About the Journal

The Washington University Journal of Law & Policy originated in 1968 as the Urban Law Annual and broadened in 1983, becoming the Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law to encompass a wider range of topics while still emphasizing urban and land-use law. In 1999, the Journal and its advisors began a lengthy process of reevaluating the Journal’s role. As a result of this process, the Journal once again broadened its scope to become the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy. 

The Journal is committed to generating a symposium-based publication that brings together scholars through a mutual and collaborative student and faculty process, emphasizing existing and emerging visions of the law in relation to interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives, the implications of technology, and the consequences of economic globalization for the purpose of influencing law and social policy. In furtherance of this mission, the Journal, unlike most law reviews, centers each volume around a pertinent theme or issue. The articles therein are authored by law professors, legal practitioners, judges, and distinguished scholars from a variety of disciplines.