Instructions for Authors

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review is published twice yearly, in the winter and spring, by students enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. The Law Review is a forum for criticism and comment by students on current legal issues and problems, in the interests of legal scholarship. The opinions expressed are those of the individual writers, and neither the Law Review nor the editors accept responsibility for them. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all citations, the ultimate responsibility for all citations lies with the authors. The Law Review adheres to the style guide of the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 5th ed. (Scarborough: Carswell, 2002) and articles must conform fully with this Guide.

The Law Review accepts submissions from students at all law schools, as well as from articling students. All submissions to the Law Review are evaluated anonymously, with respect both to the author's identity and to the law school of origin. Those papers which are not accepted for publication remain anonymous after each editorial process concludes. Issue deadlines are generally in mid-September and mid-January, but submissions are accepted at any time during the academic year. All Canadian law schools are notified of the deadline date for each issue.

Submissions are accepted without restriction as to length or topic, consistent with the above guidelines. Manuscripts must be submitted in typewritten form and double-spaced, both in the text and in the footnotes. Submissions with endnotes are not acceptable. All submissions must include an abstract, the length of which must not exceed 5% of the word count of the body of the article. Manuscripts submitted for consideration must be accompanied by a separate page containing the author's address, telephone number(s), and, if available, e-mail address.

Once a submission has been accepted for publication, authors are required to submit the manuscript on disk or by e-mail. Authors should regard this submission as the final version. Changes in style and content cannot be accommodated after this point. Authors will have an opportunity to review proofs and to correct typographical errors. The Law Review reserves the right to make editorial changes in manuscripts accepted for publication, including changes required to improve grammar, spelling and clarity and to ensure that the submission conforms to the Law Review style. The Law Review reserves the right to refuse or withdraw acceptance from or delay publication of any manuscript.

The Law Review does not accept submissions that are currently under consideration by other journals.

In addition to publishing the Law Review twice each year, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review also hosts an annual Conference on Student Publishing in Law. This Conference allows prospective contributors to have their papers reviewed and commented on in a workshop setting. The Conference is attended by University of Toronto Faculty of Law professors, interested students, practising lawyers, judges, and Law Review editors. Those contributors who are also interested in submitting their papers for consideration for the Conference should indicate this in their submissions.

Authors of submissions that are not accepted for publication will be notified by mail. Unfortunately, the Law Review cannot return manuscripts.