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Academic journal
Discipline | Law |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Sir Nigel S. Rodley |
Publication details | |
History | 1966-present |
Publisher | Hebrew University's Minerva Center for Human Rights (Israel) |
Frequency | Four times per year |
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ISO 4 | Isr. Law Rev. |
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ISSN | 0021-2237 |
OCLC no. | 1754008 |
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The Israel Law Review is the oldest Israeli law journal published in English. In Great American Lawyers, an Encylopaedia, author John R. Vile refers to the Israel Law Review as among "the most prestigious of scholarly journals".
History
It was established in January 1966 by the Israeli Law Review Association, under the auspices of senior members of the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Originally there was consideration given to publishing the Review in French, but the decision was made to pubish it in English. It was peer-reviewed from the outset.
When the Review was established, it became the second law review in Israel, the first being Ha-Praklit (The Attorney), which was run by the Israeli Bar and published short practical articles in Hebrew.
At the time of its establishment, Avigdor Levontin was its Editor-in-Chief. From 1996 until 2001, its Chief Editor was Frances Raday.
Focus
It focuses in articles and surveys on Israeli law, and on issues relevant to Israeli society.
The Israel Law Review has been published since 2009 by Hebrew University's Minerva Center for Human Rights. Its focus has since then been on human rights, public law, and international law. It examines the application of legal norms in conditions of conflict and political uncertainty.
Editorial staff and Advisory Board
It is peer-reviewed, and indexed in Lexis, Hein, and Ebsco. Sir Nigel S. Rodley, an international human rights lawyer and professor, is its co-Editor-in-Chief, and Danny Evron is its Executive Editor.
It's international Advisory Board includes Professor Aharon Barak (former President of the Israeli Supreme Court), Professor Antonio Cassese (University of Florence ), Professor William Schabas (National University of Ireland), Professor Malcolm Shaw (Leicester University), and Professor Henry Steiner (Harvard University).
Notable articles
In 1969, Israeli Supreme Court Justice Haim Cohn published an article in the Review in which he indicated that Jewish officials sought to save Jesus from Roman execution, but he refused to cooperate. Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz has also published in the Israel Law Review.