The Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence (JILJ) is a
double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access law journal published by the Department of
International Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, University of Jos, Nigeria. It appears
twice a year.
Our purpose
JILJ is the Department's forum for scholarship in its two fields. The first is
international law in all its branches: the law of treaties and of international
organisations, the use of force and the law of armed conflict, international criminal justice,
human rights, and the international regulation of trade, energy, the environment and
aviation. The second is jurisprudence: the theories, values and institutions that explain what
law is and how it ought to work.
The journal is written from Nigeria and looks outward. It is particularly interested in
work that measures Nigerian and African law against international standards, that draws
lessons from other jurisdictions, or that brings legal theory to bear on a practical problem
of justice and governance. Alongside these it publishes doctrinal studies of Nigerian law and
practice that make an original contribution.
Contributions are welcome from law teachers, researchers, judges, legal practitioners and
postgraduate students at any institution.
Peer review and house style
Every manuscript is reviewed double-blind by independent reviewers and assessed for
originality, depth of legal analysis, soundness of method and compliance with the house style.
JILJ follows the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) Uniform Format and Citation Guide
for Legal Research Writing in Nigeria.
Open access
Everything JILJ publishes on this site is free to read and download from the day it
appears. There is no subscription and no paywall.
Submissions
The areas of law we cover, and the manuscripts that fall outside our remit, are set out on
the Aims & Scope page. Submissions are made through this
website, and the Author Guidelines carry everything an
author needs: manuscript preparation, the NALT house style and citation forms, how review
works, ethics and copyright. Published work is in the Archives.
