The following guidelines should be kept in mind when submitting manuscripts:

a) Contributions should be word processed and submitted in electronic form;

b) Biographical details should be starred (*) and precede the footnotes. They should include the author's current employment, academic qualifications, postal and email addresses and any other pertinent details in light of the submission;

c) Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and numbered consecutively throughout the text using arabic numerals;

d) Authors should pay particular attention to the accuracy and presentation of references:

• Cases should be cited as: Miller v Walker [2005] 2 All ER 7.

• Where quotations from judgments are given the page reference should also be provided: Miller v Walker [2005] 2 All ER 7 at 23.

• Books

JH Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History (4th edn Butterworths, London 2002) 419–21. 

• Chapter in Book

PA Thomas and A Rees, 'Law Students - Getting In and Getting On' in PA Thomas (ed), Discriminating Lawyers (Cavendish, London 2000).

• Journal Article

J Young, ‘The Constitutional Limits of Judicial Activism: Judicial Conduct of International Relations and Child Abduction' (2003) 66 MLR 823.

e) Authors are expected to check the accuracy of all references in the manuscript before submission as it may not be possible to provide proofs for correction;

f) An abstract of no more than 100 words should be included in the article;

g) All corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through the journal website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article.

The Legal Editor is pleased to discuss subjects for possible publication. Decisions on manuscripts will normally be made within two months of receipt.

Manuscripts or general queries should be sent to legaleditor@commonwealth.int  

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