The American Society for Legal History is a learned society dedicated to promoting scholarship and teaching in the field of

legal history Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it has changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilisations and operates in the wider context of social history. Certain jurists and histo ...

. It was founded in 1956 and has an international scope, despite being based in the United States. It sponsors the

peer-review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

ed journal ''

Law and History Review ''Law and History Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering legal history. It was established in 1983 and is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society for Legal History, of which it is the off ...

'' and the book series ''Studies in Legal History'', both of which are published by

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Pre ...

. In 1957, the Society established the ''

American Journal of Legal History The ''American Journal of Legal History'' is a peer reviewed, peer edited legal periodical. It has appeared quarterly since 1957. It was the first English-language periodical devoted solely to legal history. Since 2016 it has been published by ...

'', which the Society originally published as its official journal. The journal was later acquired by the

Temple University Beasley School of Law The Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law is the law school of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1895 and enrolls about 530 students. Student body Admission for fall 2019 entering class was highly compe ...

. It has been a member of the American Council of Learned Societies since 1973.

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* Organizations established in 1956 Legal history Legal organizations based in the United States History organizations based in the United States Member organizations of the American Council of Learned Societies {{Hist-org-stub