The ''University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review'' is a

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at the

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Faculty of Law, run by law students at the Faculty and publishing scholarly work by law students from any institution. It was first published in 1942, when it was called the School of Law Review (University of Toronto). It is ranked by John Doyle at the

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as tied for 35th-ranked law journal outside of the

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(including both student and faculty journals). According to an article it published in 2001, at that time the journal had been cited in 22 cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. It has since been cited by the Supreme Court a total of 12 times.Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 at para 111; Crookes v. Newton, 2011 SCC 47; Marcotte v. Longueuil (City), 2009 SCC 43; R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32; Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 42; R. v. Sappier; R. v. Gray, 2006 SCC 54; Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise, 2004 SCC 64; R. v. Demers, 2004 SCC 43; Application under s. 83.28 of the Criminal Code (Re), 2004 SCC 40; Miglin v. Miglin, 2003 SCC 21; Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2001 SCC 87.

Notable editors

* Stephen Waddams, editor-in-chief, 1966. * Ronald J. Daniels, editor-in-chief, 1985. *

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, editor-in-chief, 1986.

References

{{reflist University of Toronto Canadian law journals