The Boston College International & Comparative Law Review is one of approximately 30 law reviews in the United States that focus on international legal issues, and one of only two that publishes an annual survey of European Union law. The Review publishes two issues annually. The spring issue usually consists of two articles by outside authors and four student pieces. International and Comparative's scope is expansive and the Review pursues articles that address a variety of international and comparative law issues such as human rights, cross-border environmental disputes, arms control, covert action, international investment, International Court of Justice jurisdiction, and terrorism, to name only a few. Because a growing number of domestic policy issues have international implications, these areas of international law are becoming increasingly important to U.S. practitioners.
The winter issue is a survey and contains articles (written by outside and student authors) that focus on the rapid evolution of the European Union-that confederation of nations established by treaty that attempts to create a truly common market where goods, labor, and services travel freely across international borders. In light of this goal, the EU recently committed to passing nearly 300 directives within the near future. These directives address such policy areas as banking, currency convertibility, monetary policy, finance, intellectual property rights, environmental reform, and even beer and pasta purity standards. Rapid development in these areas is of vital concern to U.S. practitioners advising clients who conduct business in Europe, and to the academic community which is closely monitoring these developments.
Rosalind Kaplan, Manager for Law Review Publications and John Gordon, Administrative Assistant, two full-time permanent support staff, provide technical assistance, guidance and typesetting for the reviews. General review information or questions regarding article submissions, permission to reprint, subscription information, and purchasing back issues may be directed to Ms. Kaplan or Mr. Gordon at the following: telephone (617) 552-8557; fax (617) 552-2615, (617) 552-4098; or email bclawrev@bc.edu.
Articles can be sent via disk, email or hard copy. To submit a hard copy, address it to:
The Boston College International and Comparative Law Review is published semi-annually at Boston College Law School, 885 Centre St., Newton MA 02459. Subscription price: $15.00 (plus $6.00 for foreign mailing). Single issues $6.00 (plus $1.00 for foreign mailing). Subscriptions will be renewed automatically unless timely notice of termination is received. Change of address notification should be sent to Rosalind Kaplan, Manager of Law Review Publications, at the address above, and should include both old and new addresses with zip codes.