Focus and Scope

Journal of Contextual Legal Studies and Economics focuses on the integration of legal and economic perspectives in examining contemporary issues affecting society, institutions, businesses, public policy, and development. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, comparative, and interdisciplinary studies that demonstrate a meaningful relationship between legal frameworks and economic processes.

The scope of the journal includes:

1. Economic and Business Law

Studies on economic law, business law, commercial law, corporate law, contracts, business transactions, legal aspects of entrepreneurship, and legal frameworks governing economic activities.

2. Regulation, Public Policy, and Governance

Studies on regulation, public policy, economic policy, governance, regulatory institutions, public administration, regulatory impact, and the relationship between government policies and economic activities.

3. Investment, Trade, and Economic Development

Studies on investment law and policy, domestic and international trade, economic development, regional development, entrepreneurship, employment, labor markets, and the legal and economic dimensions of development.

4. Finance, Taxation, and Financial Regulation

Studies on taxation, banking, financial institutions, financial regulation, capital markets, public finance, financial inclusion, and the relationship between legal frameworks and financial activities.

5. Consumer Protection and Market Competition

Studies on consumer protection, competition law and policy, market regulation, business practices, fair trade, consumer rights, market structure, and economic justice.

6. Digital Economy and Emerging Legal-Economic Issues

Studies on digital economy, e-commerce, financial technology, artificial intelligence and business, data-related economic activities, digital markets, intellectual property in economic activities, and emerging legal and economic challenges arising from technological development.

7. Law, Economics, Society, and Sustainable Development

Studies examining the relationship between legal institutions, economic systems, social welfare, inequality, environmental sustainability, inclusive development, and other contemporary issues at the intersection of law and economics.

Contextual and Interdisciplinary Orientation

The journal prioritizes studies that demonstrate a clear connection between legal and economic dimensions within the issue being examined. Articles may employ primarily legal, economic, or interdisciplinary approaches, provided that the study demonstrates meaningful relevance to the relationship between law, economic activity, institutions, policy, society, or development.

The journal does not seek to function merely as a collection of separate legal and economic studies. Priority is given to research that connects legal frameworks with economic processes or examines how legal and economic factors interact in addressing contemporary societal and developmental challenges.