The ''Suffolk Transnational Law Review'' is a triannual

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published at

Suffolk University Law School Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two block ...

( Boston, Massachusetts). It covers contemporary international legal issues. It was established in 1976. The journal is organized and operated by students. The journal also hosts speakers and symposiums on international law, as well as an annual international

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competition. The journal staff consists entirely of second and third year law students from Suffolk University Law School. Law students, who are eligible based on first year academic achievement, may become a member either through an automatic bid or through the annual write-on competition. Staff members in their first year write Notes, Book Reviews, or Case Comments. A Note is an in-depth legal analysis of an international legal issue. A Case Comment studies a recent international law decision in detail and analyzes the context of the holding and the decision's potential impact. The

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is composed of members in their second year with the journal who supervise and edit staff members' works.

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* American law journals Suffolk University Law School Law journals edited by students Publications established in 1976 Triannual journals English-language journals {{law-journal-stub