Canadian Judicial Citations of Articles Published in the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review

Patricia McMahon

ABSTRACT

This article and its appendices provide a citation history of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review. The author seeks to determine, on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of this unique student publication, the impact that the Law Review has had on legal debates in the courtroom. The author finds that articles in the Law Review have been cited by all levels of court and across a number of areas of law. Most often, articles used in judgments are used to provide reference materials, further information, background materials, or to support a particular line of argument. Law Review articles have been cited by the judiciary alongside material published by academics, lawyers, and other legal practitioners. Thus, to the extent that any legal journal has been part of the development of Canadian jurisprudence, the Law Review has been a significant contributor to judicial reasoning and debate. The author concludes that this is one of the greatest accomplishments of the Law Review.

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Citation: (2001) 59(2) U.T. Fac. L. Rev 367.
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