IJICL

The Indonesian Journal of International and Comparative Law

As a premier Global South-based scholarly publication, The Indonesian Journal of International & Comparative Law is the first of its kind. The Journal aspires to serve as an influential international forum for scholarly analysis, that advancing leading edge debates in legal discourse and beyond. Since its first publication, it has garnered wide critical acclaim in the service of reinvigorating the reconceptualization of the law reform enterprises in beyond the Western world. By positioning itself in the vanguard of scholarship, the published viewpoints are curated from a wide range of contributors, starting from novices to multiple Pulitzer Prize winning authors. The Journal has regularly illuminated pressing legal questions across the continent, prominently cited by, among many others, the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York in the U.S. v. Chin Chong and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the State of Hawaii and Ismail Elshikh v. Donald J. Trump et al. In addition to being listed as cited in many world’s eminent law journals, its unique nature has allowed the Journal’s publications to transgress the impenetrable boundaries of the academia, including the prestigious L.A. Times, Human Rights Watch’s World Report, the U.N. Special Rapporteurs’ studies, and the American Bar Association’s India Law News.

Praises

“The Indonesian Journal of International Law makes a vital contribution to the global discussion of international law and the maintenance of international justice. This is a vital effort, for which we should all be grateful.” — Mortimer Sellers, Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland, Elkins Professor of the University System of Maryland, Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law.

“This project . . . strikes me as important and utterly worthwhile.” — Mattias Kumm, Inge Renert Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
and Research Professor on “Globalization and the Rule of Law” at the Social Science Research Center and Humboldt University in Berlin.

“The establishment of the Institute for Migrant Rights and its publications program is a very important initiative in Indonesia. It is the first organization of its type in this country and indicates substantial progress by the non-government sector. The step is also a brave one as Indonesia has had very little focus, to date, on the rights of migrant workers.” — Professor Robyn Iredale, the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Australian National University.

“The Indonesian Journal of International and Comparative Law has emerged as a leading outlet for English-language legal scholarship on Southeast Asia and beyond. It is a key point of scholarly exchange with one of the largest countries in the world, publishing high quality work that is becoming widely read.” — Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, the University of Chicago.

“The Indonesian Journal of International & Comparative Law is really valuable. It publishes articles that are thoughtful, significant, and pertinent to contemporary issues.” — Donald L. Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus, Duke University and author of The Promise and Perils of Devolution: Federalism, Regional Autonomy, and Ethnic Conflict (2025).

“The Indonesian Journal of International and Comparative Law is an essential tool for disseminating Asian scholarship and creating a dialogue between scholars from around the world on issues which are of importance to the region and the planet, such as migration and the environment.” — François Crépeau, Emeritus Professor and former the Hans and Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, at the Faculty of Law of McGill University and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants (2011-17).

“The Indonesian Journal of Internal and Comparative Law is a welcome addition to the existing international and comparative law journals. It will provide an excellent forum for international, comparative and Indonesian law scholars to contribute to the jurisprudence of international and comparative law. It is destined to play a major role in the global study of international law and comparative law. With the increased, inter connectedness of the world, and an ever-growing awareness that while domestic legal systems are invariably unique, there is more to learn from other legal systems. Additionally, there is a realization of the important role international law can play in promoting the legal norms and values that can play an important role in resolving the challenges facing the world.” — Muna B. Ndulo, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of International and Comparative Law, Cornell Law School.