CLRS Journal of Global Justice & Governance

About the Journal

The CLRS Journal of Global Justice & Governance (ISSN: 3049-1940) is a diamond open-access journal focused exclusively on international law. Published by the Centre for Legal Research and Studies, the journal aims to provide a platform for high-quality, peer-reviewed legal research that addresses key global issues through a legal lens.

At its core, the journal explores how legal frameworks and governance structures can be utilized to address global justice—ensuring that fundamental rights, fairness, and accountability are upheld universally, across borders. The journal delves into areas such as human rights, international criminal law, and economic governance, examining how these legal domains contribute to achieving justice on a global scale.

Simultaneously, the journal focuses on the role of global governance—how international legal institutions like the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO), and International Criminal Court (ICC) operate within complex global challenges. It assesses how these bodies influence and enforce laws, ensuring that global governance is grounded in the principles of justice, transparency, and legal accountability.

By concentrating on issues at the intersection of global justice and governance, the journal emphasizes critical legal topics such as:

• International human rights law and the legal mechanisms to protect marginalized populations globally.
• Environmental law and governance, as global frameworks tackle the urgent challenges of climate change and sustainability.
• International criminal law, focusing on the accountability of state and non-state actors for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other breaches of international norms.
• Global economic governance, exploring the role of law in ensuring fair trade, equitable distribution of resources, and addressing economic inequality.

The CLRS Journal of Global Justice & Governance is designed to foster impactful legal research by restricting authorship to research fellows, academicians, and professionals to maintain the highest quality and scholarly rigor. By offering open access, the journal ensures that pivotal legal research is freely available to a global audience, encouraging engagement with key issues that shape the future of international law.

Through its strong commitment to international law, the journal provides a platform for addressing global injustices and promoting effective governance structures, contributing to the evolving discourse on how law can serve as a foundation for global justice and equitable governance.

CrossRef Membership & DOI Assignments

The journal is a CrossRef member, ensuring that each published article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for enhanced citation tracking and long-term accessibility. This allows scholars, researchers, and institutions to cite and access articles with a persistent, reliable link, improving the journal's global reach and credibility.

Published biannually, the journal follows strict ethical standards and peer-review processes to maintain its academic integrity and prioritizes rigorous legal analysis and scholarship. The journal serves as a critical platform for rigorous, peer-reviewed legal scholarship that seeks to shape a more just and equitable global order.

Aims and Scope: The journal focuses on publishing high-quality research on international law, global governance, and justice. It aims to foster discussions on legal issues of international significance, covering topics such as human rights, environmental law, migration, international trade, and criminal justice.

Frequency of Publication: Biannual

Language: English

Starting Year: 2024

Format of Publication: Online

Publisher Details: C/O Gyan Prakash Kesharwani, Centre for Legal Research and Studies.

Author Guidelines: The Guidelines can be read at THIS LINK.

Submission Details: Submissions must be made through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. For inquiries, email: editor.jgjg@academyclrs.org