Through the Creighton Law Review and the Creighton International and Comparative Law Journal (CICLJ), the Creighton University School of Law informs, educates and serves the legal community. It also provides important opportunities for debate, allowing students to promote conversation by creating articles that are both well researched and well written.
This legal journal is published by Creighton University School of Law students. It was founded in 1967, and it’s first edition was published in spring 1968. As then Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in that first issue, the purpose of a Law Review is to provide a "forum in which able minds subject existing legal principles to critical analysis within the context of changing conditions and in which imaginative alternatives to today's solutions are aired and tested through vigorous informal debate."
The Creighton Law Review continues to serve significant practical and academic functions, with four published editions each year. It includes pieces that provide practitioners with informative, well-drafted research—emphasizing legal issues impacting Nebraska and the Eighth Circuit. It also creates a highly structured forum for scholarly debate that includes current law students.
The Creighton Law Review welcomes article submissions for publication consideration—and all submitted articles will be considered. Submissions should be typed (either double or single space) and contain footnotes for support, conforming to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass'n et al. eds., 20th ed. 2015). All submissions should be in the Microsoft Word format. The Creighton Law Review reserves the right to determine the final format of articles accepted for publication but will strive to preserve the author’s original work.
The Creighton Law Review prefers electronic submissions via email; submissions can also be uploaded to Scholastica.
Hard copy submissions can be sent via the U.S. Mail or an express delivery service (e.g., FedEx) to the following address:
Creighton Law Review
School of Law
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
Annual subscriptions to the Creighton Law Review are available by sending $32.10 ($30.00 plus Nebraska sales tax) to the following address:
Creighton Law Review
Creighton University School of Law
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68178
To obtain past editions, please contact:
William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
1285 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14209-1987
1.800.828.7571
Microfilm editions are available from the following address:
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P.O. Box 998
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0998
1.800.420.6272 ext 6831
This law journal, published by Creighton University School of Law students, was launched in 2011, issuing roughly two editions a year. The journal specializes in international law, and it offers Creighton students a unique opportunity to gain research, writing and editing experience.
Global Criminal Justice Applied to the War in Ukraine: A Legal Framework for U.S.-Led International Ad Hoc Tribunals
Author: Patrick Trinidad
A World of Doubt: Criminal Standards of Proof in the Common Law, Islamic, and East Asian Legal Traditions
Author: Matthew Rosendahl, J.D.
Today you can read the Creighton International and Comparative Law Journal on Scholastica. Find past issues:
Volume 14, No. 1 (2024)
Volume 13, No. 1 (2023)
Volume 12, No. 1 (2022)
Volume 11, No. 1 (2020)
Volume 10, No. 2 (2019)
Volume 10, No. 1 (2019)
Volume 9, No. 2 (2018)
Volume 9, No. 1 (2017)
Volume 8, No. 2 (2017)
Volume 8, No. 1 (2016)
Volume 7, No. 1 (2016)
Volume 6, No. 1 (2015)
Volume 5, No. 2 (2014)
Volume 5, No. 1 (2013)
Volume 4, No. 1 (2013)
Volume 3, No. 1 (2012)
Volume 2, No. 2 (2012)
Volume 2, No. 1 (2011)
Volume 1, No. 1 (2011)
Editor-in-Chief: Elsa L. Abrahamson
Executive Editor: Liz C. Dunn
Lead Articles Editor: Lewis B. Bumgardner
Staff: Natale E. Muro, Alexa M. Preister and Camryn D. Pressley
Faculty Advisor: Professor Michael J. Kelly
The Creighton International and Comparative Law Journal (CICLJ) welcomes the submission of articles for publication consideration, and all articles submitted will be considered. Please note that the CICLJ only publishes articles on international law or comparative law matters.
All submissions should be in Microsoft Word format, typed (either double or single-spaced), include an abstract, have page numbers at the bottom of the pages, and contain footnotes for support. The footnotes should conform to the requirements outlined in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass'n et al. eds., 21st ed. 2020). Submissions should be checked for spelling and grammar errors before submission.
Length Limitations: CICLJ strongly prefers articles under 50 law review pages, including text and footnotes. Length in excess may weigh significantly against selection; likewise, submissions under 20 law review pages, including text and footnotes, may also weigh against selection.
The CICLJ reserves the right to determine the final format of the article but will strive to preserve the author's original work.
Creighton University Law Review
Creighton University School of Law
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402.280.2815
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