The ''City University of New York Law Review'', commonly known as the ''CUNY Law Review'', a student-run journal at the

CUNY School of Law The City University of New York School of Law (CUNY School of Law, pronounced Help:IPA/English, /ˈkjuːni/, Help:Pronunciation respelling key, KYOO-nee) is a Public university, public law school in New York City. It was founded in 1983 as part ...

which publishes a

law journal A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. A law review is a type of legal periodical. Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal topics; they also provi ...

of scholarship on critical

public interest In social science and economics, public interest is "the welfare or well-being of the general public" and society. While it has earlier philosophical roots and is considered to be at the core of democratic theories of government, often paired ...

and

social justice Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has of ...

issues. The law review publishes two volumes per year, with articles written by CUNY Law students, law students from other schools, professors, attorneys, and legal practitioners. Its editors are current students at CUNY Law.

Overview

The ''CUNY Law Review'' was founded in 1995, with the goal of producing innovative public interest scholarship with an emphasis on supporting low-income communities, minorities, and other disenfranchised groups of people. The journal was originally named the ''New York City Law Review'', but its title was officially changed to ''The CUNY Law Review'' in 2010. Having recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, the Law Review has published over 18 volumes and its coverage has ranged from topics such as housing,

domestic violence Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes r ...

healthcare Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement or maintenance of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wikt:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physic ...

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 ...

abortion Abortion is the early termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. Abortions that occur without intervention are known as miscarriages or "spontaneous abortions", and occur in roughly 30–40% of all pregnan ...

, foster care youth, home foreclosures, to the privatization of public parks in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, and beyond.

Selection

Each fall, the editorial board of ''CUNY Law Review ''selects approximately 40-50 new staff members based on each applicant's personal statement, editing test, experience, educational background, and demonstrated commitment to

scholarship.

Reputation

The CUNY Law Review is the only journal published by

, and editors at the Law Review seek to ensure that CUNY's

goals are reflected in the Law Review. The CUNY Law Review is designed to produce work on critical current

issues, which is a large part of the law school's mission. The CUNY Law Review was recently placed third among journals with key right disciplines in

civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' political freedom, freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and ...

, and ranked ahead of publications such as ''Columbia Journal of Race and Law'' and ''Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice''.

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External links

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