Comparative Law Review

Aims & Scope

„Comparative Law Review” (ISSN 0866-9449) („CLR”) is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed international journal published by the Faculty of Law and Administration at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) since 1989 (with some intervals).

The scope of „CLR” includes both private and public law, with particular focus on comparative studies.

The Editors encourage authors to submit articles and shorter notes that are interdisciplinary in nature and/or analyse a legal problem from a comparative perspective.

We particularly welcome proposals elaborating on how the comparative method is applied in domestic and international law-making and jurisprudence.

Consequently, we invite original contributions on public international law and EU law.

By the same token, we welcome papers dealing with all fields of domestic law, legal theory and philosophy, as well as history of law.

The journal is published in both print and online versions.

It is a fully open access journal, thus the articles published in CLR are easily searchable on the Internet (via Google Scholar, BASE, etc.).

The journal does not have any article processing charges (APCs), article submission charges (ASCs) and no charges for open-access policy for the authors or their institutions.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

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  Citation: 9

  Authors: Justyna, Zuzanna

• Cohesion Policy in Transition Comparative Aspects of the Polish and Hungarian Systems of Implementation

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Györgyi, Robert

• THE FIRST PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REFERRED BY ITALIAN CORTE COSTITUZIONALE, SPANISH TRIBUNAL CONSTITUCIONAL, AND FRENCH CONSEIL CONSTITUTIONNEL

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Aleksandra

• The Galleon ‘San Jose’. Almost Four Decades of Legal Struggles on the National and International Plane

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Maciej, Tadeusz

• Business and Human Rights in Times of Global Emergencies: Comparative Perspective

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Olena

• UNITED NATIONS RULE OF LAW, “COMMON LANGUAGE OF JUSTICE” AND THE POST-2015 EDUCATIONAL AGENDA: SOME ACADEMIC AND POLICY ASPECTS

  Citation: 4

  Authors: SÅ‚awomir

• The Efficiency of Administrative Courts (in the Light of European and Polish Experiences)

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Zbigniew

• Unloading the Judicial System in Kazakhstan? Alternative Ways of Resolving Individual Labour Disputes

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Zhanna Amangeldinovna, Yermek, Kuralay, Zhanar, Bakhytkali, Kalkayeva

• Legal Instruments to Support Local Food Systems in United States Law

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Anna

• THE GENERAL ANTI-AVOIDANCE RULE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Agnieszka