LAW AND CRITIQUE
Scope & Guideline
Challenging Legal Norms, Shaping Future Discourse
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Critical Legal Theory:
Focuses on the critique of established legal doctrines and practices, often examining the socio-political implications of law. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
Incorporates insights from various fields such as philosophy, sociology, political science, and cultural studies to enrich legal analysis. - Social Justice and Equity:
Emphasizes issues of power, inequality, and resistance within legal frameworks, advocating for marginalized voices. - Innovative Legal Methodologies:
Explores new methodologies in legal research, including deconstruction, psychoanalysis, and critical race theory. - Global Perspectives on Law:
Addresses legal issues from a transnational viewpoint, focusing on the impact of globalization on legal systems and practices.
Trending and Emerging
- Racial and Social Justice:
A significant increase in discussions surrounding racial capitalism, coloniality, and social justice issues, emphasizing the importance of these themes in contemporary legal discourse. - Technological Influence on Law:
Emerging focus on the implications of technology, including digital rights, AI, and legal tech, reflecting the growing intersection of law and technology in modern society. - Posthumanism and Legal Personhood:
A rising interest in exploring concepts of personhood, agency, and identity in relation to posthumanism, indicating a shift towards understanding legal implications in a rapidly changing world. - Environmental Law and Sustainability:
Increased attention to environmental issues, sustainability, and the critique of legal frameworks surrounding these topics, highlighting the urgency of ecological concerns. - Decolonization and Indigenous Law:
A growing body of work addressing decolonization, indigenous rights, and transnational legal perspectives, emphasizing the need for inclusive and diverse legal narratives.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Legal Doctrines:
There is a noticeable decline in papers focusing solely on conventional legal doctrines without critical engagement, as the journal shifts towards more innovative and interdisciplinary analyses. - Purely Descriptive Legal Studies:
The journal has moved away from studies that simply describe legal systems or practices without a critical perspective, reflecting a preference for more analytical and theoretical contributions. - Narrowly Focused National Legal Issues:
Research centered exclusively on national legal issues without considering global or comparative contexts is becoming less frequent, highlighting the journal's commitment to broader, more inclusive discussions.
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