À propos de cette revue

Focus and Scope

The scope of the journal reaches a wide variety of academic majors, such as:

  • Law
  • Governance
  • Justice, Criminology
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Economics
  • Sociology
  • Commerce
  • Communications
  • Religious Studies
  • Health Studies
  • Social Work
  • Labour Studies
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Sciences
  • History
  • Geography
  • Psychology
  • Peace Studies



Some examples of topics that are related to MUJLP are: 

  • Arms control and trade
  • Poverty
  • Fair trade
  • Foreign policy
  • Political and social effects of natural disasters
  • Nuclear weapons
  • The Middle East
  • Sustainable development
  • Trade/Economy
  • War on Terror
  • World hunger
  • Economic democracy
  • IMF & World Banks
  • Debt Crisis
  • Global economic crisis
  • Public protest
  • Pharmaceutical corporation
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • WTO
  • Consumerism
  • Child consumerism
  • Child labor
  • Weaponization of outer space
  • International Crime Court
  • Treason
  • War on Global Values
  • Military expansion
  • Human rights
  • Propaganda and the media
  • Media manipulation
  • Corporate influence on the media
  • Women’s rights
  • Indigenous rights
  • Climate justice and equality
  • G8 summit
  • Water and development
  • Nigeria and oil
  • Rwanda
  • AIDS
  • Energy security
  • Geopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • Biodiversity
  • Population and hunger
  • Surveillance
  • Syria unrest
  • Environmental health
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Infectious disease prevention
  • Policy making
  • Health communication and
    information technology
  • Disabilities and chronic disease
  • Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco control
  • Food safety

Welcome to MUJLP

Dear Reader,

Welcome to the McMaster Undergraduate Journal of Law & Politics (MUJLP). MUJLP connects students of all majors and disciplines to the world of academia beyond the classroom.

The Journal was created to provide a unique avenue for undergraduate writers at McMaster and other Canadian Universities. Through this, we provide readers with unique perspectives and varying contexts of major issues within our respective fields of study. 

Our first issue was released in Spring 2015. The papers found in our first issue are representative of the determination, strength, and tenacity of Ontario undergraduates. Our theme of social justice brought forth discussion on the war on drugs, evaluations of policy surrounding mobility impairment, and the benefits and barriers surrounding harm reduction for sex workers. It also brought forth our flagship initiatives MUJLPSpotlight, which showcased an interview with a human rights lawyer and his experiences with Argentinian women and imprisonment, and MUJLPBorders, which was co-authored with an editor from the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review on open expression in academia, both in Canada and the United States. 

We also saw the growth of our online forum. MUJLPForum was created to showcase short opinion editorial pieces by McMaster and national undergraduates that grapple with difficult, but important, current issues. The writers for the Forum are largely first and second year students, which provides authors with the chance to contribute to scholarship on topics within and outside of their course studies while contributing to their personal writing portfolio. 

This year, we also hope to help expand our audience by encouraging the connection of different areas of studies to the realm of law and politics. MUJLP hopes to offer undergraduates guest speakers, collaborative events, learning workshops, and unique networking opportunities, to aid the advancement of the conversations already happening around campus.  

We look forward to continuing the advance of the niche of student-led academia and enhancing the undergraduate learning experience with you. 

Best, 

Azim Naqvi and Peter Gill

About MUJLP

The McMaster Undergraduate Journal of Law & Politics’ aim is to provide undergraduate students, across all disciplines, with the opportunity to critically engage with the changing landscapes of law and politics. As such, the Journal allows for an academic and formal outlet for the various conversations undergraduates are having across our campus. It not only establishes this platform for discussion, but also fosters publication, leadership, and networking opportunities for students.

Effectively, through its structure and editorial processes, MUJLP mimics the style of established student-run law reviews. It however does so while encompassing a larger and increased interdisciplinary scope, which at the undergraduate level makes it oriented towards more students, and, thus enhancing the access to discuss and share legal and political scholarship. The scope of the journal reaches a wide variety of academic majors, such as: Law, Governance, Justice, Criminology, Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Commerce, Communications, Religious Studies, Health Studies, Social Work, Labour Studies, Indigenous Studies, Sciences, and Peace Studies.

Peer Review Process

A core part of MUJLP is the peer-review process where our team of fellow undergraduate peer-reviewers will review your article to give constructive feedback and ensure the strength of your article. After submitting your article, please make sure to watch your email and our website to ensure you can keep up with the peer-review process so edits can be approved and the journal published in a timely manner.

Open Access Policy

MUJLP provides immediate open access to its content, on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. We believe that all scholarship by undergraduate students should be available free of charge, allowing the broadest audience possible neutral access. Furthermore, we subscribe to the principles set out by Open Access Law Canada, which promotes the dissemination of information works, for education, scholarly discourse, and increased awareness of information amongst the public.