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| Canadian Journal of Law and Society | |
|---|---|
| Title | Canadian Journal of Law and Society |
| Discipline | Law, Sociolegal Studies |
| Abbreviation | CJLS |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
| Country | Canada |
| History | 1986–present |
| Frequency | Triannual |
| Issn | 0829-3201 |
Canadian Journal of Law and Society
The Canadian Journal of Law and Society is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing interdisciplinary work at the intersection of law and society, featuring research from scholars linked to institutions such as University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, and York University. The journal often draws contributors who are also associated with centers and programs like the Law Commission of Canada, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), Simon Fraser University, and international partners including Harvard Law School and Oxford University scholars.
Founded in 1986 amid expansions in sociolegal studies influenced by figures and movements connected to Roberto Unger, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Catharine MacKinnon, and Herbert Marcuse, the journal emerged as part of a broader growth of interdisciplinary venues similar to Law & Society Review and Social & Legal Studies. Early editorial leadership included scholars linked to McMaster University, Queen's University, University of Calgary, and organizations such as the Canadian Bar Association and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Over successive decades the journal responded to debates shaped by events like the Charlottetown Accord, the implementation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and international developments tied to Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Criminal Court jurisprudence.
The journal publishes articles, essays, and book reviews engaging legal topics in relation to actors and institutions such as the Supreme Court of Canada, provincial courts in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, Indigenous governance exemplified by Assembly of First Nations and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and regulatory regimes linked to bodies like Competition Bureau (Canada). Its scope encompasses submissions addressing human rights debates involving cases connected to figures like Delwin Vriend and statutes such as the Canadian Human Rights Act, comparative work referencing the European Court of Human Rights, the United States Supreme Court, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as well as sociolegal analyses of policy instruments including the Canada Health Act and treaties like the Treaty of Utrecht in historical contexts.
Published triannually by University of Toronto Press in association with academic societies and editorial boards comprising scholars from McGill University, University of Alberta, Dalhousie University, University of Saskatchewan, and international institutions including Yale Law School and London School of Economics. The editorial policy stresses peer review with processes similar to those employed by journals such as Modern Law Review and Cambridge Law Journal, and it maintains editorial advisory links to networks including the Law and Society Association and the Canadian Political Science Association. Special issue guest editors have been drawn from departments at Carleton University, University of Manitoba, and Concordia University.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in multidisciplinary and legal databases alongside periodicals like Journal of Law and Society and International Journal of Constitutional Law, appearing in indexes such as Scopus, Web of Science, JSTOR, and region-specific services comparable to Project MUSE and the Directory of Open Access Journals for select content. Libraries including the Library and Archives Canada, university systems at McMaster University, and consortia like Canadian Research Knowledge Network list the journal in catalogues used for legal and social science scholarship.
Scholarly reception situates the journal among influential Canadian venues like Osgoode Hall Law Journal and Alberta Law Review, with citations in court filings to the Supreme Court of Canada and references in policy debates involving the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and reports by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Its interdisciplinary approach has influenced curricula at institutions such as University of Victoria Law School, University of Windsor, and University of New Brunswick and contributed to public scholarship during national inquiries like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
The journal has published notable pieces addressing Indigenous legal orders by scholars associated with Gord Downie collaborations, constitutional interpretation engaging analyses of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and comparative projects involving the European Convention on Human Rights and Magna Carta (1215). Special issues have focused on subjects linked to events and movements like the Oka Crisis, settler-colonial studies referencing Idle No More, migration and refugee law in the context of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and transitional justice debates referencing the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
The journal maintains partnerships and relationships with scholarly and professional organizations such as the Law and Society Association, the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, university presses including Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press for related monographs, and research centres like the Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Centre for Indigenous Governance. Collaborative symposia and conferences have been held in conjunction with institutions such as McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Centre for Public Law at University College London, and departmental units at Australian National University.
Category:Canadian law journals Category:Sociolegal studies journals