Current Legal Problems
Oxford University Press Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1948
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This journal publishes articles that analyze and critique various aspects of law, including the legal engineering of prices, the evolution and impact of legal terminology like 'alien,' the intersection of corporate migration and sovereignty, the challenges of judicial review in complex regulatory environments, the concept of 'inconspicuous impact' in legal reform, the legal defense of automatism, the social implications of administrative process, the scope of public land law, the evolving role of family law, the effectiveness of family law as social policy, the need for an Accessibility Act in the UK, the incentives of private equity firms and CLO lenders, the political economy of war and international law, the use of legal fictions in public law, the regulation of artificial intelligence through contract, the interpretation of international agreements on climate change, the use of planning obligations in property development, impartiality in Investor-State Dispute Settlement, the portrayal of defendants in mass atrocity trials, the concept of legal redundancy for combating corruption, and the adjudication of religious freedom claims in the private sector workplace, as well as comparative analyses of sexual assault laws.
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Frequently asked questions about Current Legal Problems
Is Current Legal Problems a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Current Legal Problems?
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Is Current Legal Problems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Current Legal Problems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
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