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The ''University of British Columbia Law Review'' is the school's official [[law review]] and is published by the UBC Law Review Society. Similar to the [[Harvard Law Review]], the editorial process and business of the Society is run by [[Juris Doctor]] students, while manuscripts submitted to the journal are peer-reviewed by professors with specialized knowledge of the subject matter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ubclawreview.ca/ |title=UBC Law Review Society » Publisher of the UBC Law Review and the Table of Statutory Limitations }}</ref> It was first published in 1949 as a collection of legal essays entitled the UBC Legal Notes. In 1959, it officially became the UBC Law Review. It was incorporated as a non-profit society in 1966. The UBC Law Review is a top ranking scholarly publication in Canada and globally, alongside the University of Toronto Law Journal and McGill Law Journal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://siemslegal.blogspot.ca/2011/03/world-law-journal-ranking-2011.html |title=Siemslegal: Siemslegal World Law Journal Ranking 2011 }}</ref>

=== ''Table of Statutory Limitations'' ===

First published in 1955 as a section of the ''UBC Law Review'', the ''Table of Statutory Limitations'' has since matured into an annual compendium of legal limitation periods of various statutes. The ''TSL'' is published by students at the school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ubclawreview.ca/tsl/ |title=Table of Statutory Limitations (TSL) - UBC Law Review Society }}</ref>

=== ''Annual Review of Insolvency Law'' ===

The only Canadian peer-reviewed journal dedicated to insolvency and bankruptcy law. This annual publication offers articles by scholars and practitioners on personal and commercial insolvency law.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/ailr/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720095553/http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/ailr/ |archive-date=20 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== ''Canadian Journal of Family Law'' ===

First published in 1978, the ''Canadian Journal of Family Law'' is Canada's first family law journal. The journal is a biannual interdisciplinary journal that publishes both English and French academic articles on a broad range of issues related to family law. The journal is peer reviewed by an advisory board consisting of legal professionals and academics. It is produced by an editorial staff of students at the school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/cdnjfl/index.html |title=Canadian Journal of Family Law |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205221550/http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/cdnjfl/index.html |archive-date=5 December 2006 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== ''Masks: The Online Journal of Law and Theatre'' ===

An interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal based at the school. The journal focuses on the intersections of Law and theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://masksjournal.com/wordpress/?page_id=2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128083431/http://masksjournal.com/wordpress/?page_id=2 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== ''UBC International Law Journal'' ===

The ''UBC International Law Journal'' is an online open access academic journal published by students at the school. The journal was initially created through the UBC International Law Society. The journal publishes exclusively student work, reviewed by students. The first issue was published in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ubcilj.org/ |title=UBC International Law Journal }}</ref>