Editorial Note (English)

Abstract

The Journal of Afghan Legal Studies (JALS) is the first peer-reviewed, trilingual scientific law journal in Afghanistan. It provides a unique intellectual venue for national and international scholars and researchers in the field of Afghan law.The purpose of the JALS is to spread the findings of high-quality research concerning important legal and juridical issues of concern to the country and matters of topical interest in Afghanistan’s on-going efforts to strengthen the rule of law.The JALS also provides reviews and expositions of new challenges emerging from the implementation of the existing laws in the country. Most of the contributions are written by Afghan researchers in Dari, Pashto or English. In addition, a number of international scholars have written articles in English or Farsi.