Focus and Scope

Scope of the Journal

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Procedural law in civil, criminal, constitutional, family, and commercial adjudication

• Judicial reasoning, legal interpretation, and argumentation in court decisions

• Judgment and case-law studies focusing on judicial doctrine and consistency

• Doctrines of evidence, burden of proof, and evidentiary reasoning in judicial practice

• Adjudication and the legal authority of judges and other decision-makers

• Litigation processes and procedural reform in judicial institutions

• Dispute resolution mechanisms, including mediation, arbitration, restorative justice, and customary processes, examined within judicial or quasi-judicial frameworks

• Comparative studies of courts and procedural systems across jurisdictions

• Legal pluralism and the interaction between state law, customary law, and other normative orders, insofar as they affect judicial processes

• Empirical and socio-legal analyses that contribute to doctrinal understanding of judicial practice