Background

In recent decades, the discourse on human rights has evolved into one of the most dynamic and contested domains within legal scholarship. While the universalist foundation of human rights continues to serve as a cornerstone of international law and domestic constitutionalism, the implementation and interpretation of these rights remain deeply influenced by cultural norms, political structures, socio-economic conditions, and institutional capacities.

Legal systems around the world face enduring challenges in ensuring the protection of fundamental freedoms, equality before the law, and access to justice for all. At the same time, contemporary legal realities—ranging from environmental degradation, forced displacement, and shrinking civic space, to debates on religious freedoms and minority protections—underscore the need for more context-sensitive, critically informed, and ethically grounded approaches to human rights law.

In this light, legal scholarship must go beyond textual analysis and engage with the lived experiences, structural injustices, and evolving principles that shape the law's application in society. It must foster intellectual spaces where diverse perspectives and localized understandings of human dignity can inform and enrich the broader human rights discourse.

Against this backdrop, Borobudur Law Review affirms its commitment to contribute meaningfully to the legal and moral project of human rights by offering a platform for interdisciplinary inquiry, doctrinal analysis, and normative engagement.

Mission Statement

Borobudur Law Review is dedicated to fostering scholarly engagement with human rights in diverse legal, cultural, political, and institutional contexts. The journal provides a platform for critical and doctrinal analysis of how human rights are interpreted, implemented, and contested across various legal systems and social realities.

With a commitment to academic rigor and reflective inquiry, the journal invites contributions that examine the universality and particularity of human rights norms, the role of law in protecting fundamental freedoms, and the tensions between individual rights and collective interests.