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The Law Review considers all submissions which comply with our submission requirements. Please review that page before submitting, as any submission which does not comply will be rejected. Please direct any questions about submissions to our Editorial Manager & Director of Submissions at editorialmanager.lawreview@utoronto.ca. The submission period for Volume 83(1) is now closed. Submissions for Volume 83(2) will open again in December, 2024.
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