Objective
Law and Development Review (LDR) is a top peer-reviewed journal in the field of law and development which explores the impact of law, legal frameworks, and institutions (LFIs) on development. LDR is distinguished from other law and economics journals in that its primary focus is the development aspects of international and domestic legal orders.

The journal promotes global exchanges of views on law and development issues. LDR facilitates future global negotiations concerning the economic development of developing countries and sets out future directions for law and development studies. Many of the top scholars and practitioners in the field, including Professors David Trubek, Bhupinder Chimni, Michael Trebilcock, and Mitsuo Matsushita, have edited LDR issues and published articles in LDR.

The journal seeks top-quality articles on law and development issues broadly, from the developing world as well as from the developed world. The changing economic conditions in recent decades render the law and development approach applicable to economic issues in developed countries as well as developing ones, and LDR accepts manuscripts on law and economic development issues concerning both categories of countries. LDR’s editorial board includes top scholars and professionals with diverse regional and academic backgrounds.

The LDR is sponsored by the Law and Development Institute. For more information please visit the Institute's website.

News
The Editor of the LDR, Prof. Y.S. Lee, published a treatise on law and development entitled, “Law and Development: Theory and Practice”. Please follow the link for more information: https://www.routledge.com/Law-and-Development-Theory-and-Practice/Lee/p/book/9781138556690. For a paperback version of Professor Lee’s seminal book, “Reclaiming Development in the World Trading System”, see https://www.cambridge.org/US/academic/subjects/law/international-trade-law/reclaiming-development-world-trading-system-2nd-edition?format=PB

Topics

• Law and development
• Developing and developed countries
• International and domestic legal orders
• Economic and social development

Article formats
Scholarly articles, comments and reviews