Focus and Scope

Sriwijaya Law Review known as SLRev is an international journal published by Faculty of Law, Sriwijaya University, Indonesia. From the establishment SLRev has published a legal periodical publishing scholarly and authoritative articles on legal issues of current importance to both academic research and legal practice. SLRev has a national and international readership, and publishes legal articles from authors worldwide (Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe). The journal also publishes a review article (only for selected or invited authors) containing critical notices of recently published books.

The journal aims to publish new work of the highest caliber across the full range of legal scholarships, which includes but not limited to works from the domains:

Law and Development in Asia
The development of law in the Asian region, especially with distinct Asian characteristics or complementing the development of law in other regions. The study of law and its development in Asian countries covers the development of law, especially environmental law, human rights, IPR, Islamic law, notary law, refugee law, Adat law, comparative law, international law, constitutional law, law of the sea, corporate social responsibility. Although the focus of writing received about law and development in Asia, but if there is a good quality scientific work and related to law and development, it will be considered as a good work having a chance for publication.

Law Enforcement
Law enforcement describes the individuals and agencies responsible for enforcing laws and maintaining public order and public safety. It includes prevention, detection, investigation of crime, apprehension and detention of individuals suspected of law, litigation, capital punishment, dispute settlement, corruption court, commercial court, religious court, administrative court and constitutional court.

Legal Policy
Legal policy covers how the state authority makes policies. It also includes the principles of the judges consider the law which should serve the public interest, fair and just, legislation, legal drafting, criminal justice system, democracy, restorative justice, and human rights standards.

Socio-Legal
Identification in socio-legal studies is not limited to text, but also deepening of the context, which includes all processes, for example from law making to implementation of law. This study applies social scientific perspectives to the study of law, including legal sociology, legal anthropology, legal history, psychology and law, the study of judicial politics, and comparative sciences.

Principaly, the journal's editorial policy is to favour contributions which will be of interest to a wide cross-section of its readership - contributions which, if specialised, nevertheless serve to bring out matters of broader interest or importance within their specialisation. However, articles which are not included in the area of law and social sciences are not covered and out of the scope of this journal