Kent Law Review (KLR) features work by undergraduate students, postgraduate students and alumni from Kent Law School and beyond. It is an open access journal and is proud to support ensuring that research is freely available to the public. KLR believe that when knowledge is accessible it can facilitate a greater global exchange of knowledge with reduced barriers.
KLR has announced the publication of Vol. 10 Issue 1 (2025): Law and Social Change.
As Kate Tantuico (Law LLM graduate and outgoing Editor-in-Chief) explains ‘This new issue is centred on a theme that feels more urgent with every passing year: how the law responds to and helps shape social transformation. Three articles explore how the law does more than regulate, but reflects values, exposes inequalities and creates tools to build and challenge structures.
The opening article by E Prema and Ragul OV, “Climate Change, Statelessness, and Digital Sovereignty: Safeguarding Island Nationhood” examines the existential threat that climate change poses to Small Island Developing States. E Prema is Professor of Law, VIT School of Law, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. Ragul OV is Researcher in Law, Madras High Court, Chennai, India.
The second piece by Nathalia Contreras Ceccarelli, “The Role of Judicial Literacy in Climate Change,” draws on landmark cases such as Urgenda v Netherlands and Milieudefensie v Shell to address the critical importance of climate-literate judiciaries. Nathalia is a Venezuelan student in her final year of law at the University of Kent. Her main areas of interest are environmental law, public law, privacy, and data protection. She aspires to become a commercial solicitor.
The issue closes with Tamara Hanna’s “The Right to Belong: Citizenship and the Crisis of Internal Displacement among Iraq’s Assyrians & Chaldeans.” This article shifts our attention to human rights and political inclusion to explain why minority voices should not be ignored or silenced. Tamara graduated with a Law LLB from the University of Kent in 2025.
This issue, in demonstrating the many ways the law can reshape how environmental responsibilities are understood, drive institutional adaptation and support the protection of vulnerable communities, invites readers to reflect, question, and contribute meaningfully towards a fairer, more resilient world.
This volume was produced entirely by KLS students and alumni, with invaluable guidance and support from the academic editors, Dr Mauro Pucheta and Dr Philipp Kender.’
The next call for papers will be early 2026. Current undergraduate and postgraduate students at Kent Law School are particularly encouraged to submit their work for consideration. Achieved a first class mark? Consider submitting for publication (as per instructions here).
There will also be a Call for New Editorial Board Members early in 2026. Current Kent law students are encouraged to express their interest in due course.
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