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JD Alumni Magazine (Development & Alumni Relations)
JD, the alumni magazine of the University of Maryland School of Law, is published annually by the Office of Institutional Advancement and distributed to more than 10,000 alumni, friends, supporters, academic peers, students and prospective students. In addition to providing news about happenings at the law school, JD engages its readers in substantive assessments of pressing contemporary issues in legal education and the practice of law. JD Alumni Magazine ceased in 2010 and is continued by Maryland Carey Law.
Journal of Business & Technology Law (Academic Journals)
Issues at the intersection of business and technology law are pervasive and increasingly complex. These issues present many challenging legal questions which have and will continue to provide ample opportunity for debate among legal scholars. As the first publication to examine these issues together, the Journal of Business & Technology Law seeks to add an important voice to the nation’s legal scholarship and to provide a rewarding educational experience for our members. Launched in the fall of 2005, the Journal has provided a publication venue for the latest thinking on business and technology issues. With the help of its distinguished faculty advisers from the University of Maryland School of Law, the Journal is adding a vital voice to the nation's current legal scholarship.Journal of Health Care Law and Policy (Academic Journals)
Journal of Health Care Law & Policy Publications
The Journal of Health Care Law & Policy is a nationally ranked, student-edited law journal serving as a premier forum for interdisciplinary discussion of leading issues in health law, medicine, and health policy. Ranked among the top student-edited health law journals in the nation, JHCLP is widely recognized as one of the country's foremost health law publications.
We meticulously review each manuscript submission through our rigorous editorial process. Manuscripts may be submitted through Scholastica by email at jhclpmanuscriptseditor@gmail.com, or by hard copy.
Print Journal Issues — We publish two annual print issues featuring four to six articles alongside essays and selected student scholarship. Issue 1 is published in Winter and Issue 2 in late Spring/early Summer. Print issues are available on Westlaw, Lexis, and HeinOnline.
Online Issue — Our Online Issue, formerly The Appendix, publishes each Spring featuring scholarly articles by law professors, practitioners, and policy experts, with an emphasis on policy-relevant research and commentary. Available through Lexis and HeinOnline.
Student Notes & Comments — Each volume includes carefully selected student scholarship exclusively from current JHCLP editorial staff members.
Maryland Carey Law (Development & Alumni Relations)
Maryland Carey Law, the magazine of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, is published annually by the Office of Planning and External Affairs, and distributed to more than 10,000 alumni, friends, supporters, and academic peers. In addition to providing news about happenings at the law school, Maryland Carey Law engages its readers in substantive assessments of pressing contemporary issues in legal education and the practice of law. Maryland Carey Law continues JD Alumni Magazine which ceased in 2010.
Maryland Journal of International Law (Academic Journals)
Welcome
Welcome to the digital archives of the Maryland Journal of International Law. Using the drop-down menus in the navigation panel, you can search and browse all editions of the Journal.
The Maryland Journal of International Law has a long and prestigious history as a forum for scholarly discourse on a wide range of issues on international and comparative law. Established in 1976 as the International Trade Law Journal, it was known as the Maryland Journal of International Law & Trade from 1984 until 1999. Publication resumed under the current title in 2009.
The Journal presents balanced coverage on a broad range of topics related to international and comparative law and welcomes contributions from experts in the field, including scholars, judges, practitioners, journalists, and politicians. Student-written works are also accepted.
In conjunction with the University of Maryland Carey School of Law’s International and Comparative Law Program, the Journal hosts an annual Symposium during the fall semester of the academic year. Symposium proceedings and related articles are published the following spring. Recent Symposia have addressed an array of topics in international and comparative law, including international arbitration, intervention in international armed conflict, and the extraterritorial reach of U.S. laws.
Maryland Journal of International Law 50th Anniversary: Alumni Panel, Lecture, Dinner and Symposium
Please join us for this special series of events to celebrate the 50th year of the MJIL.
To attend, please register here:
Maryland Journal of International Law 50th Anniversary Tickets (Eventbrite)
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. · Alumni Panel on International Legal Practice (Ceremonial Courtroom)
Co-sponsored by the Chacón Center for Immigrant Justice and International Law Society (ILS)
Join former MJIL editors to hear about their professional and intellectual journeys following law school in different fields of international and comparative law and legal practice.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. · Investiture Lecture of Peter Danchin as Jacob A. France Professional of International Law (Ceremonial Courtroom)
“The Puzzle of Value Pluralism in International Legal Thought”
Introductory remarks by Professor Richard Boldt, Distinguished University Professor and T. Carroll Brown Professor of Law.
6:30 – 7:15 p.m. · Post-Investiture/Pre-Dinner Reception (Atrium)
7:15 p.m. · MJIL 50th Anniversary Dinner
The first edition of the MJIL was published in the 1975–1976 academic year. This celebratory dinner will recognize the contributions of our faculty and alumni over these past fifty years to the study and practice of international and comparative law and will include a talk by the current editor on the rich history and present work of the journal and ICL program.
Friday, February 13, 2026
2026 MJIL Symposium · Ceremonial Courtroom
“A Half Century of International Law: Critical Reflections, Reimagined Horizons”
This year's MJIL symposium will feature several leading international law scholars from the US and abroad engaging in a series of critical conversations with Maryland faculty doing innovative and important work in different aspects of international, comparative and transnational law. Maryland faculty participating include Professors Rabiat Akande, Peter Danchin, Mark Graber, William Moon, Matiangai Sirleaf and Marley Weiss. All are welcome to attend and participate in any of the sessions.
- 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. · Continental Breakfast (Atrium)
- 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. · Panel 1 International Legal Histories
- 10:45 – 12:15 p.m. · Panel 2 Critical Histories of Human Rights
- 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. · Lunch
- 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. · Lunch Gerber Memorial Keynote Lecture by Obiora Okafor
“Between Contextual Peril and Contingent Promise: International Law and the New ‘Cold Peace’ in Our Time” - 2:15 – 3:45 p.m. · Panel 3 Comparative Constitutional Democracy in Crisis?
- 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. · Panel 4 Transnational Law: From Jessup’s Storrs Lectures to Today
- 5:30 p.m. · Brief Concluding Comments and Thanks
Questions? Please contact the MJIL team or Student Services.
Contact the Journal
To reach the Editorial Board of the Maryland Journal of International Law, please contact:
The Journal’s mailing address is:
Maryland Journal of International Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Maryland Law Review (Academic Journals)
ISSN 0025-4282
Maryland Law ReviewWith volume one dating back to 1936, the Maryland Law Review is the oldest journal at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the pre-eminent student authority on developments in Maryland case law in the State of Maryland. Ranked among the top tier of national law reviews, the Maryland Law Review is also a respected voice on federal law in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The Law Review publishes four issues annually. These issues contain scholarly work by professors, practitioners, and judges in the traditional law review format. The Law Review also publishes legal symposia scholarship.
The Maryland Law Review is currently accepting submissions for the 2025-2026 cycle. We welcome your submissions. We prefer that you submit your manuscript through Scholastica, but we will also consider manuscripts submitted through email or hard copy. The Maryland Law Review prefers to review articles that are 25,000 words or less (including footnotes), but longer pieces will still be considered in many cases.
Please contact us at MDLR01@law.umaryland.edu
Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies (East Asian Legal Studies Program)
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class (Academic Journals)
The University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class provides a forum for academics, judges, and practitioners to engage in a scholarly discussion of legal issues pertaining to race, religion, gender and class. The Journal is dedicated to fostering intellectual discourse on issues at the intersection of public policy and the law, as well as analyzing the effects of law, policy and judicial decision on different religious, racial, ethnic, economic and social groups.
