Call for papers

Law and Literature has emerged as an important interdisciplinary field examining the relationships between legal and literary texts, their shared themes, and their distinct modes of expression. From this perspective, law is understood not merely as a system of norms regulating human conduct but also as a means of shaping narratives, values, and collective perceptions.

Literature, in turn, offers an alternative perspective on law by providing insights into human experience, moral dilemmas, and social conflicts. In particular, it makes visible dimensions of human experience that formal legal language may not always adequately capture. As Thomas Brook argues, fiction has the potential to fulfill a complementary role in legal studies precisely in this respect (Thomas Brook, 1991).

An interdisciplinary approach to law and literature enables a critical examination, from multiple perspectives, of such fundamental issues as justice, law, power, responsibility, and human rights. It also provides an opportunity to explore how law is represented in literature and, conversely, how literary works can enrich legal thought and contribute to a deeper understanding of legal concepts and institutions.

Despite its considerable scholarly potential, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law and literature remains relatively underdeveloped in Georgian academia. The special issue of Legal Methods seeks to address this gap by promoting interdisciplinary scholarship, highlighting the reciprocal influence of these two fields, and encouraging researchers from both disciplines to engage in collaborative academic inquiry.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

• Literature as an auxiliary discipline of law; theoretical and methodological foundations of the relationship between law and literature;

• Literary texts and the critique of legal discourse;

• Truth, memory, and justice in literature and law;

• The interplay between legal and literary narratives;

• Law, power, and political legitimacy;

• Law, justice, and moral responsibility;

• Law, human rights, and social justice;

• Law and Literature: identity, gender, and social inequality;

• Crime, punishment, and the administration of justice in literary texts;

• Literature as a means of developing legal reasoning and empathy;

• The relationship between law and literature in Georgian and world literature.

The Editorial Board welcomes both theoretical and comparative contributions, as well as interdisciplinary comparative analyses of specific literary and legal texts, institutions, and practices.

Submission deadline: 10 April 2027.

Publication: September–October 2027.

For detailed information on submission requirements and formatting, please consult the [Author Guidelines] on the journal's website.

Submission procedure

Manuscripts may be submitted by email to legalmethodsjournal@sabauni.edu.ge or uploaded directly through the Make a Submission section of the journal's website.