The Law and Development Review

2008 - 2026

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Volume 19, issue 2, 2026

Introduction: Law and Economic Development (Part I) pp. 437-439

Chen Richard C.

Empowering Local Government for Sustainable Development: Day Zero and Beyond pp. 441-471

Zasloff Jonathan

Balancing Renewable Energy Deployment and Environmental Safeguards: A Legal Perspective from the EU and Italian Contexts pp. 473-512

Coinu Giovanni

Navigating the Quantum Frontier: Emerging Legal and Developmental Challenges pp. 513-544

Nousiainen Katri, Martinez Aponte Eliana and Waber Benjamin N.

Law and Development in Smart Cities: A Case Study of Hangzhou’s Regulatory Model and Its International Impact pp. 545-583

He Yuxing and Lo Vai Io

A Legal Typology for Trade and Development in a Shifting Global Landscape pp. 585-623

Kuhlmann Katrin

Opportunity Lost pp. 625-659

Gipson Jr. Ronnie R.

Networks of Legal Integration and Development Outcomes in Post-Colonial Africa: An Analysis of Tax and Investment Treaties pp. 661-715

Morriss Andrew and Ku Charlotte

International Investment Law and Sustainable Development – Friend or Foe? pp. 717-755

Choudhury Barnali

The Dilemma of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in Times of Political Crises: The Application of the Russia-Ukraine BIT and its Implications on Interstate War pp. 757-788

Seo Yujin

The Right to Sustainable Development Within African Continental Free Trade Agreement Crystallization, Creeping Codification and Localization pp. 789-822

Kairouani Ali

Trade and Development: A Call for Regulatory Reform – Ensuring Fairness and Sustainability pp. 823-841

Lee Yong-Shik and Nakagawa Junji

Confronting Injustice: A Lawyer’s Journey from Law to Justice pp. 843-847

Hammergren Linn

Volume 19, issue 1, 2026

Charting a Functionalist Business-Centred Approach to Sustainable Development Goal 16.3 Through Business-to-Business Arbitration pp. 1-40

Taiwo Dorcas O.

China’s Global Development Initiative and the 2030 Agenda: Natural Companions or Uncomfortable Bedfellows pp. 41-72

Farrington Francesca and Ramanujam Nandini

Reconciling Multi-Level Rights-Based Commitments in Development: Assessing the Legal and Administrative Imperatives of Responding to Education, Health Care, and Environment Protection Challenges pp. 73-107

Narh Bernice Nuerkey and Michael Woolcock

The Investment Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Right to Development: An Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges Ahead pp. 109-154

Jodyvash Mohammadreza

Digital Transformation Influencing Civil Administrative Services at Grassroots Governance and Social Development pp. 155-180

Doan Uyen Thi To, Chu Hung Manh and Vu Tuan Van

Deciphering Developmentalism: A Legal-Economic Examination of Indonesia’s Administration pp. 181-218

Nalle Victor Imanuel W.

Africanization of International Investment Law and Sustainable Development: Conceptualizing Sustainable Development Within the Framework of Africa’s Investment Law Reforms pp. 219-256

Odionu Gideon

From Odious Debt to Odious Investment: Rethinking Investor Accountability in International Law pp. 257-291

Zrilič Jure

Lithium Governance in the Lithium Triangle and the Goal of Achieving Sustainable Development: Where is it Heading? pp. 293-341

Kukulis Montes Tomas

The Lawyers’ Dream Clause? The Role of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in Balancing State Sovereignty and Investor Rights in the Energy Sector pp. 343-366

Ozkarsligil Ayse Tugba

The Investment Standards Construct – An Operational Model for Contemporary Challenges in International Investment Law (With Ukrainian Case Study) pp. 367-402

Cherepovskyi Kostiantyn

Implementation Challenges of AI in Judicial Decision-Making in Jordan pp. 403-432

Alqatawna Ammar, Czekmann Zsolt and Nagy Adrienn

Joint Statement on Universal and Reciprocal Tariffs: Implications for the Rule of Law and the Multilateral Trading System pp. 433-435

Lee Yong-Shik and Garcia Frank

Volume 18, issue 2, 2025

Introduction of Special Issue (Part 2) pp. 235-237

Harding Andrew James

Remote Work and Development – A Law-and-Economics Perspective pp. 239-262

Mehra Salil K.

Intellectual Property and Health Technological Innovations at the time of the Pandemic pp. 263-293

Naim Nadia and Chan Hui Yun

From Crisis to Control: Amidst and Postpandemic Data Protection Concerns in Singapore and Vietnam through the Lens of Techno-Solutionism and Efficient Violation of Privacy Rights pp. 295-329

Ngo Nguyen Thao Vy

Technological Innovations in India’s Legal Sector for Access to Justice During and Post Pandemic pp. 331-353

Saxena Priti

The Impact of the Pandemic on Reproductive Autonomy and Gender Equality: Perspectives from the Sustainable Development Agenda pp. 355-390

Petersen Carole J.

Competition Law in the E-Commerce Platforms Market Post-Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis of the European Union, China, and Malaysia pp. 391-428

Ong Tze Chin and Lee Mei Fei

Unpacking Fragile Access to Justice in a Small Island State Amidst Global Pandemic: Narratives from Experiences of Niue, the Rock of Polynesia pp. 429-460

Takahashi Mana

Regulating Shared Employment in Post-Pandemic China pp. 461-495

Lu Yi

The COVID Pandemic and the Regulatory Geography of Rule of Law: Putting ‘Rule of Law’ in Its Place pp. 497-544

Dowdle Michael W.

Volume 18, issue 1, 2025

Government Supervision of Oil Palm Plantations in Indonesia: Legal Issues and Proposed Remedies pp. 1-31

Nasir Mohamad, Bakker Laurens and Toon van Meijl

How Democratic Police Reforms Fail: A Law and Development Perspective on Institutional Processes of Change and Resistance pp. 33-64

Goldani Julia Maia

Sustainable Development Under AfCFTA: Dimensions, Limitations and Prospects pp. 65-95

Ajibo Collins Chikodili and Kaime Thoko

Asset Recovery via Non-Conviction based Forfeiture: Rationale for Regulation and Recommendations for Implementation in Vietnam pp. 97-122

Vu Cao Minh and Cao Thi Ngoc Anh

Law and Macro Finance pp. 123-148

Borowicz M. Konrad

Modernization of Nigeria’s Mining Industry: The Case for Participation and Sustainable Development of Local Communities pp. 149-183

Ezeudu Martin-Joe

Human Capital and Growth in Arctic Regional Economies: Evidence, Policies and Institutional Perspectives pp. 185-213

Coudriet Carter N. and Reinert Kenneth A.

Advancing New Governance Models for Gender Data in Climate Resilience Funding pp. 215-234

Ezirigwe Jane

Volume 17, issue 2, 2024

Introduction to the Special Issue pp. 297-301

Harding Andrew

Covid-19, State Effectiveness, and Core Values of Political Morality pp. 303-330

McInerney Thomas F.

Post-Pandemic Challenges of Textile Industry Workers in India: Analysis of Social Security Laws of Select Asian Countries pp. 331-365

Gahlot Sheetal and Singh Kanwal D. P.

Implementing Post-Pandemic Economic Parity: A Potential Restoration Through Distributive Justice pp. 367-392

Madhukumar Aswathy

Law and Development: A Comparative Law Aspect pp. 393-415

Lee Yong-Shik and Harding Andrew

The Draft International Covenant on the Right to Development and Its Implications for Cooperation in Global Health Crises pp. 417-451

Wissmann Sara Katharina

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Right to Development: A Tale of Two Worlds pp. 453-482

Das Ishita

Changes in South-American Fiscal Rules in a Post-Pandemic Scenario: A Case-By-Case Analysis pp. 483-509

Lochagin Gabriel Loretto

Online Trials in China: Legal and Institutional Approaches During Different Stages of the Pandemic pp. 511-536

Zhang Chi and Liu Zhewei

Ending 1990s Law and Development Ideas, Paradox of Path Dependence In Economic Planning Institutions Under Covid-19: SA’s Response pp. 537-567

Pooe T. K.

Volume 17, issue 1, 2024

An Empirical Study of Regulatory Capture in Kenya’s Maize Seed Sector pp. 1-45

K. Van Dycke Lodewijk Guido, Mawia Harriet, Rutsaert Pieter and Donovan Jason

Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative for Green Investments: The Case of Bangladesh pp. 47-91

Ahmad Zaker and Hoque Sanjana

Repeating the Mistakes of the Law and Development Movement in Afghanistan pp. 93-116

Ramanujam Nandini and Agnello Alexander

Differential Treatment and Inequalities under the Sustainable Development Goals: Beyond Preferential Market Access pp. 117-154

Lorenzo Johanna Aleria P.

Indonesian Job Creation Law: Neoliberal Legality, Authoritarianism and Executive Aggrandizement Under Joko Widodo pp. 155-197

Setia Negara Tunggul Anshari, Anggoro Syahriza Alkohir and Koeswahyono Imam

Oil Transnational Corporations and the Legacy of Corporate-Community Conflicts: The Case of SEEPCO in Nigeria pp. 199-232

Ezeudu Martin-Joe

The Constitutional Relevance of the ECHR in Domestic Law: The Kosovo Perspective pp. 233-261

Gruda Përparim and Borovci Mentor

Double Impact: A Macroeconomic Study of the Crossed Influences Between Climate Change and Business Tourism pp. 263-295

Kayal Mohamed