Call for Papers | NUSRL Journal Law and Policy

About NUSRL, Ranchi

The National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL) was established by Act No. 4 of the Jharkhand State Assembly in 2010. The University has subsequently been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in September 2011 u/s 22, u/s 12B in the year 2018 of the UGC Act of 1956 and the Bar Council of India (BCI). At present, the University has more than 600 students on rolls in the undergraduate course. The University has been included as a member of the CLAT w.e.f. CLAT 2012. At the undergraduate level, the University offers a Five-year Integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree Program which consists of ten semesters. The University also started its Research Program in January 2012.

About the Journal

NUSRL Journal of Law and Policy is an open-access, peer-reviewed, and Refereed law journal published annually by NUSRL.

NUSRL Journal of Law and Policy seeks to provide a forum for engaging in discussion on various National and International best practices of Laws and Policy. Following the tenth successful volume of the Journal and in continuance of the Endeavour to encourage academic discourse and legal scholarship, the Board of Editors invites submissions for the Eleventh Volume. The Journal welcomes articles/research papers, case commentaries, and book reviews on law and allied areas (it can be an inter-disciplinary study reflecting socio-economic and political ideas or contemporary issues) contributions for possible publication from academicians, practitioners, students of law and allied fields.

Themes

• Politics and Public Policy
• Law and Social Justice
• Economics and Urban Development
• Globalization and International Affairs
• Gender and Inter-sectionalist
• Environment and Sustainability
• Public Healthcare
• public policy & policy-making
• legislative processes
• legislative drafting
• constitutional law & processes
• Administrative law & procedures
• Ttrial advocacy
• Investigations, enforcement & prosecutions
• Public procurement law, practice & policies
• Legal, constitutional & governance, human resource & procurement audits
• Leadership, Governance & Strategy data protection law & policy
• International trade law
• Intellectual property
• Monitoring & evaluation
• Health law & policies
• Regulatory impact assessment & compliance review
• Public private partnerships & infrastructure financing
• Sports law & practice
• Corporate communication law & practice
• Board operations & procedures
• Business law & practice
• Legal writing & legal language
• Commercial transactions
• Property law & conveyancing
• Land policy & administration
• Environmental law & practice
• Alternative disputes resolution
• Devolution law
• Criminal litigation
• International criminal justice
• International law
• Cybersecurity & the law
• Banking & financial services law
• Maritime law
• Anti-money laundering regulation & policies
• Tax law & procedures
• Natural resource law
• Oil & gas law
• Employment law & industrial action
• Immigration law & practice
• Cooperative societies & non-governmental organizations law
• Energy & petroleum law
• Human resource management: law & policies
• Quasi-judicial bodies: law & processes
• Ict law & policy
• Competition law & policy
• Disability law
• Children, parental responsibility & the law
• Consumer protection law & strategies
• Physical planning law & policies
• Human rights & humanitarian law

The themes listed above are merely indicative and not exhaustive. The Journal highly appreciates submissions on any contemporary issues in the field of Law and Policy its legal interactions.

Submission Guidelines

a) Article Types

• Research article (6,000-8,000 words, inclusive of abstract and footnotes)
• Case comment (2,500-3,000 words, inclusive of footnotes)
• Legislative brief (2,500-3,000 words, inclusive of footnotes)
• Book review (2,000 words, inclusive of footnotes)

Note: Book review contributors are expected to submit a hard or soft copy of the book along with a consent letter from the publisher or author of the book at the address of the Journal as specified.

b) Formatting guidelines

Do not include the name of the author(s), institutional affiliation or any other identifying information in the submission.

All submissions should be sent in doc or docx formats.

• The body text should be formatted in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing.
• Footnotes should be formatted in Times New Roman, font size 10, with single line spacing.
• Headings and subheadings should be in the following format:
• Title: Times New Roman, 16 Points, Bold, All Caps, Centre Align
• Name of Author(s): Times New Roman, 14 Points, Italics, Centre Align, separated by “&”
• Abstract Text – Times New Roman, 11 points, Italics, Justify, 1.0” Spacing
• Level 1 heading: Times New Roman, font size 13, all caps, center-aligned
• Level 2 headings: Times New Roman, font size 12, all caps, italics, left aligned
• Level 3 headings: Times New Roman, font size 12, sentence case, left aligned
• Block quotations: Times New Roman, font size 12, justified, single spacing, 0.5” indents on both sides

All citations should be placed in footnotes (and not endnotes) and must conform to the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities(4th ed, 2012).

c) Important information for authors

• Your submission must contain a disclaimer confirming that it is an original piece of writing that has not been published or is under consideration for publication, elsewhere.
• All submissions are subject to plagiarism check.
• Submissions first go through an internal review by the editorial board. Only those who pass the initial screening are sent for external peer review.

Important Date

The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm Indian Standard Time (IST), 15th July 2024.

Submission Procedure

Only electronic submissions are accepted. All submissions must be made via the journal’s online system, along with a covering letter and resume.

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Contact Information

• jec@nusrlranchi.ac.in
• 8580322069/8580322065