Aims and Scope
Science of Law | ISSN: 2995-8717
Aims
Science of Law is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of law as a dynamic institution shaped by social, political, economic, cultural, technological, psychological, and environmental change.
The journal provides a platform for high-quality empirical, theoretical, doctrinal, comparative, and policy-oriented research that examines law as both a product and a driver of social transformation.
It encourages scholarship that integrates legal analysis with social science perspectives to generate knowledge relevant to public policy, legal practice, governance, institutional development, justice, and sustainable development.
Scope
Science of Law welcomes original research articles, review papers, theoretical studies, policy analyses, comparative studies, and critical reviews across the following six major areas:
1. Legal Theory, Jurisprudence and Justice
Topics include jurisprudence, legal philosophy, ethics, legal reasoning, constitutional theory, human rights, access to justice, rule of law, legal history, comparative legal traditions, critical legal studies, and evolving concepts of rights, equity, and justice.
2. Law, Governance and Public Policy
Topics include legal governance, state power, legislative processes, judicial systems, constitutional and administrative law, public policy, law reform, democratization, conflict resolution, international institutions, development governance, and institutional accountability.
3. Law, Society and Human Behaviour
Topics include sociology of law, criminology, deviance, legal anthropology, indigenous legal systems, legal pluralism, forensic psychology, behavioural law, juror behaviour, witness credibility, legal education, citizenship education, media representation of law, gender, culture, identity, and social justice.
4. Law, Business and Economic Development
Topics include corporate law, business regulation, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, compliance, risk management, taxation, property rights, contract law, market governance, labour and employment law, innovation frameworks, ethical business practices, and law and economic development.
5. Law, Environment and Sustainable Development
Topics include environmental law, climate justice, natural resource governance, land use regulation, legal geography, spatial governance, environmental justice, biodiversity protection, sustainability regulation, global environmental policy, and legal frameworks supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.
6. Law, Technology and Emerging Global Challenges
Topics include artificial intelligence and law, digital governance, cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, digital rights, cybercrime, health law, migration, public health regulation, biotechnology, technology ethics, and legal responses to emerging global and societal challenges.
