NUSRL Journal of Law and Public Policy [Vol XI]

Call for submissions are invited for NUSRL Journal of Law and Public Policy 2024 (Vol. XI). The last date of submission is July 15.

NUSRL Journal of Law and Policy welcomes contributions from academicians, practitioners, students of law and allied fields. The Board of Editors invites submissions for Vol. 11 of NUSRL Journal of Law & Policy (ISSN: 2349-9982). This volume is scheduled to be published in December 2024.

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 submission 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.

About NUSRL

The National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL) was established by Act No. 4 of Jharkhand State Assembly in 2010. The University has subsequently been recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) in September 2011 u/s 22, u/s 12B in the year 2018 of the UGC Act of 1956 and 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 member of the CLAT w.e.f. CLAT 2012. At the undergraduate level, University offers 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.

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 submission on any contemporary issues in the field of Law and Policy its legal interactions.

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)

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 headings: Times New Roman, font size 13, all caps, centre 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 edn, 2012).

Author information

• 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 internal review by the editorial board. Only those that pass the initial screening are sent for external peer review.

How to Submit?

Interested candidates can submit entries via the link given at the end of the post.

Deadline

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

Contact

Email: [email protected]
Call: 8580322069/ 8580322065

Click here to submit.