Rutgers Law Record

Call For Papers: Environmental Issue

In the Spring of 2009, the Rutgers Law Record will publish an online symposium entitled Emerging Issues in Environmental Law. In connection with this issue, the Record is presently accepting submissions from law students, practitioners, professors, and any other members of the legal community with an academic interest in environmental issues.

In preparation for this online symposium, the Record has thus far accepted a student note discussing the need for swift action to be taken in New Jersey in order to mitigate the damage the state will face as a consequence of sea level rise.  This article considers whether the recent claim brought by the Inuit village of Kivalina, Alaska against several major carbon emitters, including ExxonMobil, would be a viable claim for the state of New Jersey.

For further information regarding the Rutgers Law Record submission guidelines, please see the Submissions section of this website. Additionally, any inquiries may be directed to the Rutgers Law Record staff at lawrecord@gmail.com.

Submissions to Emerging Issues in Environmental Law are due by December 1, 2009. Thank you for your interest in the Rutgers Law Record.

Call For Papers: Emerging Issues in Criminal Jurisprudence.

This coming Fall 2009, the Rutgers Law Record will publish an online symposium entitled 'Emerging Issues in Criminal Jurisprudence.'

As an introduction to this online symposium, the Law Record has published a new essay by distinguished Professor George C. Thomas III of Rutgers School of Law - Newark. Professor Thomas, widely acknowledged as one of the top scholars in his field, is the author or co-author of four books and more than 60 articles on criminal law and criminal procedure.  This article, which can be found below, discusses the evolution of the doctrine of consent searches both under the United States Constitution and through New Jersey's courts. Professor Thomas's article on consent searches constitutes the first installment of our Emerging Issues in Criminal Jurisprudence symposium.

This Fall 2009 the Law Record will publish its second installment of 'Emerging Issues in Criminal Jurisprudence.' This second installment of the Law Record's online symposium will include a student article entitled "Batson Revisited: Discriminatory Venue Transfer and the Scope of Supreme Court Precedent."  This article examines a recent decision by the 10th Circuit rejecting the argument that Batson v. Kentucky stands for the general proposition that the Equal Protection Clause applies to all stages of a criminal proceeding, including venue transfer.

We are currently soliciting articles for this issue. Please note our requirements on our page entitled "Submissions." Our deadline for this issue is September 15.

 

Call For Papers: Eminent Domain Volume

The Rutgers Law Record has announced that it is seeking scholarly articles that discuss either the power of Eminent Domain in the redevelopment context or the historical roots of the Takings Clause.  While several articles in this volume will focus on developments under New Jersey law, we welcome articles which discuss eminent domain issues in other jurisdictions. Articles should be submitted to lawrecordarticles@gmail.com by March 27, 2009.  Accepted papers will be published, as revised, in the online journal. Please see our Submissions page for additional requirements. 

Call for Papers: Israel-Gaza Conflict

"International Legal Implications of the Israel- Gaza Conflict."  The Rutgers Law Record has announced an open call for papers which discuss the International Law implications arising out of the Israeli-Gaza Conflict.  Articles should be submitted to lawrecordarticles@gmail.com by March 27, 2009.  Accepted papers will be published, as revised, in the online journal. Please see our Submissions page for additional requirements. 

Call for Papers: "Iraq at the Crossroads"

The Rutgers Law Record has announced that it is seeking scholarly legal articles that discuss the Iraqi refugee crisis for inclusion in its Symposium Issue "Iraq at the Crossroads."   Articles should be submitted to lawrecordarticles@gmail.com by March 7, 2009.  Accepted papers will be published, as revised, in the online journal. Please see our Submissions page for additional requirements.   

Call for Papers: "Emerging Trends in Employment Law"

The Rutgers Law Record has announced that it is seeking scholarly articles on Emerging Trends in Employment Law to be included in its first issue in its new on-line symposium format. Please see our submissions page for article requirements. Please submit all articles and questions to lawrecordarticles@gmail.com prior to March 7, 2009.