The Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal (HSTLJ) was a student-edited law review published by the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California. The journal published peer-reviewed scholarship at the intersection of law and technology from 2009 to 2018.
The Journal
HSTLJ published two issues per year, covering topics including intellectual property law, digital privacy, cybersecurity, biotechnology regulation, telecommunications policy, and emerging technology governance. The journal was staffed by law students and overseen by faculty advisors at UC Hastings (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco).
During its publication years, HSTLJ articles were cited by major news outlets including The New York Times, Forbes, and Vice, as well as by courts, government agencies, and fellow academic journals. Several articles published in HSTLJ became foundational references in their respective fields, particularly in cryptocurrency regulation and genetic privacy law.
This Archive
This website preserves key articles from the journal in an accessible digital format. The original journal website is no longer maintained by the university. This archive exists to ensure that the scholarly work published in HSTLJ remains available to researchers, students, practitioners, and anyone interested in the legal dimensions of technology.
The articles presented here are summaries and analyses of the original scholarship. For the complete original texts, consult legal databases such as HeinOnline, Westlaw, or LexisNexis, where the full journal volumes are indexed.
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Scope and Limitations
This archive focuses on the most frequently cited and referenced articles from the journal's publication history. It does not reproduce the full text of any article. The summaries and analyses provided here are intended to give researchers and practitioners an overview of each article's significance and contribution to legal scholarship. Readers seeking the complete original texts should consult the indexed full-text databases where the journal volumes are archived.
Editorial Independence
This archive is maintained independently and is not affiliated with UC College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). The selection of articles for inclusion is based on citation frequency, continuing relevance to current legal debates, and the availability of external references confirming the articles' scholarly impact.
For questions about this archive, contact the maintainer at [email protected].