Call for papers – Vol. 5 No. 1
Comparative Law and Language Journal
Edited by Trento University (Italy)
The online peer-reviewed academic journal Comparative Law and Language (CLL) (https://teseo.unitn.it/cll/index) aims to provide scholars and practitioners a forum to increase interest and scientific debate on the relationship between law and language from a comparative perspective. Due to the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature of the journal, alongside contributions from jurists, proposals from linguists and scholars of any other subject of social science, and practitioners are welcome.
The scope of this call for papers includes a wide range of research within the field of comparative law – embracing the diversity of legal traditions, languages, and methodologies across global jurisdictions. We encourage papers on micro and macro comparison studies, viewed via the prism of language, as well as how language influences and shapes society’s legal framework.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of subjects that can be addressed from a comparative legal-linguistic perspective:
- Comparative law; History and legal language; Language and legal rhetoric; Language and philosophy of law; Legal translation and linguistic interpretation in comparative law.
- Comparative legal frameworks; The role of language in shaping legal systems and practices; Cross-cultural and transnational legal comparisons; Policy critiques and debates informed by comparative legal perspectives.
- Legal language; Legal translation; Legal linguistics; Law and non-linguistic signs; Legal special vocabulary; Regulation of language use.
- Language rights; Minority languages and the law; Regulation of linguistic diversity and linguistic minorities.
- Bilingual and multilingual legal systems; Language and legal interpretation; Vagueness in language and law; Language legislative drafting; Language and drafting of contracts; Multilingual legal drafting; Multilingualism practices in the courtroom.
- Environmental law and the transition to sustainability in comparative and linguistic perspective.
- AI legal language, and legal comparison; Natural language and artificial language from a juridical perspective.
The languages accepted are English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, and those accessible to Editorial Board members.
Deadline for submission: 15 April 2026.
Contributors are encouraged to review and adhere to our submission guidelines: Submission
Guidelines.
Articles should be sent to: editorial.cll.jus@unitn.it
CLL Editorial Board
