About the Journal
Hawassa University Journal of Law (HUJL) aspires to foster legal scholarship in Ethiopia, the Horn and the African context, advancing peer review and publication of outcomes research and inquiry into contemporary legal problems and law-related issues. It publishes scholarly works on law-related issues, policies, theories and problems relevant to Ethiopia, having not only an international, national or local focus but also relevant and comparable regional legal scholarship of the Horn or African issues, in the form of articles, reflections, comments on court judicial, legislative and administrative laws and decisions, and book reviews.
HUJL is a Diamond Open Access journal, being an unlimited and accessible forum in knowledge production and dissemination for legal scholars, practitioners, government officials, and graduate and post-graduate students. The Journal employs a structured and rigorous double-blind peer review system, involving an internal and two external reviewers to ensure the quality and integrity of published articles. Accordingly, it has been annually publishing original and high-quality scholarly works since July 2017.
HUJL is an initiative of the School of Law at the College of Law and Governance, Hawassa University, established in July 2017, with the primary aim of advancing legal scholarship in Ethiopia. It has been accredited and recognised as a reputable journal by the FDRE Ministry of Education first in March 2022, and again in March 2025. The journal has maintained its high standards of quality, ensured periodic publication without interruption, and upheld its reputation in legal scholarship in its volumes.
The Journal is indexed in Ajol, EuroPub and Heni Online.
Current Issue
