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The Hague Journal on the Rule of Law (HJRL)

The idea for the Hague Journal on the Rule of Law came from the Hague Rule of Law Network (HRoLN), a network of the most important stakeholders – both practitioners and academics – in the field of rule of law promotion and maintenance, of which HiiL is the convener.

The exciting new journal provides a timely forum for the rapidly-expanding field of the rule of law, encapsulating cutting-edge study from all related disciplines. This unique focal point for the exchange of views between academics and practitioners gives focus to the promotion of the rule of law on both the national and international stage. The journal aims to deepen and broaden the knowledge of the rule of law and its relation to economic growth, poverty reduction, promotion of democracy, protection of human rights and geopolitical stability. The journal invites and will publish academic articles, practitioner reports and commentary, book reviews and special volumes on major developments and themes in the rule of law field.

Prof. Julio Faundez (Warwick University, UK) and Prof. Randy Peerenboom (La Trobe University Melbourne, Australia and Associate Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, UK) are the journal’s Editors-in-Chief.

The HJRL is marketed and distributed by Cambridge University Press for T.M.C Asser Press.

Volume 1

Issue 1 of the first volume (March 2009) consists of two parts: A series of 'think pieces' (short reflections by members of the editorial board and special invitees) and a special section (edited by Stephen Golub) on the report 'Making the Law Work for Everyone' by the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor.

Issue 2 of the first volume (September 2009) is a special issue, edited by Professor Martin Krygier, on the rule of law in Eastern Europe 20 years after the Fall of the Wall. 

All articles included in Volume 1 can be downloaded free of charge from the journal's webpage on the website of Cambridge University Press.

Links:

  • The journal's homepage
  • Read the Editors’ Introduction to the journal’s first volume here.
  • Read the Basic requirements for submissions here.
  • Read the Table of Contents of Volume 1 / Issue 1 here.
  • Read the Table of Contents of Volume 1 / Issue 2 here.

For more information about the journal (including free access to the articles in Volume 1), please visit the journal’s webpage or send an email to hjrl@uu.nl.

Contact Information

Dr. Ronald Janse
Theme Coordinator Rule of Law
ronald.janse@hiil.org
+31 70 349 4405