RESAM Jurnal Hukum was originally initiated by several lecturers in the Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum Muhammadiyah Takengon, which aimed to accommodate ideas that would be contained in Scientific Writing or Scientific Articles in the field of law in scientific journals for the benefit of Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum Muhammadiyah Takengon. The term RESAM comes from the Gayo language which means a rule or custom that applies in the Gayo community and naming the RESAM Jurnal Hukum with the Vision of the Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum Muhammadiyah Takengon "Superior in Customary Law". In 2015 the Chairperson of the Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum Muhammadiyah Takengon issued a Decree Number: 067/STIHMAT.01/P/2015 dated January 6, 2015, concerning the Issuance of the RESAM Jurnal Hukum.