UCL Jurisprudence Review

UCL Jurisprudence Review

The UCL Journal of Law and Jurisprudence is a journal edited and produced by students in the University College London Faculty of Laws. Prior to 2012, it was known as the UCL Jurisprudence Review which was established in 1994. It is the first academic student law review of the United Kingdom.

The UCL Journal of Law and Jurisprudence is designed to showcase some of the outstanding research being produced by students (both at UCL and elsewhere), and to publish it alongside work by established scholars and practitioners. In keeping with UCL’s extremely distinguished tradition in legal philosophy, the journal’s name and content reflect the continuing vitality of jurisprudence in the Faculty. But, as in the Faculty itself, alongside the theoretical work, there is innovative, vibrant work on a rich variety of topics.

The Journal’s primary purpose is to bring some of the excellent research produced by students to the attention of a wide readership. Without journals like this, such work would only be known to the student’s supervisor and examiner. Its second main purpose is to give students in the Faculty of Laws the opportunity to be involved in the creation and production of a law review, thereby giving them experience of both the academic and entrepreneurial roles involved. The third main aim is broader: it is that the Journal will add to the vibrant intellectual life of the Faculty of Laws at UCL, as a place where originality and innovation are highly prized (and rewarded), and where the shared pursuit, development and dissemination of ideas – by both Faculty members and students – remains fundamental to the Faculty’s continuing successes and achievements.