Focus & Scope

Journal of Family Law and Culture (JFLC) specifically concentrates on advanced legal scholarship at the intersection of family law, cultural dynamics, and societal transformation. The journal prioritizes critical, doctrinal, and socio-legal studies that explore how family-related legal frameworks are shaped by cultural values, religious traditions, social institutions, and contemporary global developments.

The journal welcomes original research articles, comparative studies, and theoretical contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Family Law Studies

  • Marriage, divorce, and marital property regimes
  • Child custody, guardianship, and adoption
  • Inheritance and succession law
  • Domestic violence and family protection law
  • Family dispute resolution and mediation
  • Reform and modernization of family law

2. Law and Cultural Context

  • Customary law (living law) and family regulation
  • Religious law and its interaction with state law
  • Legal pluralism in family matters
  • Cultural transformation and its impact on family institutions
  • Indigenous legal traditions and community-based dispute resolution

3. Comparative and Transnational Perspectives

  • Comparative family law systems
  • Cross-border marriage and international family disputes
  • Migration, citizenship, and family status
  • Globalization and harmonization of family law norms

4. Socio-Legal and Interdisciplinary Approaches

  • Law, gender, and family relations
  • Family law and human rights
  • Sociology of family law
  • Anthropological and cultural perspectives on legal institutions
  • Public policy and regulatory frameworks affecting family structures

5. Contemporary and Emerging Issues

  • Digitalization and family law (online marriage registration, cyber family disputes)
  • Reproductive technology and legal implications
  • Child protection in the digital era
  • Social media, privacy, and family rights
  • Environmental, economic, and social crises impacting family law systems

JFLC encourages submissions employing doctrinal legal research, normative analysis, comparative methodology, empirical socio-legal research (qualitative or quantitative), and interdisciplinary frameworks that contribute to theoretical enrichment and practical development in family law and cultural legal studies.