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The Journal of Law and Social Change serves as the hub for Penn Law’s progressive, activist, social justice-minded, and interdisciplinary communities.
We are a student-run journal and seminar that espouses an interdisciplinary scholarly approach to challenge social injustice. The Journal of Law and Social Change (JLASC) is unique among Penn Law journals both in our mission and our democratic article selection process. All journal members participate in decision-making by collectively reviewing, selecting and editing each piece of scholarship. Unlike other journals, JLASC members read article submissions as part of a weekly, student-run seminar. Through debate and discussion, JLASC decides democratically which articles to publish.
Our broad mission attracts articles from a diverse range of legal scholars, practitioners, and activists around the country. We embrace theory and practice, featuring interdisciplinary scholarship that has practical implications both within and beyond the legal community.