About the Press

Layiha Press is a peer-reviewed academic publishing house dedicated to producing original, high-quality, and open-access legal literature. It derives its name from the term layiha, which in Ottoman and early modern Turkish legal terminology refers to a draft, report, or legislative proposal. A layiha represents a technical document submitted to an authorized body for deliberation and voting. In this sense, the concept signifies that law is not merely a collection of prevailing norms but a dynamic field that evolves through critique, suggestion, and reformist thought. Layiha Press regards every publication as a contribution that enriches legal thought and deepens academic discourse.

Layiha encourages the publication of scientific works that contribute to the legal community. Original works being published for the first time undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Post-graduate theses, reports, and revised second editions of previously published works are subject to scientific scrutiny through a single-blind peer review process. Within this framework, both originality and academic reliability are paramount. Furthermore, our publishing house facilitates the publication of classic texts in legal history—those free of copyright restrictions or widely accepted as canonical—without a peer-review process, in order to increase their scholarly circulation. Such publications are introduced as reliable reference sources for researchers and readers, supported by critical introductions and explanatory notes.