Focus and Scope

The International Journal of Law (IJL) is committed to publishing high-quality, original, and peer-reviewed research that advances scholarly understanding in the fields of general law, Islamic law, and legal education. The journal serves as a multidisciplinary and cross-jurisdictional platform, encouraging critical reflection on how legal systems—both secular and religious—address contemporary challenges in justice, governance, ethics, and education.

IJL seeks to promote research that integrates theoretical inquiry, comparative analysis, and applied legal studies, with particular attention to legal systems in Muslim-majority societies, multicultural states, and developing legal institutions.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Comparative and General Law

  • Comparative studies of secular and Islamic legal traditions

  • Constitutional, criminal, civil, administrative, and procedural law

  • Legal reforms, access to justice, and institutional governance

  • Customary law, codification, and legal modernization

Islamic Jurisprudence

  • Fiqh, usul al-fiqh, and classical Islamic legal thought

  • Maqasid al-shariah (higher objectives of Islamic law)

  • Fatwa institutions, ijtihad, and contemporary legal interpretations

  • Integration of Sharia into national legal systems

Legal Education and Pedagogy

  • Curriculum development in Islamic and secular legal education

  • Pedagogical innovations and ethics in law teaching

  • Comparative models of legal training and professional development

  • The role of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) and higher education

Human Rights and International Law

  • Compatibility of Islamic principles with international human rights standards

  • Transnational justice, humanitarian law, and international legal frameworks

  • Law, diplomacy, and religious freedom in global legal orders

Islamic Finance and Economic Regulation

  • Sharia-compliant finance, banking, and investment law

  • Legal frameworks for zakat, waqf, and halal industries

  • Islamic perspectives on economic justice and taxation

Family and Personal Status Law

  • Marriage, divorce, inheritance, and guardianship in Islamic and civil law

  • Legal pluralism in personal status matters

  • Women’s rights and family law reform in Muslim-majority contexts

Legal Pluralism and Multicultural Jurisprudence

  • Governance in religiously and culturally diverse societies

  • Harmonization of state law and religious norms

  • Law and identity: ethnicity, minority rights, and interfaith relations Law, Ethics, and Society

  • Legal responses to social and moral issues in contemporary society

  • Ethical foundations of law and justice

  • Law’s role in peacebuilding, religious moderation, and sustainable development

IJL encourages submissions that bridge legal theory with practice, foster interdisciplinary engagement, and offer novel insights into the evolving relationship between law, religion, and education.