The ''Journal of Law and Commerce'' is a

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published by an independent student group at the

University of Pittsburgh School of Law The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) was founded in 1895. It became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900. Its primary home facility is the Barco Law Building. The school offers four degrees: Master ...

, focusing on domestic and international commercial and business law. The journal is published biannually, with recent issues available online. The journal is published by the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh as part of its

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program. Founded in 1980, the journal's focus on commercial, business, tax, and corporate law reflects the law school's interests in those areas. The journal dedicates a portion of each volume to issues regarding the

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), sometimes known as the Vienna Convention, is a multilateral treaty that establishes a uniform framework for international commerce.Not to be confused with ot ...

. Due to the international nature of this research, the journal translates these issues into several languages.

Notable contributors

* E. Allan Farnsworth * John E. Murray, Jr. * Dick Thornburgh *

William Edward Sell W. Edward Sell (1923 – August 15, 2004) was the Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 1966 through 1977. Education He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1945. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1947. Te ...

* Ruggero J. Aldisert *

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