Founded in 1978, the Third World Law Journal is a unique legal periodical that fills the need for a progressive, alternative legal perspective on issues both within the United States and in the developing world. The Journal's scope includes issues affecting underrepresented populations, human and civil rights, immigration, women's and children's issues, and issues of disproportionate economic impact. Published twice annually, the Journal contains articles by outside authors, student notes, and student book reviews. The founders of the Journal envisioned it as a forum for discussing legal issues affecting people, cultures, and institutions that share a common history of colonialism, oppression, under-representation, and marginalization in the political and economic processes. Third World problems are a complex matrix of social, economic and political crises confronting minority groups, indigenous cultures and under-industrialized nations.
The Journal's 30-member staff (15 second and 15 third-year students) is comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds and interests. It is a group dedicated to offering insightful treatment of contemporary legal issues that are frequently overlooked by other legal publications. Past topics have included truth commissions in El Salvador and Guatemala, English as the official language, sexual orientation law in South Africa and Zimbabwe, and the 50 years since the trials at Nuremberg.
Article Submissions
John Gordon, Manager for Law Review Publications, provides 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 Mr. Gordon at the following: telephone (617) 552-8557;fax (617) 552-4098; or email bcpubs@bc.edu. Submission information for the Reviews can also be found on the submissions page.
Articles can be sent via disk, email or hard copy. To submit a hard copy, address it to:
Boston College Law School
Attn: Boston College Third World Law Journal
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459