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South African Law Journal
DisciplineLaw
LanguageEnglish
Edited byGraham Glover
Publication details
Former name(s)
Cape Law Journal
History1884-present
Publisher
Juta Law
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4S. Afr. Law J.
Indexing
ISSN0258-2503 (print)
1996-2177 (web)
OCLC no.660153180
Links

The South African Law Journal is a quarterly law journal published by Juta & Co.[1] It is South Africa's leading law journal and the second-oldest law journal in the world, after the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.[2]

History

The SALJ was established in 1884, making it one year older than England's Law Quarterly Review and three years older than the Harvard Law Review.[3] Its first 17 volumes were published under the title Cape Law Journal, before its name was changed to the South African Law Journal in 1901.[3]

It was edited for years at the University of the Witwatersrand Law School, first by Bobby Hahlo, and then for a period of over fifty years by Ellison Kahn.[3] Its current managing editor is Graham Glover (Rhodes University) is its managing editor.[4]

See also

  1. ^ "South African Law Journal". Juta Journals. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ Schulze, WG (2013). "A conspectus of South Africa legal periodicals: Past to present". Fundamina. 19: 61.
  3. ^ a b c Kahn, Ellison (2004). "Speech at the Juta Dinner at the South African Law Journal Jubilee Conference". South African Law Journal. 121: 271.
  4. ^ "South African Law Journal Editorial Information". Juta Journals. Retrieved 2020-02-20.