The second volume of the Kent Student Law Review, a student-led publication showcasing critical legal scholarship at Kent Law School, is now available to read online.
The journal provides a platform for undergraduate and postgraduate law students to have their work peer reviewed and published.
Editorial Board members Patrik Jacobsson and Cynthia Lei have been working hard behind the scenes, with support from Kent Law School Lecturer Dr Sinéad Ring and Nick Piska, to produce a volume that reflects theoretically informed scholarship. The aim of the journal is to enhance the presence of critical legal thought within academia and to further the philosophy of teaching at Kent Law School.
Cindy said: ‘As a law student in my final year, taking on the Kent Student Law Review as co-Editor-in-Chief was challenging but also helped me to become a better writer. Through the entire process of submissions, to consulting with the Academic Review Committee on which articles to accept, to working together with the authors and copy-editing, I have learned so much about what it takes to write well and also how to polish it to a high academic standard worthy of publication.
‘It’s not just about picking a good article and making sure the grammar and spelling is correct, it’s about reading it for content, structure, flow, and checking references for all sources. Along with my co-Editor-in-Chief Patrik, we have spent countless hours reading and re-reading the articles making suggestions and changes as necessary to ensure that every article we publish is something we are both proud of. The Academic Review Committee has been rigorous in their standards and our authors really stepped up and delivered.
‘This edition of the Kent Student Law Review is something that we are all very proud of and we hope that next year’s editors will find the experience just as rewarding!’
A special launch event for the second volume was held in Grimond on Kent’s Canterbury campus last week, attended by staff, students and alumni. Articles include:
- ‘The Relevance of ‘Commons’ Today’ by Catherine Peckham. Catherine graduated from Kent Law School in 2015 with a degree in Law
- ‘Interventionism in the Family: Does Adoption Law in England and Wales Advocate the ‘Theft’ of Children?’ by Barbara Alice Richardson. Barbara graduated from Kent Law School in 2014 with a degree in Law
- ‘The Future of Chinese Foreign Investments: An Exploration of the Perils and Consequences of Investing in Variable Interest Entities’ by Joanne Eales. Joanne graduates from Kent Law School this summer with a degree in Law with a Year in Hong Kong
- ‘Terrorism in the Eye of the Beholder. The Imperative Quest for a Universally Agreed Definition of Terrorism’ by Jodie Satterley. Jodie is currently studying the Kent LLM, our one-year Master’s in Law. She previously completed a degree in Law with a Year in China at Kent Law School
- ‘Rethinking and Intersectionally Deconstructing Contemporary Sex Workers Rights in England and Wales’ by Molly Ackhurst. Molly is studying an MA in Human Rights Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
The journal is available to read online at: https://journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/kslr/index
The Editorial Board are already seeking submissions for next year’s journal with further details available on the Kent Law Student Review website. If you would like to join the Editorial Board, you can contact the team to find out more via their Facebook page.
The journal was first established in 2013 by founding Editors-in-Chief, Nico Mesiainen and Ayda Tabrizi, with the support of Harley Ronan, former President of the Kent Critical Law Society. The first volume was launched in 2014. The aim was to provide students with the opportunity to enter the world of academia and publishing whilst at undergraduate level, and to support the postgraduate community by affording them the opportunity to have their work published. The founding members also believed the journal would help show the legal community the unique, diverse and intellectual stimulation that is provided to Kent Law School students.
(from L-R, Dr Ring at the launch event with Patrik and Cynthia)