Mission: The UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law (JINEL) is the first law school law journal in the West to deal with this topic. JINEL’s goal is to emphasize and critically analyze all legal issues – social, political, civil, historical, economic, and commercial – that are of particular relevant to Muslims and Near Easterners in both Muslim and non-Muslim societies.

Volume 22 (2025)

Articles

The U.S. Constitutional Case "Lochner" in the the Eyes of Islamic Law: Similarities, Differences, Employment Law Values
Abdelgawad, Ahmed

Mughals, Ottomans, and the Question of "Codes" in Islamic Legal History: The Case of the Fatāwā-yi ʿĀlamgīrī (al-Fatāwā al-Hindīyya) from Early Modern Roots to Modern Legacies
Ahmed, Faiz

Navigating Humanitarian and Human Dignity During Ongoing ViolencYe in Gaza
Ibsais, Ahmad

Governance and Constitutionalism in the End Times: A Comparative Study of Islamic Theories
Khadem, Ali Rod

Comparative Analysis of Islamic Commercial Laws and Modern Banking Law Trends
Khan, Ayesha

Political Legitimacy and the "Public Good" in Islamic Jurisprudence
Kreutz, Adrian

Uniformity and Standardized Flexibility Under the CISG: Options for Newly Acceding Contracting States Observing Islamic Law
Schroeter, Ulrich G.

A Brief Survey of the History of Iranian Jurisprudence and the Evolution of Iran's Legal System
Sobhie, Hannah E.