About the Journal

e-ISSN:2503-0841 | p-ISSN:2356-4512

Brawijaya Law Journal : Journal of Legal Studies (BLJ) is an international journal established by Law Faculty of Brawijaya University. It has 2 issues per year (April and October). BLJ is an open access, double peer-reviewed e-journal which aims to offer an international scientific platform for cross-border legal research in government regulation and civil rights protection. These may include but are not limited to various fields in Law such as civil law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, international law, environmental law, Human Rights Law and legal pluralism governance.

The materials published include major academic papers dealing critically with various aspects and field of laws as well as shorter papers such as recently published book review and notes on recent issues of law. The goal of Brawijaya Law Journal is to bring the highest quality research to the widest possible audience.

The journal sets up specific topic to be covered in each issue which can be analyzed from many perspective of laws as mentioned. However, it also accommodate several articles in general topic in each issue.   

BLJ accepted submission from all over the world. All submitted articles shall never been published elsewhere, original and not under consideration for other publication (For checking Plagiarism, BLJ Editorial Board will screen plagiarism with using Turnitin app Program). If it is found plagiarism indication (above 20%), editorial board will automatically reject the manuscript immediately.

BLJ has been indexed in SCOPUS, DOAJ, Google Scholar,Crossref, SINTA, Scilit, Dimensions, and Garuda.

Nationally Accredited by the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia (2020 - 2025)

Decree No. 164/E/KPT/2021 Dated 27th December 2021

Printed version of the series can be printed on demand (POD). The website of the journal can be accessed through www.lawjournal.ub.ac.id

Announcements

[CALL FOR PAPERS]

2025-06-13

The editors of Brawijaya Law Journal: Journal of Legal Studies (BLJ) invite papers from scholars and practitioners at all stages of their careers for the upcoming edition.

The theme for Vol. 12, No. 2 (2025) is “The Evolution of International Humanitarian Law : Historical Roots to Future Directions.”
We also encourage reviews of case law, practices, and developments related to International Humanitarian Law.

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Current Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): Protecting People Crossing Border in The Context of International Migration Law and International Refugees Law"

Over the past several decades, the movement of people across international borders has become increasingly common due to war, political persecution, climate change and disparities in wealth and income. These complex dynamics have made it difficult to differentiate between voluntary and compelled migration, blurring the historically clear legal distinction between migrants and refugees. There are separate regime of norms in international migration law and international refugee law, the need for a common rights-based framework on cross-border protection is, however, evident more than ever before. This edition considers the interaction between these two legal regimes for the protection of people in transit, in particular people who, while not disqualified from claiming refugee status, are in need of international protection.

Through doctrinal and comparative analysis, this article explores how the rights and vulnerabilities of those who cross borders are dealt with in key legal instruments, notably the 1951 Refugee Convention and it’s 1967 Protocol along with regional human rights regimes and soft law. It calls for a more integrated and adaptable legal response that transcends rigid categorizations, ensuring that protection responsibilities are not thwarted by jurisdictional or definitional limitations in international law.

For these issues we selected several articles from Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Pakistan; general articles from Indonesia and Jordan; and also book review from Singapore.

Published: 2025-04-28

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