Journal of Law and Commerce
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Law and Commerce is a law review
published by an independent student group at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
, focusing on domestic and international commercial and business law. The journal is published biannually, with recent issues available online. Its Bluebook
abbreviation is J.L. & Com.
Founded in 1980, the journal's focus on commercial, business, tax, and corporate law reflects the law school's interests in those areas. The journal dedicates a portion of each volume to issues regarding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
. Due to the international nature of this research, the journal translates these issues into several languages.
Law review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...
published by an independent student group at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law was founded in 1895, and became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900...
, focusing on domestic and international commercial and business law. The journal is published biannually, with recent issues available online. Its Bluebook
Bluebook
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. The Bluebook is compiled by the Harvard Law Review Association, the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal....
abbreviation is J.L. & Com.
Founded in 1980, the journal's focus on commercial, business, tax, and corporate law reflects the law school's interests in those areas. The journal dedicates a portion of each volume to issues regarding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is a treaty offering a uniform international sales law that, as of August 2010, has been ratified by 77 countries that account for a significant proportion of world trade, making it one of the most successful...
. Due to the international nature of this research, the journal translates these issues into several languages.
Notable contributors
- E. Allan FarnsworthE. Allan FarnsworthE. Allan Farnsworth , was one of the America's most renowned legal scholars on contracts. His writings were standard reference in courtrooms and law schools....
- John E. Murray, Jr.
- Dick ThornburghDick ThornburghRichard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 41st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the U.S...
- William Edward SellWilliam Edward SellW. Edward Sell was the Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 1966 through 1977.-Education:He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1945. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1947....
- Ruggero J. AldisertRuggero J. AldisertRuggero John Aldisert is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit....
- Anita HillAnita HillAnita Faye Hill is an American attorney and academic—presently a professor of social policy, law and women's studies at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she alleged that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had...