The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Law Review (“NAULR” or “the Review”) is a law student organization established in 2019 in the faculty of law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, her law students with the strong approval of the faculty authorities. The review strategically addresses the core educational and socio-economic needs of law students in Nigeria and extension the profession as a whole, especially in the light of the ever changing variables in the world today.
Basically, we conduct legal researches; run an online platform where we invite, review and publish opinion on cutting-edge areas of law authored leading global stakeholders in the legal profession -including justices, practicing lawyers, professors, the academia and distinguished law students alike; aggregate knowledge on critical legal issues of the day; and write legal commentaries of both national and international significance. The review process for each article is objective and basically comprises three stages; the fact-check or research stage, the content-editing stage and the synchronization/uploading phases.
As the Return on Investment (ROI) in formal education appears threatened in present day Nigeria, the founders’ vision is calculated to developing astute legal minds that can fit into the contemporary legal industry and contribute to the ultimate improvement of the profession.
In addition to the intense review process, we are strategizing to
1) participate in and host periodic legal seminars and workshops;
2) improve the quality of legal education in our modest way;
3) equip law students with access to quintessential legal/research materials;
4) bolster leadership and networking skills of our colleagues;
5) expose law students to practice areas on emerging legal trends.
Membership
Membership of the NAU Law Review is earned, not simply applied for. We admit new members only after a rigorous screening process designed to identify individuals who demonstrate strong analytical ability, sound legal reasoning, and a genuine commitment to legal scholarship.
Successful applicants are not immediately assigned to editorial work. Instead, they enter a one-week orientation period, during which the Review’s editing standards, house style, and citation conventions are reinforced. This orientation ensures that every member internalises the rigour and precision our publication is known for before contributing to any published work.
Orientation is followed formal induction into the Review, at which point new members are welcomed as full contributors and given their first editorial assignments.
This structured pathway — screening, orientation, induction — reflects our commitment to maintaining the highest editorial and intellectual standards, and ensures that every member is fully equipped to uphold them from day one.