CNLU Law Journal [Volume IX]: Submit by July 7

01 Jun 2019

Categories: Call for Papers

About the Organisation and Journal

CNLU Law Journal is the flagship journal of Chanakya National Law University, Patna, established as a multidisciplinary journal cutting across Sociology, Political Science, Public Policy and Economics aiming to communicate high quality original research work, in the form of articles, case comments, legislative comments and book reviews, that contribute significantly to further the knowledge related to the field of Law.

Theme

It is an annual feature encouraging informed perspective, critical thinking and new insight into contemporary issues from legal luminaries, academicians, and law students.

While there are no rigid thematic constraints, the expect contributions is to be largely within the rubric of legal studies and allied interdisciplinary scholarship.

The Journal invites entries in the following categories:

Articles:

The article should be a comprehensive review of the contemporary relevant legal issue(s)/question(s) that need to be analyzed and presented.

The article must be clear on the topic that is dwelt upon and lucidly presented without any ambiguity. The author’s stand on the issue(s) should be expressed with clarity. The word limit for the submission is 4000 – 8000 words, exclusive of footnotes and abstract.

Notes and Comments:

Notes and Comments may include a brief analysis of a recent judicial pronouncement, legislation, book or any legal issue of relevance. The word limit for the submission is 2000 – 3000 words, exclusive of footnotes and abstract.

Book Reviews: The books that are reviewed should be concerned with legal issue(s). The review must be a critical analysis of the main issue(s) and must contain the author’s viewpoint of the issue(s). The word limit for the submission is 2000 – 3000 words, exclusive of footnotes and abstract

Entries must be accompanied with an abstract of 300 words.