Jurnal Mahkamah Keadilan publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles advancing legal scholarship through theoretical and empirical research across multiple fields of Indonesian jurisprudence. The journal serves as a platform for rigorous academic inquiry into legal doctrine, judicial practice, and the intersection of law and society within the Indonesian legal system.

Scope of Coverage

This journal welcomes original research manuscripts that address substantive and procedural issues in the following areas of legal scholarship:

Civil Law – Including but not limited to contractual obligations, property rights, family law, succession, torts, and commercial transactions within the civil law tradition.​

Criminal Law – Encompassing substantive criminal law, sentencing theory, criminal liability, defenses, and emerging issues in criminal justice policy and practice.​

Constitutional Law – Examining constitutional interpretation, judicial review, fundamental rights and freedoms, separation of powers, and constitutional governance frameworks.​

International Law – Addressing public international law, private international law, transnational legal issues, treaty interpretation, and Indonesia's engagement with the international legal order.​

Procedural Law – Covering civil procedure, criminal procedure, evidence law, appellate practice, and the administration of justice in Indonesian courts.​

Customary Law (Adat Law) – Investigating the role of indigenous legal traditions, the interaction between customary and state law, and the recognition of adat communities within the national legal framework.​

Methodological Approaches

The journal accepts submissions employing diverse research methodologies, including:

• Doctrinal legal analysis examining statutory interpretation, case law, and legal principles

• Empirical legal studies utilizing quantitative and qualitative research methods

• Comparative legal research analyzing multiple jurisdictions

• Socio-legal scholarship exploring the relationship between law and society

• Critical legal studies examining power dynamics and structural issues within legal systems