Law papers

Pofolia’s corpus holds 70 papers from Law (2012–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.

At a glance

• Most cited: Penelitian hukum normatif : suatu tinjauan singkat (2015, 3,505 citations).
• The 20 papers listed have 27,629 citations between them.
• 1 have a free full text (open access).
• Most frequent journals: Andalas University Repository (Andalas University), Oxford University Press eBooks, Princeton University Press eBooks.
• Published between 2012 and 2023.

Most cited

Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals

• Penelitian hukum normatif : suatu tinjauan singkat

  Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) · 2015 · 3,505 citations

  This book outlines the specific methodologies for legal research, aligning them with the foundational principles of the field.

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• 38. After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory

  Princeton University Press eBooks · 2015 · FWCI 2333.72 · 3,345 citations

  This work argues that the Enlightenment project to justify morality failed, leading to a fragmented and emotivist understanding of ethics. It proposes a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics as a viable alternative.

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• Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil

  2020 · FWCI 1209.62 · 2,545 citations

  This document is the constitutional text promulgated on October 5, 1988.

• Unequal Childhoods

  2019 · FWCI 344.93 · 2,167 citations

  Social class significantly shapes American childhoods, with middle-class parents employing "concerted cultivation" to foster children's talents, while working-class and poor parents practice "accomplishment of natural growth."

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• The Psychology of Criminal Conduct

  2016 · FWCI 208.88 · 2,103 citations

  This book offers a psychological and evidence-informed perspective on criminal behavior, distinguishing itself from criminological and mental health approaches.

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• Pengantar metode penelitian hukum

  2016 · FWCI 829.72 · 1,509 citations

  This book introduces legal research methods, focusing on the practical, technical-operational aspects of both normative and sociological legal research.

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• Metode Penelitian Hukum

  Rineka Cipta eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 14.41 · 1,389 citations

  This book serves as a guide for conducting legal research, covering common methodological issues.

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• Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Penegakan Hukum

  Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) · 2016 · 1,310 citations

  This booklet outlines factors influencing law enforcement and defines legal statutes and enforcement procedures.

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• Direito constitucional esquematizado

  Editora Saraiva eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 67.95 · 1,088 citations

  This entry is a book title and publisher information, not a research abstract.

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• Metodologi penelitian hukum

  Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) · 2016 · 1,018 citations

  This book provides a description of legal research methods for consistent legal studies.

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• The Concept of Law

  Oxford University Press eBooks · 2012 · FWCI 38.14 · 942 citations

  This abstract describes a foundational work in legal philosophy, 'The Concept of Law,' originally published fifty years ago.

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• The Future of the Professions

  Oxford University Press eBooks · 2015 · FWCI 91.79 · 833 citations

  This book argues that increasingly capable systems, including AI, will fundamentally change how specialized expertise is delivered, leading to the decline of traditional professions as they existed in the 20th century.

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• The Emergence and Transformation of Disputes: Naming, Blaming, Claiming …

  2017 · FWCI 437.83 · 824 citations

  This paper proposes a framework for understanding how disputes emerge and transform, focusing on the social processes and conditions that lead to perceived injuries and responses to injustice.

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• CONTRACTING FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS

  Princeton University Press eBooks · 2018 · FWCI 285.57 · 788 citations

  This book reveals a surprising variety of contractual negotiations and economic outcomes in US property rights, particularly for resources like minerals, range, timber, fisheries, and oil.

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• The Psychology of Criminal Conduct

  2023 · FWCI 245.08 · 741 citations

  The Seventh Edition of 'The Psychology of Criminal Conduct' offers a comprehensive, evidence-informed psychological perspective on criminal behavior, distinct from criminological or mental health approaches.

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• Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

  2014 · FWCI 428.14 · 735 citations

  This is a new, accessible translation of Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," a foundational text in moral philosophy.

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• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

  Permanent missions to the United Nations · 2021 · FWCI 785.30 · 725 citations

  The OECD Ministerial Council convened annually from 1964 to 1967 to assess member states' economic conditions and international economic relationships.

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• Nomadic Theory: The Portable Rosi Braidotti

  2012 · FWCI 220.53 · 712 citations

  This abstract outlines the structure of a book or collection of essays exploring the philosophical work of Rosi Braidotti, focusing on her concept of 'nomadic theory'. It details various thematic sections covering posthumanism, feminism, and ethics.

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• Responsabilidade civil

  Revista Vianna Sapiens · 2022 · FWCI 333.02 · 686 citations · Open access

  This research explores the mercantilization aspect of 'moral damages' claims, moving beyond the concept of an 'industry of damages'. It hypothesizes about professional ethics of lawyers and abuse of legal action by plaintiffs, especially those receiving free legal aid.

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• Politik hukum di Indonesia

  Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) · 2014 · 664 citations

  This book introduces interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary methods for studying Indonesian law, moving beyond traditional normative-deductive approaches to offer a more complete understanding of law's complexity.

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Recently added

• Policy vs. paramountcy: mapping the friction between Section 5(5) of SASA and Section 29 of the South African constitution

  SN Social Sciences · 2026 · Q2

  School Governing Bodies' admission policies, while statutorily empowered, must align with constitutional rights to basic education access, substantive equality, and the best interests of the child, with constitutional imperatives prevailing in cases of conflict.

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• The loyal dissent: democratic backsliding and salience-conditional voting by national judges at the European Court of Human Rights

  Democratization · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  National judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) are significantly more likely to dissent in favor of their home state in the Court's high-importance cases compared to routine cases, suggesting a conditional alignment rather than blanket capture.

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• Racial Differences in Interpretations of Standards of Proof and Jury Impartiality in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

  American Journal of Criminal Justice · 2026 · Q1

  Black respondents apply stricter qualitative views of "beyond a reasonable doubt" and more lenient views of "preponderance of the evidence" than White respondents, and lower quantitative thresholds for both standards.

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• Legal Ethics : twenty-five years of activism and challenge

  Legal Ethics · 2026 · Q2

  The journal 'Legal Ethics' is celebrating 25 years of activism and challenge in the field.

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• Constitutional patriotism and its social carriers: a functional ecology of democratic membership

  Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy · 2026 · Q1

  This article proposes a functional typology of 'social carriers'—institutional arrangements that mediate constitutional patriotism—structured by translation, incorporation, authorization, contestation, and temporalization.

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• Do Legislative Agenda-Setters Constrain Judicial Decision-Making? Evidence from the European Union

  Journal of Law and Courts · 2026 · Q1 · Open access

  The Court of Justice of the European Union strategically delays decisions when the member state holding the Council Presidency expresses interest in the case's outcome, indicating legislative agenda-setters can constrain judicial review.

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• The Social Dimension of the 1951 Refugee Convention: Balancing International Protection and Social Security Coordination in Central and Eastern Europe

  Cambridge yearbook of European legal studies · 2026 · Q2 · Open access

  The 1951 Refugee Convention's social security provisions (Articles 24 & 25) require host states to ensure effective access to social security for refugees via 'functional substitution', challenging the view that bilateral coordination mechanisms are neutral.

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• Artificial intelligence, judicial archives, and transitional justice: analysis of the Quiñones Case in Chile

  Tapuya Latin American Science Technology and Society · 2026 · Q1

  A new GraphRAG AI methodology, integrating LLMs with knowledge graphs, reconstructs historical truth from fragmented judicial archives in Chile's Quiñones Case (forced disappearance of 1976) with 91.7% accuracy, transforming 13,283 records into navigable epistemic infrastructures.

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