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Sustainable Justice: Law, Environment and Other Pathways to Achieving SDG 16
SJC2025

2-3 December 2025, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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About SJC2025

PMU proudly organizes the Sustainable Justice Conference (SJC2025) to be held at the PMU campus in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia on December 2–3, 2025, focusing on legal frameworks for resilient, just, and sustainable societies.

Where

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

When

Tuesday to Wednesday
2-3 December 2025

About SJC2025

The Sustainable Justice Conference 2025 (SJC2025) facilitates the exchange of legal knowledge, judicial insight, and interdisciplinary collaboration to promote equity, sustainability, and resilience in support of SDG 16.

SJC2025 provides a platform for policymakers, legal scholars, practicing lawyers, judges, researchers, university professors, students, and civil society members to engage in meaningful dialogue on law’s role in addressing societal, environmental, and ethical challenges.

From legal reforms in climate policy to cross-border dispute resolution and technology-driven justice systems, the conference seeks to inspire actionable outcomes such as policy recommendations, academic partnerships, and forward-looking legal research agendas.

The thematic focus spans across contemporary legal disciplines including:

  • Environmental Justice and Legal Frameworks
  • Access to Justice
  • Rule of Law and Governance
  • Human Rights and SDG 16
  • Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
  • Technology and Justice
  • Sustainable Development and Policy Integration

Keynote Speakers

Meet our distinguished keynote speakers for SJC2025

Josef Ostřanský

Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Law and Policy Program

Radwa Elsaman

Professor of Law, Rule of Law Advisors

Philine Wehling

Lead Legal Officer

Conference Committees

Meet the organizing team behind SJC2025

Steering Committees

Meet the organizing team behind SJC2025

Event Venue

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar

The conference will be held at the state-of-the-art facilities of PMU, offering a conducive environment for academic and professional exchange.

Submission Guidelines

Submit your abstracts and papers for SJC2025

Important Dates

  • Call for abstracts (max 250 words) 15th of November 2025
  • Notification of acceptance of abstract letter: 20th of November 2025
  • Full paper submission date: 15th January 2026

Call for Abstracts

We invite submissions for the Sustainable Justice Conference 2025 (SJC2025) aligning with the conference topics. Abstracts (max 250 words and a maximum of 5 Keywords) are due by 15th November 2025, and full papers (max 6,000 words) by 15th January 2026. Accepted papers will be published in reputable Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals.

Submission

Submit your abstracts and full papers via EasyChair.

For Registration click here.

  • Registration Fees ( English manuscripts): 250 dollar.
  • Students are entitled to 50% discount.
  • Arabic Manuscript are free of charge.

Publication

Accepted presented English Manuscript will be double reviewed and considered to be published in one of the following scopus/ web of science journals:

  • Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law and Practice
  • Journal of sustainability Science and Management

(Subject to the requirements of the respective journals)

Contact

Contact us for more information about SJC2025

Address

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University,
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia


Website

pmu.edu.sa



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