Immortalis Journal of Law and Public Policy is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to the advancement of legal studies, public policy analysis, governance, and socio-legal research. The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, lecturers, legal scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and graduate students to publish high-quality research that contributes to the development of law, public institutions, regulatory reform, democratic governance, and evidence-based policymaking.

The journal welcomes manuscripts that examine law and public policy from doctrinal, empirical, comparative, interdisciplinary, and critical perspectives. It encourages research that not only analyzes legal norms and policy frameworks, but also evaluates their social, political, economic, and institutional impacts. The journal is particularly interested in works that offer theoretical contribution, policy relevance, legal reform proposals, and practical implications for improving justice, accountability, public welfare, and good governance.

Scope of the Journal

The journal publishes manuscripts in, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Constitutional Law and Governance

Constitutionalism, separation of powers, judicial review, constitutional rights, democratic institutions, electoral law, decentralization, public authority, rule of law, and constitutional reform.

2. Administrative Law and Public Administration

Administrative decision-making, public service delivery, bureaucratic reform, administrative justice, public accountability, government discretion, licensing, public sector ethics, and administrative dispute resolution.

3. Public Policy and Regulatory Studies

Policy formulation, policy implementation, policy evaluation, regulatory governance, regulatory impact assessment, evidence-based policy, public sector reform, institutional coordination, and policy innovation.

4. Human Rights and Social Justice

Civil and political rights, economic and social rights, access to justice, equality, non-discrimination, vulnerable groups, indigenous peoples, disability rights, gender justice, children’s rights, and human rights-based policy.

5. Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Policy

Criminal law reform, criminal procedure, restorative justice, sentencing policy, correctional policy, cybercrime, corruption, organized crime, victim protection, and criminal justice administration.

6. Civil Law and Private Law Reform

Contract law, property law, tort law, family law, inheritance law, consumer protection, dispute resolution, private law harmonization, and civil justice reform.

7. Business Law and Economic Policy

Corporate law, investment law, competition law, financial regulation, banking law, taxation policy, trade law, small and medium enterprise regulation, and law and economic development.

8. Environmental Law and Sustainable Development Policy

Environmental governance, climate change law, natural resources law, land use policy, sustainable development, energy regulation, environmental justice, disaster policy, and ecological protection.

9. Digital Law and Technology Policy

Cyber law, data protection, artificial intelligence regulation, digital governance, platform regulation, electronic transactions, digital identity, cybersecurity policy, and technology ethics.

10. International Law and Global Policy

International human rights law, international economic law, international environmental law, regional cooperation, migration law, humanitarian law, global governance, and transnational legal issues.

12. Socio-Legal Studies and Legal Pluralism

Law and society, customary law, legal culture, access to justice, community-based dispute resolution, legal consciousness, legal empowerment, and the interaction between formal and informal legal systems.

Types of Manuscripts Accepted

Immortalis Journal of Law and Public Policy accepts the following types of manuscripts:

• Original research articles
• Doctrinal legal research
• Socio-legal research
• Comparative legal studies
• Policy analysis papers
• Case law analysis
• Legislative review
• Conceptual or theoretical articles
• Systematic literature reviews
• Book reviews, where appropriate
• Short communications or commentary articles, where relevant

Editorial Emphasis

The journal prioritizes manuscripts that demonstrate originality, methodological clarity, analytical depth, and relevance to legal development or public policy improvement. Submissions should present a clear research problem, sound methodology, strong legal or policy analysis, and a meaningful contribution to scholarship and practice.

Interdisciplinary research is strongly encouraged, particularly studies that connect law with political science, public administration, economics, sociology, health, environment, technology, human rights, and development studies. The journal also welcomes comparative and international perspectives that provide insights for legal reform, institutional strengthening, and public policy innovation.

Immortalis Journal of Law and Public Policy does not accept manuscripts that fall outside the fields of law, governance, public policy, public administration, legal reform, and related interdisciplinary studies. All submissions must be original, ethically conducted, and not under consideration by another journal.