ARLAN WEB SITE REVIEW (April 2003)

The Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy
www.jiwlp.com

By Steven Gallaugher

This website supports the Journal, an international publication distributed through Kluwer law International. The group’s ultimate goals are to assist actors at the international, national and local levels draft and implement laws and regulations for the effective management and conservation of wildlife species. The website acts as a forum to discuss the ethical, legal, socioeconomic and political implications of differing approaches to wildlife conservation, management and utilization.

The site contains a wealth of opinions and views on the discussion board and in the journal articles which date back to 1998. The website is updated regularly so that there are always new topics to read up on. When looking for articles on a particular topic, the search engine is particularly useful and helps to sort out which articles are relevant to the user. The journal itself has an impressive international board of editors, with academics and practitioners from both the legal world as well as specialists in research relating to animals.

Contact details are also available and those wishing to submit articles are readily welcomed. As a result of this, a lot of the written material has an international flavour. The written material is also complemented by a section which is dedicated to graphics.

Readers will find this site helpful in looking for opinions on a wide range of wildlife topics.