Bankruptcy Law Journal, changing its name to its present form in 2017. RBLR publishes twice annually in the Spring and Fall on Westlaw, LexisNexis, and HeinOnline.

RBLR is the preeminent space for research and publication in business and corporate law within Rutgers Law School. It primarily operates as an academic outlet for students interested in pursuing these ever-expanding fields of law. Areas of research and publication include but are not limited to, securities law, corporate governance and entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, cryptocurrency and blockchain, as well as international trade and tax law. 

RBLR is proud to have a vibrant student membership in Newark and Camden.

You can contact The Rutgers Business Law Review at (973) 353-5553 or rutgersbusinesslawreview@gmail.com.

The Rutgers International Law and Human Rights Journal is the Law School’s only journal and one of the few in America, publishing double-blind, fully peer-reviewed scholarship accompanied by traditional student-authored notes and comments, book reviews, and analysis of recent important legal decisions. 

In addition to its published scholarship, the Journal annually hosts two symposiums and posts online topical interviews, podcasts, and other content, which you can access at www.rutgers-ilhr-journal.org. 

The Journal is managed through a three-pronged approach: its Executive and Editorial Board of Newark and Camden law students, aided by its faculty advisors; an Editorial Advisory Board of peer-reviewers; and an Executive Advisory Board of international law and human rights practitioners. This structure aids the Journal in its mission “to create an important forum through which leading legal scholars and students can foster intellectual and interdisciplinary dialogue on emerging and key legal issues affecting the global community.”

The Journal's management also aids in achieving one of its most innovative objectives: bringing into the American discussion on international law and human rights those scholars who have previously been ignored or undervalued. The Journal is committed to highlighting the work of scholars or practitioners from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other overlooked legal communities to enhance the international legal debate in the United States. 

Organized with the belief that the posits and norms of international law and human rights are not just a varnish on human existence, the Journal’s vision holds that these must be the foundation of our legal work as institutions and states become more inextricably intertwined and interdependent, to create a civil, just and sustainable world. With the advance of globalization and its attendant impacts on actors from all corners, many legal issues still need to be addressed or identified. As such, the legitimacy of international law and human rights is aided by critical and new legal scholarship today to help shape tomorrow’s legal disputes and doctrines. 

To contact the Journal or submit your scholarship for consideration, please visit our website for further details or email inquiries@rutgers-ilhr-journal.org.