| Discipline | Law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
Former name | Alberta Law Quarterly |
| History | 1955-present |
| Publisher | The Alberta Law Review Society (Canada) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Alta. Law Rev. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| ISSN | 0002-4821 |
| LCCN | cn76300348 |
| OCLC no. | 01479040 |
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TheAlberta Law Review is apeer-reviewedlaw review or legal journal, published quarterly by the Alberta Law Review Society. The Society is a non-profit organization consisting entirely of students from both theUniversity of AlbertaFaculty of Law and theUniversity of CalgaryFaculty of Law.
TheLaw Review has published issues consistently since 1955. Nonetheless, its predecessor, the Alberta Law Quarterly, was established in 1934 by University of Alberta law students. Its purpose is to publish "articles, case comments, and book reviews authored by academics, practitioners and judges, in order to create a valuable dialogue within the legal profession." In 2016, the Alberta Law Review transitioned from a print-based subscription model to an online-based open-access distribution model.
TheLaw Review is unique from other law reviews in Canada in that it is operated by students from two law schools, whereas other reviews are typically staffed by students of one school. The editorial board is chosen from second year law students by the Editors-in-Chief. The University of Alberta editors elect two Editors-in-Chief and the University of Calgary editors elect one Associate Editor-in-Chief. The activities of the Law Review are funded partly by subscriptions worldwide and through funds provided by theLaw Society of Alberta.
The work of theLaw Review is conducted primarily at the Hon. W. A. Stevenson House,[1] located in the University of Alberta's East Campus Village. The house is named after theLaw Review's founding editor, the Hon.W. A. Stevenson, who subsequently became aPuisne Justice of theSupreme Court of Canada[2] and continues to support theLaw Review as adviser and benefactor.
Other than Hon. W.A. Stevenson mentioned above, former editors includeBeverly McLachlin, theChief Justice of Canada,[3] and numerous members of theCourt of Appeal of Alberta such as the Hon. Jean E.L. Côté and the Hon. Peter T. Costigan.
One of four issues published annually, known as the "Energy Law Issue" in theLaw Review consists entirely of energy law related articles. The articles are typically presented at an annual conference inJasper, Alberta.