JUDEX JOURNAL OF JUDICIAL STUDIES (JJJS)

Focus & Scope

Focus

Judex Journal of Judicial Studies (JJJS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Andalas Borneo Justice Publisher. The journal is devoted to the study of courts, judging, and the administration of justice. Its central concern is adjudication both as an institution and as a process: how courts are constituted and governed, how judges reason and decide, how procedural rules shape substantive outcomes, and how judicial authority is exercised, constrained, and legitimated.

JJJS is organised around the judicial function rather than around a single field of substantive law. It accordingly welcomes scholarship on criminal, civil, administrative, constitutional, military, religious, and customary adjudication alike, provided that the analysis speaks to the courts, the procedure, or the reasoning through which law is applied. The journal publishes doctrinal, socio-legal, empirical, historical, and comparative research, and it particularly encourages work that moves beyond the description of a judgment toward a critical assessment of judicial reasoning and its institutional consequences.

Although edited from Borneo and committed to sustained engagement with the Indonesian judiciary, the journal is comparative and international in outlook. It invites contributions on Southeast Asian judicial systems, ASEAN legal cooperation, and international and regional courts and tribunals, and it welcomes authors from all jurisdictions. The journal publishes exclusively in English so that scholarship on Indonesian and Southeast Asian courts reaches an international readership and can be engaged with by scholars beyond the region.

Scope

01Adjudication across court systems

• Criminal adjudication and the criminal justice process
• Civil adjudication, civil disputes, and the enforcement of judgments
• Administrative justice and the administrative courts
• Constitutional adjudication and the review of legislation
• Religious court adjudication and the application of Islamic law by state courts
• Military justice and the jurisdiction of military tribunals
• Customary (adat) adjudication, legal pluralism, and the interaction between state and non-state forums

02Judicial reasoning and jurisprudence

• Analysis and commentary on decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court
• Judicial interpretation, ratio decidendi, and the treatment of precedent
• The development and coherence of jurisprudence over time
• Judicial discretion, sentencing reasoning, and the justification of decisions
• The reception of legal theory, comparative authority, and extra-legal sources in judgments

03Procedural law and evidence

• Criminal, civil, administrative, and constitutional procedure
• The law of evidence, proof standards, and fact-finding
• Pre-trial process, coercive measures, and procedural safeguards
• Appeals, cassation, review, and the allocation of functions between trial and appellate courts
• Execution of judgments and post-adjudication process

04Judicial institutions, independence, and integrity

• Judicial independence, accountability, and judicial ethics
• Judicial appointment, career structure, and oversight bodies
• Court administration, caseload management, and institutional reform
• The relationship between courts and other branches of government

05Access to justice and alternatives to adjudication

• Access to courts, legal aid, and the position of vulnerable litigants
• Restorative justice, diversion, and court-connected mediation
• Alternative dispute resolution and its interface with formal adjudication

06Comparative and regional judicial studies

• Comparative analysis of judicial systems, procedure, and judicial reasoning
• Judicial systems of Southeast Asia and ASEAN judicial cooperation
• Cross-border adjudication, mutual legal assistance, and transnational crime in border regions
• Legal transplants and the circulation of judicial models

07International adjudication

• International courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court
• Regional and specialised tribunals and dispute settlement bodies
• Regional human rights adjudication
• The reception and domestic implementation of international judicial decisions

08Courts, technology, and reform

• Digital transformation of courts, electronic litigation, and remote hearings
• Artificial intelligence in judicial decision-making and case management
• Transparency, publication of judgments, and open judicial data

Manuscripts confined to substantive legal doctrine, without a judicial, procedural, or institutional dimension, fall outside the journal's remit.

Types of Manuscripts

• Research articles presenting original doctrinal, empirical, socio-legal, or comparative analysis
• Case notes and judgment commentaries offering critical analysis of a significant decision and its implications
• Comparative studies examining two or more judicial systems
• Review essays assessing the state of scholarship in a defined area of judicial studies
• Book reviews of recent works on courts, procedure, and adjudication