Special Issue on Labour Laws- Vol. VII

Hawassa University Journal of Law (HUJL)

CALL FOR PAPERS 2023  A Special Issue (Vol. VII) Launched in Collaboration with the ILO

INVITATION TO AUTHORS

Hawassa University Journal of Law (HUJL) is an endeavor of the School of Law of Hawassa University to create a platform where the voice of dynamics of law resonates clearly and the academia, researchers, lawmakers, judges, policy-makers and practitioners publish their research findings and reach out readers at large. The journal publishes scholarly works on law-related issues, policies, theories and problems relevant to Ethiopia within the local, national, regional and international settings in the form of peer-reviewed articles, notes/reflections, book reviews and comments.

Since August 2021, our school has been working with the ILO for: the improvement of access to justice via our legal aid center; betterment of work  related rights; ensuring gender equality and dissemination of knowledge on labour laws, objectives and principles of the ILO. As a support for the development of legal education, the project of ILO-Siraye Program at HU and HUJL have a plan to publish a special issue on Labour Laws.   

This is, therefore, a call for authors to submit their manuscripts for Special Issue (Vol. VII) of HUJL and contribute their share of knowledge.

Language of Publication

* The Journal accepts and publishes contributions in English or Amharic, contributions in Amharic shall be accompanied by an English abstract.

The journal invites entries in the following categories:

Articles: 4000 – 12000 words

Comments: 1000 – 4000 words

Book Reviews: 1000 – 3000 words

Reflections: 3000 – 5000 words

All entries, except for book reviews,  must be accompanied with an abstract of 200 words and a list of key terms.

Thematic Areas for the Special Issue:

¨ Special Categories of Employees;

¨ Individual Employment Relation: Formation of Labour contract and related Issues;

¨ Legally stipulated minimum working conditions;

¨ Collective bargaining & Collective agreement;

¨ Dispute Settlement under the Labour laws of Ethiopia;

¨ And other related subjects of labour laws.

Submission deadline for this issue:           17 March 2023

SUBMISSION
HUJL is inviting all interested contributors to submit their scholarly work at Hawassa University Journal of Law website (https://journals.hu.edu.et/hu-journals/index.php/hujl). The link can also be used to access previous volumes and download individual contributions.
In order to make the online submission, authors need to first register with
the journal. If already registered, authors can simply log in and begin the five-step process. HUJL recommends that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines
before making your online submissions.

Interested contributors can be provided with detailed submission guidance upon request. Please email us your queries at  

hu.journaloflaw@hu.edu.et

For further queries please contact

Dr. Beza Dessalegn (editor-in-chief)

                             +251911472230
                              Email: bezadesy4722@gmail.com 

Yirgalem Germu (managing editor)  

                   +251912014622

                    Email: yirgalemg45@gmail.com