Rawa Aopa Law Review (RALR) is committed to the principle of open access to scholarly research. All articles published in this journal are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription or access fees.

This policy reflects our belief that free access to legal knowledge supports a more informed, just, and equitable society.

Key Principles:

• Immediate Access: Readers can access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, and link to the full texts of articles without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

• User Rights: All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.

• No Embargo: There is no embargo period; all content is accessible immediately upon publication.

• Author Retention of Rights: Authors retain copyright of their work and grant RALR the right to publish and distribute the article under the stated license.

Benefits of Open Access:

• Increased visibility and citation of published works

• Enhanced public engagement with legal scholarship

• Greater global reach, including to under-resourced institutions and practitioners