The Journal of Philosophy of Law has released its Spring 2025 issue, marking its debut as an English-language publication. Published by Baqir al-Olum University in Qom, this semi-annual, peer-reviewed title stands as the first of its kind in the Middle East and Africa. The journal provides a scholarly platform for presenting innovative research in the philosophy of law and for examining its intersections with Islamic legal foundations, thereby fostering specialized critiques and reflections.
The current issue has been released under the editorship of Dr. Ehsan Rafiei Alavi. The international editorial board includes Oliver Leaman, Suwan Kim, Nia Deliana, Indo Santalia, Liselotte Abid, Mohammad Tey, Khaled Chouket, Ahmed Hasan Saheb, and Rashid bin Hamad Al‑Balushi. The domestic editorial board comprises Mohammad Javad Arasta, Hamid Parsania, Mohammad Javad Javid, Mahdi Shahabi, Hoda Ghaffari, Fardin Moradkhani, Ahmad Vaezi Jazaee, ensuring the scholarly quality of the published articles.
Articles in this issue address fundamental questions in the philosophy of law, human rights, legal philosophy, and the intersections of Islamic and contemporary legal traditions. Key topics include:
- Working on the Return of the Personalist Concept of Human Rights: from the Universal Declaration to the Documents of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Islamic Human Rights Instruments in the Wider Context of Human Rights Discourses
- Bridging Eastern and Western Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis and Convergence
- From Undang-Undang Melaka to UNCLOS: Ethical Governance and Geopolitical Peace in the Maritime Malay-Indo Archipelago
- Muhammadiyah and Human Rights Discourse: Defending the Rights of Vulnerable Groups in Indonesia
- Anthropology and the Formation of Humanities and Social Sciences; A Study from Philosophical Anthropology to Social Theories
- The Expanding Ambit of “Human”: Emerging Human Rights Subjects in Contemporary Jurisprudence
- Normative and Judicial Impact of Human Rights on Citizenship Rights
- The Myth of Preemptive Self-Defense: A Legal Assessment of Israel’s Use of Force Against Iran
- Human Rights and Ethical Considerations in the Genomic Era
- Reinterpreting the Foundations and Anthropological Reflections of Humanistic Thought in the Structure of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
