Focus and Scope

The Indonesian People’s Law Journal (Jurnal Hukum Rakyat Indonesia) aims to be a scientific platform dedicated to publishing legal research from a people-centered perspective. The journal mainly concentrates on analyzing legal issues that directly impact society, social justice, and the safeguarding of fundamental rights within the context of fair and sustainable legal progress.

Focus

The journal focuses on the following areas:

  • Law and Social Justice: studies on equity, fairness, and the protection of community rights.
  • Customary Law and Local Communities: recognition, protection, and empowerment of indigenous peoples and local communities.
  • Constitutional Law and Public Policy: legal and policy frameworks impacting the public interest.
  • Environmental and Agrarian Law: governance of natural resources and agrarian disputes from a people-centered approach.
  • Criminal Law with a Victim- and Human Rights-Based Perspective: protecting victims and advancing human rights within the criminal justice system.
  • Progressive Law and Legal Reform: innovative approaches to law that prioritize the people and encourage social change.
  • Court Decision Analysis and Legal Practices in the Field: empirical studies on legal implementation and access to justice.

Scope

The scope of the Indonesian People’s Law Journal includes various approaches to legal research, both normative and empirical, with the following types of manuscripts:

  • Normative and Empirical Legal Research: doctrinal studies as well as field-based research findings.
  • Court Decision Analyses: critical reviews of judicial decisions with significant social implications.
  • Policy and Legislative Studies: evaluations of legal products and public policies affecting communities.
  • Comparative Legal Studies: analysis comparing Indonesian law with international practices, especially within the Southeast Asian region.
  • Theoretical and Conceptual Discussions: development of legal theories from a people-centered and progressive perspective.
  • Reviews of Legal Practices and Legal Clinics: practice-based insights into the implementation of law in society.

 

Contemporary Issues and SDGs

In line with its vision, the journal particularly encourages submissions related to:

  • Legal protection for vulnerable groups in the digital era, including personal data protection.
  • Legal governance supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.
  • Legal reform in Indonesia in the context of globalization and digital transformation.