Journal of Legislation

Journal of Legislation is a major scholarly journal published by Notre Dame Law School. The current Editor-in-Chief is Colin Masters.

The Journal of Legislation (JLEG) is a law review which focuses on analysis and reform of legislation. The primary purpose of the Journal of Legislation is to provide a forum for debate of timely issues of state, national, and international stature. The Journal differs from traditional law reviews by concentrating primarily on statutory, regulatory, and public policy matters rather than on case law. The Journal is one of only three legislative journals published by "Tier One" law schools (the others are published by NYU and Harvard).

Prominent public figures and legal scholars contribute major pieces of legal analysis to the Journal in the form of articles. The Journal also publishes substantial student-written pieces called "notes" and commentaries on recent legislation in its "legislative reform" section. The staff chooses topics for article solicitation, note writing, and legislative reform pieces based upon the current legislative and administrative policies of state, national, and international bodies. The staff solicits articles authors from among those public figures who influence politics.

Notable contributors

*U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, "A Proposal for Making Product Liability Fair, Efficient and Predictable"
*U.S. Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, "Tax Reform and Capital Gains: The War Against Unfair Taxes is Far From Over"
*U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, "Early Phased Deployment of SDI as a National Insurance Policy"
*Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, "The Problem is Not the Phone Calls; It’s the Special Interest Money"
*U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, "A Tyrant’s Toolbox: Technology and Privacy in America"
*U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, "A Compassionate Conservative Agenda: Addressing Poverty for the Next Millennium"

External links

* [http://www.nd.edu/~ndlaw/jleg Journal of Legislation web site]