The York Law Review
Welcome to the York Law Review, York’s only publication for undergraduate and postgraduate legal writing, edited and published by students.
The York Law Review (YLR) is a student-led academic publication managed by students and staff at the York Law School (YLS). We publish legal scholarship written by undergraduate and postgraduate students at YLS.
Established during the 2019/20 academic year, the York Law Review published its first volume in May 2020. This contains a series of papers adapted from YLS undergraduate dissertations from the 2018/19 cohort, as well as the winning papers from competitions run by the journal throughout the year.
Publications
Our first volume was released in Spring 2020 and hosted on this website. A small number of print copies will also be made available.
Our latest volume is available here.
The journal is also available via White Rose Research Online and HeinOnline
Student editorial team
YLR is led and managed by a team of YLS students. The Student Editorial Team manage the day-to-day operations of the journal and are ultimately responsible for its content and production.
Editor-in-Chief - Carl Makin
Carl is a PhD student at York Law School, researching social housing regulation.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief - Sam Guy
Sam is a PhD student at York Law School researching the crowdfunding of judicial reviews.
Senior Editor - Alice Trotter
Alice is a PhD student at York Law School working with the Centre for Applied Human Rights, researching the role of cities in international human rights law.
Editorial Board
The York Law Review Editorial Board consists of student and staff members. The board is chaired by the Head of School, Professor Caroline Hunter. The role of the board is to provide strategic direction to the student editors and ensure quality and continuity in the development of the journal.
Members of the Editorial Board:
- Professor Caroline Hunter (Chair)
- Dr Sue Westwood (Academic Lead)
- Dr Jed Meers
- Martin Philip (Academic Liaison Librarian)
- Carl Makin (Editor-in-Chief)
- Sam Guy (Deputy Editor-in-Chief)
- Alice Trotter (Senior Editor)
Competitions
York Law Review runs annual competitions for undergraduate and postgraduate students at York Law School. Details of competitions for the 2020/21 academic year will be released in December 2020.
Recruitment
York Law Review looks to recruit new members to its Student Editorial Team regularly. Keep an eye on our social media feeds for more information.
If you’re interested in joining the team, please email: york-law-review@york.ac.uk
