{"id":13355,"date":"2021-11-29T11:16:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/zeitschriften\/world-comparative-law-wcl\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:07:16","slug":"vrue","status":"publish","type":"mediadata","link":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/en\/journals\/vrue\/","title":{"rendered":"World Comparative Law (WCL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"about\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>World Comparative Law \/ VRU<\/strong><\/em> analyses developments in constitutional and public law in states and regions outside Europe and North America as well as their regional and international integration. Founded in 1968 and inspired by the ideals of \u2018decolonization\u2019 and fair cooperation, the Journal also has a special interest in the entanglements between \u2018Global South\u2019 and \u2018Global North\u2019, including the presence of the \u2018South in the North\u2019. Looking beyond the surface of globalization, <em><strong>World Comparative Law \/ VRU<\/strong><\/em> promotes scholarship that uncovers the particularities of legal configurations as well as their interdependencies in an interconnected world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journal seeks to publish theoretically and historically informed studies of law in context, but is equally open to contributions from social sciences and from practitioners. It has a particular interest in analyses that compare several legal orders but is equally attentive to studies in international law and its impact on Asia, Africa and Latin America as well as comparative international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>World Comparative Law \/ VRU<\/strong><\/em> is listed in SCOPUS (CiteScore 2022: 0.5) and comparable indexes. All its contributions undergo a double blind peer-review. Authors wishing to publish in <em><strong>World Comparative Law \/ VRU<\/strong> <\/em>are not required to pay any article processing or submission charges. The journal is published quarterly, the first issue of a new volume being published in early summer, and welcomes contributions in English, and exceptionally in German, Spanish and French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>World Comparative Law \/ VRU<\/strong><\/em> addresses authors and readers on all world regions and aims to serve as a forum of mutual exchange. It publishes research articles, shorter reports about current events or conferences as well as book reviews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISSN Print 0506-7286 <br>ISSN Online 2941-9603<br>Published quarterly<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editors\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Managing Editors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/direitosp.fgv.br\/en\/pessoas\/fabia-fernandes-carvalho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Fabia Fernandes Carvalho<\/a><br>Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Getulio Vargas S\u00e3o Paulo, Brasilia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewi.hu-berlin.de\/de\/lf\/ls\/dnn\/dann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Philipp Dann<\/a><br>Humboldt Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-erfurt.de\/staatswissenschaftliche-fakultaet\/fachrichtung\/rechtswissenschaft\/internationales-verwaltungsrecht-und-voelkerrecht\/prof-dr-michael-riegner-llm-nyu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Michael Riegner, LL.M. (NYU)<\/a><br>University of Erfurt, Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editorial Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-giessen.de\/de\/fbz\/fb01\/professuren-forschung\/professuren\/bast\/team\/prof_leitung\/jbast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. J\u00fcrgen Bast<\/a><br>Justus-Liebig-University Gie\u00dfen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-giessen.de\/de\/fbz\/fb01\/professuren-forschung\/professuren\/emeritierte\/bryde\/Startseite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Brun-Otto Bryde<\/a><br>Justus-Liebig-University Gie\u00dfen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nls.ac.in\/faculty\/aparna-chandra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Aparna Chandra<\/a><br>National Law School of India University Bengaluru, India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univie.ac.at\/en\/research\/research-overview\/neue-professuren-ab-2020\/detailansicht-en\/artikel\/anuscheh-farahat-professur-fuer-oeffentliches-recht-in-seinen-europaeischen-bezuegen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Anuscheh Farahat<\/a><br>University of Vienna, Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jura.uni-wuerzburg.de\/lehrstuehle\/feichtner\/prof-dr-isabel-feichtner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Isabel Feichtner<\/a><br>Julius-Maximilian-University W\u00fcrzburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jura.uni-muenster.de\/de\/apps\/personenliste\/prof-dr-james-fowkes-ll-m-yale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. James Fowkes<\/a><br>University of M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keele.ac.uk\/law\/people\/marthagayoye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Martha Gayoye<\/a><br>University of Keele, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jura.uni-muenster.de\/de\/apps\/personenliste\/prof-dr-michaela-hailbronner-ll-m-yale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Michaela Hailbronner<\/a><br>University of M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pucrj.academia.edu\/FlorianHoffmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Florian Hoffmann<\/a><br>Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.wisc.edu\/profiles\/klug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Heinz Klug, S.J.D. J.D., B.A.<\/a><br>Law School University of Wisconsin-Madison, US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nls.ac.in\/faculty\/dr-arun-thiruvengadam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Arun Thiruvengadam<\/a><br>National Law School of India University Bengaluru, India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oefre.unibe.ch\/ueber_uns\/personen\/prof_dr_tschentscher_axel\/index_ger.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Axel Tschentscher<\/a><br>University of Bern, Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editorial-staff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editorial Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/direitosp.fgv.br\/en\/pessoas\/fabia-fernandes-carvalho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Fabia Fernandes Carvalho<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewi.hu-berlin.de\/en\/lf\/ls\/dnn\/dann\/index.htm?set_language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Philipp Dann<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewi.hu-berlin.de\/en\/lf\/ls\/dnn\/staff\/thh\/index.htm?set_language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewi.hu-berlin.de\/de\/lf\/ls\/dnn\/staff\/thh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thilo Herbert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-giessen.de\/fbz\/fb01\/professuren-forschung\/professuren\/schoendorf\/mitarbeiter\/prof_ehe\/matthey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Florian Matthey-Prakash<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewi.hu-berlin.de\/en\/lf\/ls\/dnn\/staff\/gn\/index.htm?set_language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gabriel Noll<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-erfurt.de\/staatswissenschaftliche-fakultaet\/fachrichtung\/rechtswissenschaft\/internationales-verwaltungsrecht-und-voelkerrecht\/prof-dr-michael-riegner-llm-nyu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Michael Riegner<\/a>, V.i.S.d.P.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-erfurt.de\/en\/faculty-of-economics-law-and-social-sciences\/fields-of-study\/law\/administrative-law-and-public-international-law\/team\/jasmin-wachau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmin Wachau, LL.M.<\/a><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Michael Riegner <br>Universit\u00e4t Erfurt&nbsp;<br>Juniorprofessur f\u00fcr internationales Verwaltungsrecht und V\u00f6lkerrecht <br>Nordh\u00e4user Str. 63&nbsp;<br>99089 Erfurt<br>Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: +49 (0)&nbsp;361 737-4761 <br>E-Mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:michael.riegner@uni-erfurt.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">michael.riegner@uni-erfurt.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"publication-alert-toc-alert\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Publication Alert (TOC-Alert)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Register now for the free <strong><em>World Comparative Law (WCL)<\/em><\/strong> Publication Alert (TOC-Alert) and never miss an issue again! 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Then click on &#8220;Alert Settings&#8221; in your profile and select <strong><em>World Comparative Law (WCL)<\/em><\/strong> under<strong> 4 Journals (TOC-Alert)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"special-issue\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Special Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2020\/issue-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 4-2020: Constitutional Resilience and the Laws of Democracy in India<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2020\/issue-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 1-2020: Cities and the Global South<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2019\/issue-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3-2019: Law and Culture from a Comparative Perspective<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2019\/issue-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2-2019: Strategic Litigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2019\/issue-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 1-2019: Between Centralized Federalism and Regionalized Centralism: Varieties of Territorial Organization in Latin America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2018\/issue-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3-2018: The Indian Supreme Court in Crisis?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a 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Self-Determination and Indigenousness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2016\/issue-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3-2016: Theorizing Comparative Constitutional Law: New Approaches in German-Speaking Scholarship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2016\/issue-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2-2016: Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles: The (Un)fulfilled Promises of the Indian Constitution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/en\/current-issue-and-archive\/2015\/issue-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3-2015: The Current State of Democracy in South Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2014-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2-2014: New Actors and Instruments in the Law of Development Cooperation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 1-2014: Innovation in Social Security Legislation: Comparative perspectives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2013-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3-2013: Kamerun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2013-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2-2013: Sudan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2012-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2-2012: Postkoloniale Theorie und Recht<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2011-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2-2011: Indisches Verfassungsrecht<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2009-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 4-2009: Soziale Grundrechte<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2008-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3-2008: Recht und Entwicklung<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrue.nomos.de\/archiv\/2020\/heft-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/0506-7286-2008-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 1-2008: Globalisierung des Verfassungsrechts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"guidelines-for-authors\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Guidelines for Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>VRU\/World Comparative Law<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is a Quarterly concerned with the various aspects of constitutional and legal development in the Asian, African and Latin American countries. It also deals with the international and particularly the regional relations of these countries. Everyone interested in the development of these continents, particularly scholars from these regions, are invited to take part in the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manuscripts&nbsp;<\/strong>(in English or exceptionally in German, French or Spanish) may be submitted as an e-mail attachment and under the condition that they have not been published elsewhere in any form. A short abstract (around 300 words) and details about the affiliation of the author (both in English) should be added. We regret that no remuneration can be offered for publication. Contributions must be saved in a simple, editable (no PDF files please!) format, i.e. without automatic hyphenation, with a consistent font, and no activated hyperlinks or other macros. The length of an article should not exceed 10,000 words including footnotes. 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