Tulane European and Civil Law Forum

The Board of Contributing Editors is made up of 41 scholars from ten European countries and the United States. The forum is edited by faculty. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Vernon Palmer.

Board of Contributing Editors

Professor Danièlle Alexandre
Professor Guido Alpa
Prof. Dr. Rainer Arnold
Professor Louis Assier-Andrieu
Professor Bernard Audit
Professor John J. Barceló, III
Professor George A. Bermann
Professor Xavier Blanc-Jouvan
Prof. Dr. Theo Bodewig
Professor W.R. Cornish
M.A. Cunningham
Prof. Dr. U. Drobnig
The Honorable David A.O. Edward
Mr. C.D. Ehlermann
Professor Ian F. Fletcher
Professor Ralph H. Folsom
Ian Forrester QC
Professor Mary Ann Glendon
Professor Giovanni Grottanelli
Professor Trevor C. Hartley
Professor Barry E. Hawk
Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Hüfen
Prof. Dr. Konstantin Kerameus
Professor Valentine Korah
Prof. Dr. H. Kötz
Professor P. John Kozyris
Prof. Dr. Detlef Leenen
Prof. Dr. Hans Leser
Professor Philippe Malaurie
Prof. Dr. Pierre Mathijsen
Professor William W. McBryde
Prof. Dr. E.-J. Mestmäcker
Professor A. Mordechai Rabello
Professor Jacqueline Dutheil De La Rochère
Prof. Dr. P.J. Slot
Professor Daniel Tomasin
Professor A.G. Toth
Professor E.L.M. Völker
Professor William A.J. Watson
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann

 

Author Guidelines

The Tulane European & Civil Law Forum invites the submission of unsolicited articles, essays, and book reviews. Files should be submitted in Microsoft Word format. In most cases, the Journal follows the Bluebook for citations. Manuscripts may be submitted electronically to Editor-in-Chief Vernon Palmer at HERE.

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The Tulane European and Civil Law Forum (ISSN 1062-0680) is published in print three times per year.

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