Aim & Scope

Aim

The International Journal of Integrated Law Review (IJILR) is an online, quarterly, double-blind peer-reviewed international legal journal with an orientation towards international law. The journal aims to bring research on international law to the forefront of academic discussion and to examine the legal dimensions of international events. International law plays a substantial role in the construction of national laws and policies; sustained discussion of both private and public international law is therefore necessary to the smooth functioning of any society.

IJILR provides a consolidated platform for the legal fraternity, facilitating academic contribution by academics, practitioners, students and researchers towards the integrated advancement and development of law — fostering legal minds and encouraging the exchange of ideas and consequent research on contemporaneous arenas of the legal sphere.

Scope

IJILR is global in scope and covers topics concerning international disputes and laws. The journal features articles, essays, editorial comments, case comments, current developments and book reviews by scholars and practitioners from around the world, addressing developments in public and private international law and foreign relations law. The journal also focuses on national incidents having effect on international private or public law, and on comparative legal questions of cross-border significance.

Principal subject areas

Public international law — law of treaties, State responsibility, international organisations, use of force, international humanitarian law, law of the sea, environmental and climate law, territorial disputes.

Private international law — conflict of laws, jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, cross-border contracts, transnational family law.

Human rights and gender equality — international and regional human rights instruments, gender equality and the law, rights of vulnerable groups, refugee and migration law, business and human rights.

Corporate, commercial and economic law — corporate governance, international trade and the WTO system, investment law and ISDS, banking, insolvency and securities, competition law, international taxation.

Criminal law and justice — international criminal law and tribunals, transnational organised crime, criminal justice administration, transitional justice.

Dispute resolution — international commercial and investment arbitration, mediation, the ICJ and specialised tribunals, enforcement of awards.

Ethics, governance and policy — legal ethics and professional responsibility, constitutional governance, administrative law, public policy and legislative reform.

Law, technology and emerging domains — cyber law and data protection, artificial intelligence and law, space law, digital trade and platform regulation.

Comparative and constitutional law — constitutional law, comparative constitutional design, jurisprudence and legal theory, intellectual property, labour and employment law, family and personal law.

What we look for

• An original argument rather than a summary of existing literature
• Engagement with primary legal sources — treaties, statutes, judgments, arbitral awards
• Domestic legal questions situated in their international context
• Analytical rigour and clear writing
• Consistent citation and formatting

What falls outside our scope

• Manuscripts with no identifiable legal question or argument
• Purely descriptive summaries of statutes or judgments without analysis
• Work previously published or under consideration elsewhere
• Manuscripts exceeding the similarity threshold