Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy
- Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy
The "Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy" is a student-edited law review published at Georgetown University Law Center in the United States.
The "Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy" is the "nation's premier law journal on poverty" [ [http://www.hg.org/journals.html Legal Journals - Law Related Journals ] ] issues. As part of its mission to help bring an end to poverty in the United States, the Journal publishes articles from distinguished law professors and practitioners in poverty-related fields. In addition, the Journal features student research, works from scholars in poverty-related disciplines, and the "voices" of persons living in poverty.
The "Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy" is published three issues each year. Each issue is focused upon a particular aspect of poverty law and policy. Recent "themes" have included rural poverty, urban poverty, former prisoner re-entry, and the impact of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
The Journal was first published in 1993 as the "Georgetown Journal on Fighting Poverty". Volume 14, consisting of 58 [http://www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/poverty/masthead.html editors and members] , is currently in publication.
The faculty advisor of the Journal is Peter Edelman, long-time anti-poverty advocate and former HHS Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation under President Bill Clinton.
External links
* [http://www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/poverty/ Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy]
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