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The University of New South Wales Law Journal (UNSW Law Journal) is one of Australia's leading academic legal journals and is uniquely produced entirely by a voluntary student board. As the flagship publication of the UNSW Law School, it is also one of the most widely cited legal reviews in the country.

Typically, the Journal publishes four issues annually, although some years had only two or three issues. In 2025, the Journal is releasing two General Issues and two Thematic/General Issues. The Thematic component focuses on a single subject, bringing together a range of perspectives.

Issues by year

Volume 48

No 1 General Issue | Apr 2025

No 2 Thematic Issue: Dynamics of Power within Criminal Law | Jul 2025

No 3 General Issue | Oct 2025

No 4 Thematic Issue: Artificial Intelligence and the Law | Dec 2025

Volume 47

No 1 General Issue | Apr 2024

No 2 Thematic Issue: Developments in Rights, Freedoms and Accountability | Jul 2024

No 3 General Issue | Oct 2024

No 4 Thematic Issue: Equity, Conscience and Commercial Morality | Dec 2024

Volume 46

No 1 General Issue | Apr 2023

No 2 Thematic Issue: Life Sciences: Ethics, Innovation and the Future of Law | Jul 2023

No 3 General Issue | Oct 2023

No 4 Thematic Issue: Power, Workers and the Law | Dec 2023

Volume 45

No 1 Thematic Issue: Abuse of Power / General | Apr 2022

No 2 General Issue | Jul 2022

No 3 Thematic Issue: Law and Economics / General | Aug 2022

No 4 General Issue | Dec 2022

Volume 44

No 1 Thematic Issue: Rights Protection amidst COVID-19 / General | Apr 2021

No 2 General Issue | Jun 2021

No 3 Thematic Issue: Big Technology and the Law / General | Sep 2021

No 4 General Issue | Nov 2021

Volume 43

No 1 General Issue | Mar 2020

No 2 General Issue | Jun 2020

No 3 Thematic Issue: Revitalising Legal Authorities | Sep 2020

No 4 General Issue | Nov 2020

Volume 42

No 1 General Issue | Mar 2019

No 2 General Issue | Jun 2019

No 3 Thematic Issue: Conceptions of Ownership / General | Sep 2019

No 4 General Issue | Nov 2019

Volume 41

No 1 General Issue | Mar 2018

No 2 General Issue | May 2018

No 3 Thematic Issue: Vulnerability and the Law | Sep 2018

No 4 General Issue | Nov 2018

Volume 40

No 1 General / Thematic: Contemporary Professionalism and Regulation | Apr 2017

No 2 General / Thematic: The Individual Judge | May 2017

No 3 General / Thematic: Business and Human Rights: The Limits of the Law | Sep 2017

No 4 General / Thematic: Cyberspace and the Law | Nov 2017

Volume 39

No 1 General / Thematic: The Law of Elections and Politics | Apr 2016

No 2 General / Thematic: Beyond the Gendered Subject: Law and Feminist Thought | Jul 2016

No 3 General / Thematic: Terrorism and International Law | Sep 2016

No 4 General / Thematic: Rethinking Climate Change and the Law | Nov 2016

Volume 38

No 1 General Issue | Apr 2015

No 2 General / Thematic: Rethinking Detention in Australia | Jul 2015

No 3 General / Thematic: Non-judicial Inquiries | Sep 2015

No 4 General / Thematic: Enacting Stigma | Nov 2015

Volume 37

No 1 General / Thematic: Miscarriages of Justice in the Criminal Law | Apr 2014

No 2 General / Thematic: Communications Surveillance, Big Data and the Law | Jul 2014

No 3 General / Thematic: Contemporary Issues Facing the Australian Legal Profession | Nov 2014

Volume 36

No 1 General / Thematic: The Evolution of the Public / Private Divide | Apr 2013

No 2 General / Thematic: The Use of Force in International Law | Jul 2013

No 3 General / Thematic: The Practical Significance of the Theories Guiding the Development of the Common Law | Nov 2013

Volume 35

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 18(1): Directors' Duties Revisited | Apr 2012

No 2 Thematic: Critical Perspectives on Social Justice | Jul 2012

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 18(2): Appropriate Dispute Resolution | Nov 2012

Volume 34

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 17(1): Religion and Australian Law | Apr 2011

No 2 Thematic: Personal Property Securities Reform and Beyond | Jul 2011

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 17(2): Intellectual Property Law in Australia | Nov 2011

Volume 33

No 1 Thematic Issue: The Future of Human Rights in Australia | Apr 2010

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 16(1): Cyberlaw | Jul 2010

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 16(2): Family Violence | Nov 2010

Volume 32

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 15(1): Reforms in Competition Law | Apr 2009

No 2 Thematic: Saving the System: Law and Regulation after the Credit Crunch | Jul 2009

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 15(2): Class Actions | Nov 2009

Volume 31

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 14(1): International Commercial Arbitration | Apr 2008

No 2 Thematic: Australian Federalism | Jul 2008

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 14(2): Climate Change Law in Australia | Nov 2008

Volume 30

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 13(1): Broadcasting and Media Law | Apr 2007

No 2 Thematic: International Trade Law | Jul 2007

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 13(2): China: Business and the Law | Nov 2007

Volume 29

No 1 Thematic: Industrial Relations Law | Apr 2006

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 12(1): Reproductive Rights and the Law | Jul 2006

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 12(2): Public Private Partnerships | Nov 2006

Volume 28

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 11(1): Sexual Assault and the Law | Apr 2005

No 2 Thematic: Australian Military Law | Jul 2005

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 11(2): Freedom of Speech: Contemporary Issues | Nov 2005

Volume 27

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 10(1): Stopping the Clock? The Future of the Billable Hour | Apr 2004

No 2 Thematic: Counter-Terrorism Laws | Jul 2004

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 10(2): The Sex Discrimination Act: A Twenty Year Review | Nov 2004

Volume 26

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 9(1): The Dawson Review | Apr 2003

No 2 Thematic: Thematic: The Common Law | Jul 2003

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 9(2): Genetics and the Law | Nov 2003

Volume 25

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 8(1): Family Violence in Indigenous Communities: Breaking the Silence | Apr 2002

No 2 Thematic: Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance | Jul 2002

No 3 General / Thematic: Forum 8(2): Reform of the Law of Negligence: Balancing Costs and Community Expectations | Nov 2002

Volume 24

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 7(1): Valuing Privacy: Legal Protections and Exceptions | Apr 2001

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 7(2): The Kyoto Protocol: Politics and Practicalities | Jul 2001

No 3 Thematic: The Centenary of the Australian Constitution | Nov 2002

Volume 23

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 6(1): Internet Content Control: Perspectives on the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Service) Act 1999 (Cth) | Apr 2000

No 2 General Issue | Jul 2000

No 3 Thematic: The Refugee Issue | Nov 2003

Volume 22

No 1 General / Thematic: Forum 5(1): Mandatory Sentencing Legislation: Judicial Discretion and Just Desserts | Apr 1999

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 5(2): Requirements of Justice: Legal Perspectives on Reconciliation | Jul 1999

No 3 Thematic: Legal Issues for the Olympic Games | Nov 1999

Volume 21

No 1 General / Thematic: European Law Symposium - European Constitutionalism: Lessons for Australia / Thematic: Forum 4(1): The Stolen Children: From Removal to Reconciliation | Apr 1998

No 2 Thematic: Electronic Commerce: Legal Issues for the Information Age | Jul 1998

No 3 General | Nov 1998

Volume 20

No 1 General / Thematic: Symposium to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Publication of Province and Function of Law by Professor Julius Stone | Apr 1997

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 3(1): WIK: The Aftermath and Implications | Jul 1997

No 3 Thematic: Law and Medicine | Nov 1997

Volume 19

No 1 Thematic: Stamp Duty | Jun 1996

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 2(1) | Nov 1996

Volume 18

No 1 Thematic: Evidence | Jun 1995

No 2 General / Thematic: Forum 1(1): Televising Court Proceedings | Nov 1995

Volume 17

No 1 Thematic: The Bases of Competition Policy | Jun 1994

No 2 General Issue | Nov 1994

Volume 16