Court Law Review (CLR) is an open-access, peer-reviewed annual collection published by Academic Insight Press. It aims to provide a forum for discussion and analysis of pressing issues in judicial practice, court administration, civil (and other relevant) procedure reforms, and comparative law developments around the world.

CLR particularly welcomes submissions related to case law, draft law, or specialized topics tied to the conference theme under which the collection is issued each year.

1 Publication Types

• Original Papers – scholarly articles presenting new research results, theoretical insights, or innovative legal analysis.
• Comments – shorter analytical pieces focusing on specific case law, draft legislation, or a targeted legal issue relevant to the Review’s scope.

CLR is compiled once a year, based on the results of the annual conference supported by AIP: “Current Issues of Court Law” (see more about the conference here). Selected papers, after peer review and editorial approval, are published in a single annual volume of Review.

 

Requirements

 

Research Article

Length: Typically ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 words.
Structure: Research articles generally follow a structured format, including an abstract, introduction, methodology (which may focus on legal research methods), results and discussion with analysis of legal issues, discussion of relevant case law or statutes, and a conclusion. The methodology section should outline the legal research approach and any empirical or doctrinal methods employed.
Sources: Research articles should include a comprehensive list of relevant legal sources, such as primary legal materials (statutes, case law), secondary legal materials (legal commentary, scholarly articles), and other reputable legal sources. Proper citation and referencing should follow the preferred legal citation style of OSCOLA.

 

Comments

Length: Typically around 4,000 to 5,000 words.
Structure: Notes and comments provide concise contributions on specific legal issues, cases , or developments. They typically begin with a brief introduction, present key legal observations or arguments, analyze the legal implications, and provide concise conclusions or recommendations.
Sources: While notes and comments are shorter in length, they should still draw upon relevant legal sources, including statutes, case law, legal commentary, and scholarly articles. Citations should be provided to support the legal analysis and refer to the original legal sources.

 

Submission requirements

 

Title

The title of the article, which should accurately reflect the content and focus of the research.

 

Abstract

A concise summary of the article, highlighting the research question, methodology, main findings, and conclusions. The abstract allows readers to quickly grasp the essence of the article.
The recommended length for the abstract is typically between 2000 and 2300 characters (approximately 300 to 350 words).

 

Keywords

Relevant keywords or phrases that represent the main topics or themes covered in the article. These keywords aid in search engine optimization and help readers find the article through search queries.

 

Manuscript Format
The requirements to the text:

• the English language;
• the size and the structure;
• the footnotes and references arrangement.

 

An author should submit a manuscript in English and follow the main recommendation of usage the terms. Accuracy of a manuscript is crucially important for a successful publication. If an author is not a native English writer, then the editor may request to clarify terminology or part of a manuscript unclear for understanding.

 

The manuscript should consist of the following:

• title and name of the author, his/her position and affiliation, state, institutional email;
• summary, abstract (300-350 words) and keywords (6-7);
• main body, including such parts as the research methodology, the complete arguments and author`s conclusions;
• references, according to the requirements.

 

By default, all the translations in an article made by the author who is responsible for its content. If the content of the article was translated with the participation of third parties, the authors are responsible for that.

 

We recommend that the authors use abbreviations only after referring to the complete title (hereinafter …).
This law provides for the establishment of a new body – Vyscha Rada Pravosuddia (High Council of Justice, hereinafter HCJ), instead of the Supreme Council of Justice (Vyscha Rada Yustytsyi)

We recommend to use dates in continental style: 27 May 2018.

 

Abstract is a crucial part of the article, therefore, it should briefly explain why you conducted the study (BACKGROUND), what question(s) you aimed to answer (OBJECTIVES), how you performed the study (METHODS), what you found (RESULTS: major data, relationships), and your interpretation and main consequences of your findings (CONCLUSIONS) (Ufnalska, 2020, EASE Guidelines).

 

Additional required files
PAY ATTENTION!
The title, authors’ name(s), abstract and keywords of each article, accepted to publishing should be available in Ukrainian language. In case, Ukrainian language is not native language of the authors, the editorial office will help with the translation and editing of these parts into Ukrainian.

 

Reference Guide

OSCOLA is a footnote style: all citations appear in footnotes. Find more here https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/migrated/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012quickreferenceguide.pdf