Appeal Law Journal
Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform is a peer-reviewed journal managed by UVic Law students. It features student-written articles, case comments and book reviews that explore Canadian and comparative law, along with the broader social, political and philosophical issues connected to the law.
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Submissions
Want to submit an article to Appeal? Download our submission guidelines.
- send submissions by email to appeal@uvic.ca
- save files as Microsoft Word documents and follow the 10th edition of the McGill Guide for citations
- submissions can be any length, but 3,000–9,000 words is recommended
- the editorial board will consider both content and format when reviewing word count (e.g., book reviews should be shorter than essays)
- papers must have been written while you were a law student and must not be submitted elsewhere for publication
Publications
Appeal is an annual publication, published electronically through this website, HeinOnline, CanLII and LexisNexis QuickLaw.
Volume 30 of Appeal was released in May 2025.
Appeal periodically produces podcasts on contemporary issues in Canadian law.
Student Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Rachel Bishop and Chantal Bacchus
Business Manager
Shanice Nkathazo
Publications Managers
Billy Woo, Sina Rudrum-Steinhauer, Talia Damas
Submissions Managers
Hannah Walline, Vannesa Paragas
Podcast Managers
Iyanu Soyege, Praise Oluwafemi, Payal Verma
Public Relations Manager
Caterina Fusco
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Contact us
Appeal Publishing Society
University of Victoria
Faculty of Law
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, British Columbia
V8R 4N3
Canada
Facebook: @appealreviewofcurrentlawandlawreform