Contrarius focuses on administrative law at global, national, regional, and local levels worldwide. The journal addresses specific issues on tax law, consumer protection law, environmental law, medical law, spatial law, labour law, agrarian law, transportation law, mining law, energy law, administrative law, and legal justice. Contrarius publishes peer-reviewed articles while increasing the efficiency of the process.

In addition, Contrarius covers legal research in constitutional law, including specific topics such as separation of powers and procedural due process; the structure and workings of the various agencies; procedural requirements for adjudication and rulemaking; enforcement discretion; methods of enforcement; government tort liability; freedom of information; and state finance.

The journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars in related disciplines. Novelty and recency of issues, however, are the priority in publishing.