Center for Legal and Judicial Studies launches MoJ’s Research Priorities Guide for 2027–30

The Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched the Ministry’s Research Priorities Guide for 2027–2030, setting out a national framework to steer legal and judicial research toward work with scientific, social, and economic impact.

The guide ties research priorities to the Ministry’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan and to the wider goals of Qatar National Vision 2030, offering a structured roadmap for aligning research with the country’s legislative and judicial needs.

Six focus areas

The framework is organized around six key areas, which together encompass 16 major priorities and 66 sub-priorities reflecting Qatar’s most pressing current and future legal and judicial challenges:

•    Digital transformation
•    Justice and dispute resolution
•    Artificial intelligence
•    Legal professions
•    Legislation and public policy
•    International cooperation

Turning strategy into research agendas

Dr. Abdullah Hamad Al Khaldi, director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, said the guide is part of a broader push to translate the Ministry’s strategic priorities into clear, measurable research agendas. He said it helps align research with the MoJ’s legislative and operational needs, so that findings can inform legislation, procedures, and policies that serve society and advance the legal field.

According to Al Khaldi, the guide rests on four main objectives: directing research toward national priorities; connecting research to policymaking; providing a common reference point for research priorities; and measuring research impact by assigning each priority to the appropriate sector and tracking progress and results.

Beyond that, he said, the guide aims to strengthen Qatar’s standing in legal and judicial research, expand specialized legal knowledge, and bring research and practice closer together — improving institutional performance, supporting national efforts to advance justice and the rule of law, and keeping pace with legal and technological developments at home and abroad.

A shared reference for the sector

The guide is intended for a broad range of users: the Ministry’s own sectors and departments, universities and research centers, legal professionals including attorneys and notaries, experts and arbitrators, researchers and academics in Qatar and abroad, research teams, government agencies, and policymakers. Al Khaldi said it also seeks to expand research partnerships and improve coordination on legal issues of shared interest.

The launch underscores the Ministry’s commitment to strengthening legal and judicial research, preparing for future challenges, fostering innovation and excellence in the justice sector, and developing specialized national expertise — efforts intended to reinforce the rule of law, raise the quality of legislation, improve the efficiency of the justice system, and support Qatar’s sustainable development goals.

Source: Qatar News Agency (QNA), Doha, August 12, 2026.