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The Cambridge Law Journal Template

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About the The Cambridge Law Journal format

The Cambridge Law Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Legal principles and applications, Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction, European and International Contract Law.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The Cambridge Law Journal 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inLegal principles and applications Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction European and International Contract Law Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems International Law and Human Rights
ISSN0008-1973
Citation impact (2-yr)0.25
h-index57
i10-index465
Total citations19,620
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Cambridge
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in The Cambridge Law Journal per year

102
2014
94
2015
87
2016
83
2017
88
2018
95
2019
83
2020
91
2021
79
2022
65
2023
67
2024
75
2025

Citation impact of The Cambridge Law Journal by publication year

305
2014
194
2015
286
2016
268
2017
289
2018
159
2019
229
2020
269
2021
190
2022
88
2023
23
2024
7
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Cambridge Law Journal

THE RULE OF LAW

Lord Bingham · 1 Mar 2007

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The Enforcement of Morals

Eugene V. Rostow · 1 Nov 1960

There may be a point in reviewing the controversy occasioned by Lord Justice Devlin's Maccabaean lecture from an American point of vantage. For the Justice's brilliant and original paper has been heatedly attacked as “illiberal.” In the popular sport of classifying all positions on all subjects as either Liberal or Conservative— and the sport is…

PROPORTIONALITY AND VARIABLE INTENSITY OF REVIEW

Julian Rivers · 12 Mar 2006

ARTICLES 29 and 30 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contain a series of limitations to human rights. Article 29(2) states: In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the…

Property in Thin Air

Kevin Gray · 1 Jul 1991

Proudhon got it all wrong. Property is not theft—it is fraud. Few other legal notions operate such gross or systematic deception. Before long I will have sold you a piece of thin air and you will have called it property. But the ultimate fact about property is that it does not really exist: it is…

The Basis of Legal Sovereignty

H. W. R. Wade · 1 Nov 1955

The great South African case of Harris v. Minister of the Interior will have turned the thoughts of many lawyers to the subject of legal sovereignty. Under English law the principle of the sovereignty of Parliament, “ the dominant characteristic of our political institutions,” is supposed to be something very simple and clear—and so indeed…

The Cambridge Law Journal template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the The Cambridge Law Journal format?
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What reference style does The Cambridge Law Journal use?
The Cambridge Law Journal uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The Cambridge Law Journal 12 (2023) 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready The Cambridge Law Journal document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes The Cambridge Law Journal?
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