The Hong Kong Law Journal was founded in 1971 and is the leading English-language journal on common law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and mainland law. It is a peer-reviewed journal that provides current, academic, authoritative and critical analysis of current legal issues in Hong Kong and the PRC. In addition, the journal accepts and publishes comparative, jurisprudential, international and interdisciplinary documents relevant to the study of law. The best scientific papers offer an insightful condensation of years – or probably centuries – of accumulated learning and the author`s own reflections on how the law should or is likely to evolve. This highly commendable volume of the Hong Kong Journal of Legal Studies is part of this academic tradition. Learn more about the editorial boards and the committee » Browse our previous editions A list of articles (1971-present) and abstracts of articles (2000-present) as well as a list of other books published by the Hong Kong Law Journal can be found on this site. The journal enjoys a wide circulation in the world of common law. It is available in the current full text on Westlaw Online. It is indexed by Scopus, the Social Sciences Citation Index, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, and the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Full Text. It is summarized in the Social Science Research Network and available in full text with a one-year delay on Hein Online and the HKU HUB (selected articles only).

As a former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong, lawyers and law students should never be satisfied with what the law is, but continue to ask themselves what the law should be. In this sense, the efforts of the students of this journal are to be commended.