Readers Digest

MLS is recognised globally for the diversity, excellence, and impact of its research. This Digest offers access to the latest academic work from MLS researchers and research teams, along with links to our research centres.

Research Centres and Institutes

Melbourne Law School hosts a number of research centres and institutes, each dedicated to advancing knowledge across a diverse range of legal fields.

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Research publications

Melbourne Law School staff and students serve as editors of leading law journals and contribute impactful research across a broad spectrum of publications, academic databases, and scholarly networks.

  • Australian Journal of Asian Law

    The Australian Journal of Asian Law is a forum for debate for scholars and professionals concerned with the laws and legal cultures of Asia. It aims for recognition as a leading medium for scholarly and professional discourse in a region characterised by rapid growth and social change.

  • Australian Journal of Labour Law

    The Australian Journal of Labour Law is designed to be of service both to the academic community and to practitioners in labour law and industrial relations. The Journal seeks to publish articles, notes and comments, and detailed commentaries upon recent cases and legislation in the field of labour law. Articles may deal with an area of labour law in an analytical, theoretical or empirical fashion.

  • Comparative Constitutional Studies

    Comparative Constitutional Studies is emerging as a leading international forum for the publication of constitutional scholarship, broadly conceived. It is especially focused on discursive, analytical and critical research methods drawn from legal theory; qualitative empirical methods associated with historiographical, contextual and socio-legal approaches; as well as other critical perspectives.

  • Melbourne University Law Review

    The Melbourne University Law Review is one of Australia's leading generalist law journals. Submissions to the Review are subject to independent, anonymous peer review prior to acceptance for publication. The Review is published three times a year and is managed by an Editorial Board comprising students of the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne.

  • Melbourne Journal of International Law

    The Melbourne Journal of International Law ('MJIL') is the pre-eminent generalist international law journal in the South East Asia region. Submissions are subject to a rigorous, independent, and anonymous peer review process prior to publication. The Journal is publishes twice annually. MJIL is managed by an Editorial Board comprising of students from the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne.

  • Public Law Review

    Public Law Review is an influential and widely cited legal journal. The articles and commentary allow readers to stay on top of public law developments in Australasia and in other parts of the common law world. The subject of public law is broadly conceived, covering all aspects of law and government. A feature of the Review is the commentary, recent developments and book review sections, bringing to public lawyers in government, private practice and the courts coverage of topical issues and legal literature.

  • Statelessness and Citizenship Review Journal

    The Statelessness and Citizenship Review is a peer-reviewed, open-access and interdisciplinary journal. The SCR is the first journal to be entirely dedicated to advancing the understanding of statelessness and related citizenship phenomena and challenges, helping to meet the growing demand for the exchange of ideas and knowledge among scholars in the blossoming field of statelessness studies.