The ''Modern Law Review'' is a

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published by

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on behalf of Modern Law Review Ltd. and which has traditionally maintained close academic ties with the Law Department of the

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. The ''Modern Law Review'' has been identified as the "pre-eminent United Kingdom law journal" in a ranking based on statistical data from the 2001

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, and has been placed in the highest tier (A*) by the 2019 Israeli Inter-University Committee Report. The journal is a general

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that publishes original articles relating to

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jurisdictions and the law of the

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. In addition, the journal contains sections devoted to recent legislation and reports, to case analysis, to

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s, and to

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s. The current

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(General Editor) is

David Kershaw David Kershaw is a Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, specialising in company law. As well as the author of a leading company law textbook, Kershaw's expertise focuses on accounting principles for companies, for which his work o ...

. Previous editors included Lord Chorley,

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Hugh Collins Hugh Collins, (born 21 June 1953) is emeritus Vinerian Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of All Souls College. He retains the former title as emeritus after Timothy Endicott took up the professorship on 1 July 202 ...

, and

Julia Black Julia Mary Black (born 29 January 1967) is the strategic director of innovation and a professor of law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

. The contents of the first 59 volumes (published between 1937 and 1996) are freely available online; more recent volumes are available on a subscription basis.

Foundations

The Modern Law Review Ltd. is a

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that was established in 1937 to promote the study of law and related fields. To this end, it publishes the law review and organises lectures and seminars and offers scholarships and awards. In addition, the review provides the funding to host the annual Chorley Lecture.

Chorley Lecture

The annual Chorley Lectures started in 1972 and are named in honour of Robert Chorley, 1st Baron Chorley, the founding editor of the ''Modern Law Review''. The lecture is usually delivered in early June at the London School of Economics and subsequently published as the lead article in the January issue of the following year's volume.

Wedderburn Prize

The annual Wedderburn Prize is awarded for "a contribution to that year's volume which in the opinion of the editorial committee is exemplary of the type of scholarship that ''The Modern Law Review'' aims to promote". It is named in honour of

Lord Wedderburn of Charlton Kenneth William Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, (13 April 1927 – 9 March 2012) was a British politician and member of the House of Lords, affiliated with the Labour Party. He briefly became a crossbench member, citing his disli ...

, who served as general editor of the review from 1971 to 1988. Preference is given to the work of authors who are at a relatively early stage of their careers. Previous winners of the Wedderburn Prize include

Kimberlee Weatherall Kimberlee "Kim" Weatherall (born 1974) is an Australian intellectual property lawyer and Professor of Law at the University of Sydney Law School specialising in issues at the intersection of law and technology, as well as intellectual property ...

, and

Nico Krisch Nico Krisch (born April 7, 1972) is a legal scholar, specializing in international law, constitutional theory, and global governance. He is professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Previously, he was re ...

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