The Journal of Legal Research aims to provide a specialized academic platform for the production, dissemination, and exchange of legal knowledge and for the publication of innovative and problem-oriented research across various fields of law. The Journal seeks to contribute to the advancement and enrichment of legal scholarship and to the development of academic discourse by publishing scholarly research, specialized critiques and analyses, and studies addressing contemporary legal issues and developments.
A central objective of the Journal is to critically and analytically examine laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and legal practices; identify challenges and deficiencies within the legal system; and propose scientifically grounded and practical solutions. The Journal also seeks to make the findings of legal research accessible to judges, lawyers, researchers, law enforcement and regulatory authorities, and other actors within the legal system, thereby contributing to improved legal decision-making and implementation.
In its current phase of development, the Journal adopts a problem-oriented approach and focuses on research addressing contemporary domestic and international legal developments. Particular emphasis is placed on studies that, while meeting rigorous academic and methodological standards, contribute to a deeper understanding of legal challenges and the development of applicable solutions in legislation, adjudication, and law enforcement.
The Journal also seeks to promote academic engagement with the Law Club and its think tanks, as well as with other specialized journals published by the Legal Research Institute of Shahrdanesh. This engagement is intended to facilitate the identification of contemporary legal challenges, critical examination of deficiencies within the legal system, mobilization of the expertise of researchers and specialists, and the formulation of scholarly recommendations for policymakers, legislators, and legal practitioners.
The Journal of Legal Research welcomes scholarly research and studies across a broad range of fields, including private law, public law, and Islamic jurisprudence and law, as well as interdisciplinary research relevant to legal studies.
The Journal's scope encompasses topics such as the analysis and critical examination of laws and regulations, judicial decisions and case law, comparative and international legal studies, legislative and judicial developments, emerging legal issues, and practical challenges within the legal system.
In line with its specialized orientation, the Journal places particular emphasis on the analysis of significant cases and developments in international law, especially the jurisprudence and decisions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Research adopting an analytical and critical approach to contemporary legal issues and offering scientifically grounded and practical solutions is also particularly encouraged.