Vision, Goals, and Thematic Pillars of Journal of Research and development in comparative law
Vision and Strategic Outlook of the Journal
The Journal aims to serve as an internationally oriented platform for advancing comparative, international, and transnational legal scholarship, fostering rigorous academic dialogue across diverse legal traditions and contributing meaningfully to global legal debates:
1. To advance the frontiers of legal knowledge through high-quality comparative and interdisciplinary research, with a particular focus on the Iranian legal system, legal systems of Islamic countries, and contemporary legal systems worldwide, positioning these traditions within broader regional and global legal conversations;
2. To promote innovative legal theorization and the development of emerging fields of law by engaging critically with diverse legal traditions, international legal instruments, transnational regulatory frameworks, and evolving global legal norms;
3. To contribute to evidence-based legal reform and policy-relevant scholarship by facilitating comparative analyses of domestic laws and regulations, legislative processes, and judicial practices, and by assessing patterns of legal convergence and divergence in light of international and regional standards;
Aims and Objectives of the Journal
1. To enhance global legal scholarship by bridging doctrinal, methodological, and geographical divides between Iranian law, the legal systems of Islamic countries, and advanced and influential legal systems, thereby addressing comparative knowledge gaps in contemporary legal studies;
2. To provide an academic forum for cross-jurisdictional exchange of experiences in legislation, judicial practice, legal education, and legal research, encouraging systematic and methodologically sound comparative analysis across national, regional, and international legal orders;
3. To disseminate cutting-edge legal resources, theories, and methodological approaches drawn from advanced legal systems as well as international and regional courts and institutions, with the aim of enriching comparative legal literature and strengthening the quality and impact of legal research;
4. To critically assess the strengths, limitations, and transformative capacities of Iran’s domestic legal system through analytical comparison with Islamic and developed legal systems, contributing to informed legal policymaking, institutional reform, and regulatory modernization in a global context.
Scope and Thematic Focus
The Journal adopts a rigorously defined yet globally inclusive scope, guided by clear scholarly requirements and a broad comparative orientation.
Scholarly Requirements:
1. Submissions must demonstrate a clear legal focus and be grounded in conceptual, normative, empirical, or applied legal analysis;
2. All submissions must employ a comparative, international, or transnational perspective, engaging in cross-jurisdictional analysis of legal systems, institutions, norms, judicial practices, or legal policies across two or more legal orders at national, regional, or international levels.
Scope of Coverage
1. The substantive scope of the Journal encompasses theoretical legal scholarship, applied legal research, and practical legal experiences, including legislation, judicial practice, regulatory implementation, and institutional design, examined within national, regional, and international contexts;
2. The geographical scope includes Iran, Islamic countries, and other developed and influential legal systems, with particular attention to their interaction, mutual influence, and relevance within the global legal landscape.