Focus and Scope

Justicia Islamica: Jurnal Kajian Hukum dan Sosial is an international, peer-reviewed journal published semiannually in June and December by the Faculty of Sharia, UIN Ponorogo, Indonesia. Guided by its scholarly vision, Bridging Islamic Law, Society, and Governance, the journal advances critical, comparative, and interdisciplinary scholarship on Islamic law as a dynamic legal tradition shaped by intellectual developments, social practices, and political institutions.

Integrating normative, socio-legal, and political-sociological perspectives, the journal explores how Islamic legal norms are interpreted, negotiated, institutionalized, and transformed across diverse social and legal contexts. The journal focuses on three interconnected areas:

- Islamic Legal Thought and Transformation

Examines the theoretical and philosophical foundations and transformation of Islamic law, including Islamic jurisprudence, uṣūl al-fiqh, maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, ijtihād, and legal epistemology. It emphasizes the development of Islamic legal reasoning, authority, and reform in response to contemporary challenges.

- Islamic Law, Legal Pluralism, and Social Practices

Explores the interaction between Islamic law, state law, customary law, and social practices. Key themes include legal pluralism, interlegality, living law, judicial reasoning, family law, gender justice, human rights, and access to justice, emphasizing how Islamic legal norms are practiced, negotiated, and transformed within society.

- Islamic Law, Political Sociology, and Governance

Investigates the relationship between Islamic law, political power, religious authority, and governance. It covers Islamic constitutionalism, religion–state relations, political identity, legal mobilization, legislation, decentralization, and institutional governance, focusing on how political and social actors shape Islamic legal authority and institutional transformation.