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About the Current Legal Problems format

Current Legal Problems is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Legal principles and applications, Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction, Legal case studies and regulations.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Current Legal Problems, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inLegal principles and applications Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Legal case studies and regulations Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Legal Cases and Commentary
ISSN0070-1998
Citation impact (2-yr)1.52
h-index44
i10-index213
Total citations9,190
Article processing charge$3,444
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity College London
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Current Legal Problems per year

15
2014
13
2015
13
2016
13
2017
12
2018
12
2019
6
2020
15
2021
7
2022
11
2023
14
2024
13
2025

Citation impact of Current Legal Problems by publication year

309
2014
248
2015
160
2016
218
2017
161
2018
185
2019
62
2020
97
2021
33
2022
41
2023
36
2024
4
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Current Legal Problems

Decentring Regulation: Understanding the Role of Regulation and Self-Regulation in a 'Post-Regulatory' World

Julia Black · 1 Jan 2001

This article addresses three basic analytical questions: what is 'decentring regulation', what is 'self regulation' and how does it fit in the decentring analysis, and what meaning is given to 'regulation' to allow it analytically to be 'decentred' - how do we know 'decentred regulation' when we see it? Decentring is a term which is…

I Fought the Law and the Law Won? Legal Consciousness and the Critical Imagination

Simon Halliday, Bronwen Morgan · 1 Jan 2013

The study of legal consciousness within socio-legal studies entails a focus on the ordinary, quotidian and, crucially, almost invisible life of law in society. To study legal consciousness is to study the taken-for-granted and not-immediately-noticeable: the background assumptions about legality which structure and inform everyday thoughts and actions. This article examines legal consciousness through the…

Regulation by Contract: The New Prerogative

Terence Daintith · 1 Jan 1979

Journal Article Regulation by Contract: The New Prerogative Get access Terence Daintith, M.A. Terence Daintith, M.A. Professor of Public Law University of Dundee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Current Legal Problems, Volume 32, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 41–64, https://doi.org/10.1093/clp/32.1.41 Published: 01 December 1979

The Definition(s) of Torture in International Law

Nigel Rodley · 1 Jan 2002

The Definition(s) of Torture in International Law Get access Nigel S. Rodley Nigel S. Rodley Professor of Law University of Essex Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Current Legal Problems, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 467–493, https://doi.org/10.1093/clp/55.1.467 Published: 01 December 2002

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