Editorial: The Law as a Tool for Social Engineering and Human Flourishing in the Twenty-First Century

The maiden edition of the International Journal of Law and Business Transactions (IJLBT) represents an aggregate of scholarly works that interrogate various aspects of law and call for the need for laws and institutions to meet societal expectations for their existence. It is beyond contestation that with the happenings on the global scene and across the various states, the essence and purpose of law in ensuring social cohesion and advancing human flourishing are begging for answers. Can people still rely on the law and its various institutions for solace and succour, and can they effectively serve as formidable tools in rolling back the frontiers of inequalities, oppression, and impunity that arguably pervade most societies in the world today? The law and its established institutions would undoubtedly be said to have failed in their ultimate purpose if they are unable to promote human flourishing and social engineering among people and states globally.