- Alternative Law Journal
The Alternative Law Journal (Alt.LJ) is a quarterly, refereed
law journal published by the Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative Ltd inMelbourne, Australia .The Alt.LJ is administered by volunteers, is independent of any organisation or political party, and is self funding, with some support provided by the
Monash University Law Faculty in Melbourne, where the journal is based.The Alternative Law Journal was first published in 1974 as the Legal Service Bulletin by the
Fitzroy Legal Service in Melbourne, Australia. The journal grew and now has a much wider readership beyond the community legal centres. The name was changed in 1992 to better reflect its goals and readership.The goals of the Alt.LJ can be broadly described as:* promotion of
social justice ,human rights andlaw reform issues
* critique of thelegal system
* monitoring developments in alternative practice
* communitylegal education .The Alternative Law Journal provides resources for both secondary and tertiary
legal studies teachers and students.* Legal Studies Column is published regularly, providing a class exercise based on an article published in the Journal. The exercises are prepared by legal studies teachers for secondary legal studies students.
* Legal Issues Resource Kits: these compilations of articles from the Journal are grouped by topic, and are often used by teachers, and students studying specific areas of law. Recent kits include topic such as Sexuality and the Law,
Family Law ,Human Rights andPrisons .External links
* [http://altlj.org altlj home page]
* [http://www.hcourt.gov.au/speeches/kirbyj/kirbyj_alternative.htm speech on the altlj by Justice Kirby, High Court of Australia]
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