Journal

Advisory & Editorial Boards

Editor-in-Chief

Dr Muhammad Islam

Former Vice President and Dean, Iqra University, Islamabad, Pakistan; Former Director, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; Former Director, Academic Affairs, Bahria University, Islamabad.

PhD, Political Science, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, USA; MPhil, U.S. Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Areas of Interest: International Relations, with a special focus on US foreign policy, and political development in developing countries with a special focus on Central Asia and South Asia.

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Advisory Board

Dr Rizwan Zeb

Professor, International Relations & Strategic Studies and Directing Staff (Research), Air War College Institute, Karachi, Pakistan

PhD, Political Science and International Relations, the University of Western Australia, Australia; Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Areas of Interest: South Asian Strategic Stability Issues with Particular focus on Pakistan’s Security, Deterrence Stability, Nuclear Proliferation, Ethno political Conflict, & Conflict-Supportive Narratives.

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Editorial Board

Dr Ijaz Ali Chishti

Post-Doctoral Researcher at Business & Law School, University of Portsmouth, England.

PhD in Law, University of Karachi LLM (Trade Laws), International Islamic University, Islamabad

Areas of Interest: International Arbitration, Public Policy Issues, Foreign Arbitral AwardLaw, & Research on Legal Issues

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Dr Ejaz Hussain

Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences, Lahore School of Economics (LSE), Lahore, Pakistan

Post Doc, Political Science, University of California, USA; PhD, Political Science, Heidelberg University, Germany

Areas of Interest: Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis, Politics & Foreign Policy of South Asia, Belt & Road Studies, Public Policy & (Climate) Governance, International Political Economy

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Dr Inaash Islam

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, USA

Ph.D. Sociology, Virginia Tech. Virginia, USA; M.S. Sociology, Virginia Tech. Virginia, USA

Areas of Interest: Critical Muslim Studies, Islamophobia, Islamic/Muslim Feminisms, Critical Race Studies, Identity, Religion, Cultural Sociology.

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Dr Shehzad Akhtar

Assistant Professor, School of Integrated Social Sciences; Research fellow, the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

PhD in Politics & International Relations, University of Auckland, New Zealand; MPhil American Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Areas of Interest: Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy of Great Powers, Politics of South Asia, Introduction to Politics and International Relations, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Theories of International Relations, Conflict and Conflict Resolution, American Foreign Policy, & Qualitative Research Methods

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Dr Muhammad Saad

Assistant Professor, Social Sciences (International Relations), Iqra University, Islamabad, Pakistan

PhD in World Political Economy, Hubei University, P.R. China; MPhil in American Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Areas of Interest: International Relations, World Political Economy, & China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

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Dr Mujeeb Afzal

Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Dr Inam Ullah Jan

Lecturer, International Islamic University Islamabad, Department of Politics and International Relations.

PhD in American Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan; MPhil in American Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Areas of Interest: International Relation, American Foreign Policy, FATA Development, Militancy and Terrorism

Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Valerie Khan

Consultant Child Protection, Justice With Children, GESI

A development professional with 26 years of experience in the ME and Asia Pacific region (especially SAARC and Pakistan) in the field of human rights and the Rule of Law, with a focus on child protection, Justice With Children and GESI. She specializes in evidence and human rights-based legal and policy reform to counter (S)GBV/VAWG/VAC, capacity-building engineering, program design and management, MEAL, research, and cross-cultural communication.

Areas of Interest: Child Protection, Child Safeguarding, Gender Justice, Psycho-Social Rehabilitation

About The Journal of Law and Development (TJLD)

Scope of the Journal:

TJLD builds interdisciplinary understanding of two major subjects; law and development. The Journal focuses on the interconnectedness and events of national, regional and international importance by strengthening the knowledge-base from Pakistan and all around the world on areas related to international law, international development, diplomacy, governance, judiciary, human rights, international politics, conflict studies and security

Major Themes

  • E-courts and Child Rights
  • Economic Development and Intellectual Property
  • Business and Law
  • Urbanization and Development
  • Law and Women Protection
  • Environment and Rule of Law
  • Climate Change and Food Security

Guidelines

Article Word Limit: Articles should be between 3000-5000 words, inclusive of an abstract of 100-150 words, 5-6 keywords, and footnotes.

Book Reviews: Reviews of recent books by scholars of standing in their field should be approximately 1000 words.

Citation Format: The Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note).

Writing Style:

  • British English should be used.
  • Dates should be written as February 1, 2023.
  • Acronyms should be written within brackets after writing the words in full on first use, e.g., the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Subsequently, only SAARC should be used without brackets.
  • “Percent” should be used in the text, instead of % sign.
  • Complete references of all figures, graphs, images, maps and tables need to be provided. Images/maps should have a resolution of 300–600 dpi and sent as .tiff, .jpeg, or .bmp.
  • Font Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing 1.5

Plagiarism: The Journal has a strict zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism. All submissions are screened using a similarity detection software (Turnitin Similarity software).

Call for Abstracts

Call for Papers for the Vol. 2, Issue 2 of the Journal of Law and Development is open now for the year 2024.

Last date to submit abstracts is Januray 25, 2024.

Contact Information

 Author/s are required to submit both soft and hard copies in MS Word format, along with their brief introduction, complete contact details and a letter certifying that the submission has not been previously published nor currently under consideration for publication elsewhere at the following address:

Email: editor@sld.com.pk

Phone: +92321 5009160, +92-512120996