Chief-in-Editor  Prof. Badria A. Al-Awadi

Starting with this issue, the journal wishes to publish its new publishing regulations, which were recently adopted by the Editorial Board after careful examination and evaluation. It has been sent directly to a number of researchers and to all the referees with whom the journal deals in order to implement these regulations and ensure adhering to them as they review and evaluate new research submitted for publication.
The Editorial Board decided to activate these regulations immediately, the following September being the point this process’s commencement. Therefore, the researches published in September will be presented in accordance with the new regulations, both in terms of form and content, with the following issues going along the same approach.
It has also been decided to include as many of the approved research as possible in the current issues as well as contacting researchers in order to amend their researches in accordance with the new regulations, noting that this does not detract from the value of these researches, on the contrary, it helps to highlight the main ideas of their research and to demonstrate the value it adds to the field.
The preparation and drafting of these new regulations have been carried out in Kuwait International Law School with the participation of various its institutions such as its faculty members, the Research and Studies Center, the Editorial Board and the Deanship Committee. This resulted in making them an academic and research-oriented product. In addition, they aim at developing the academic journal to follow international research standards, as well as promoting research and researchers, which serves the interests of all parties involved in this process.
The announcement of these regulations has resonated positively among academic researchers, referees and heads of academic institutions and universities. This reflects the growing belief, in the Arab world, of the importance of developing mechanisms and methods of academic research, while at the same time enhancing the approach of partnership and joint research work which we believe in and seek to pave the way for its success.
We renew our invitation to researchers in the journal’s domains to be part of the project of renovating and developing the legal research methods that it adopts, which is based on objective diligence, constructive critical thinking, dialogue and positive partnership, and their research will definitely be appreciated.