Focus and Scope
Lex Renaissance is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing the study of legal reform, legal innovation, and jurisprudential development in contemporary legal systems. The journal serves as an international forum for examining how law evolves in response to constitutional change, social transformation, technological advancement, economic development, and emerging governance challenges.
While the journal pays particular attention to legal developments and reform initiatives in Indonesia, it welcomes contributions from all jurisdictions and encourages comparative, transnational, and international perspectives. Lex Renaissance seeks to bridge Indonesian legal scholarship with global legal discourse by fostering critical engagement with legal doctrines, institutions, judicial practices, and regulatory frameworks that contribute to the development and modernization of law.
The journal places particular emphasis on doctrinal and normative legal research that evaluates legal reforms, develops innovative legal concepts and doctrines, examines judicial and legislative developments, and proposes solutions to contemporary legal challenges. Manuscripts are expected to demonstrate a clear contribution to legal development, legal reform, or jurisprudential advancement through rigorous legal analysis.
Scope of the Journal
1. Legal Reform and Law Development
a. Constitutional reform and constitutional development;
b. Legislative and regulatory reform;
c. Judicial and institutional reform;
d. Governance, democracy, and rule of law reform;
e. Criminal law and criminal justice reform;
f. Civil, commercial, and administrative law reform;
g. Public policy and legal development;
h. Decentralization and local governance reform.
2. Legal Innovation and Jurisprudential Development
a. Development of legal doctrines and legal principles;
b. Innovative legal concepts and legal reasoning;
c. Judicial interpretation and constitutional adjudication;
d. Progressive and transformative jurisprudence;
e. Legal theory, legal philosophy, and constitutional theory;
f. Islamic legal thought and contemporary jurisprudence;
g. Law and technological transformation;
h. Legal responses to societal change and emerging challenges.
3. Comparative and Global Perspectives on Legal Reform
a. Comparative constitutional law;
b. Comparative governance and regulatory frameworks;
c. Comparative judicial institutions and judicial systems;
d. Comparative approaches to legal modernization;
e. Legal transplantation and adaptation;
f. Human rights, constitutionalism, and democratic governance in comparative perspective;
g. Transnational legal developments and global legal challenges.
Editorial Priority
Lex Renaissance prioritizes manuscripts that contribute to legal reform and legal development through doctrinal analysis, jurisprudential inquiry, and comparative legal research. The journal particularly welcomes studies that critically assess existing legal frameworks, develop innovative legal doctrines, evaluate judicial and legislative responses, or provide comparative insights for the improvement of legal systems, institutions, and governance.
Although Indonesia remains an important point of reference, submissions are not limited to Indonesian legal issues. The journal welcomes contributions from diverse jurisdictions, provided that they offer significant theoretical, doctrinal, jurisprudential, or comparative insights into legal reform and legal development.