NLIU Law Review: Call for Papers
NLIU Law Review is an endeavour by the students of National Law Institute University to encourage and in-culcate, in the students, a spirt of legal research and dev-elop their interest further in unexplored areas of law. This bi-annual, Peer-reviewed law journal is exclusively student-run under the able aegis of the University.
Parameters of Evaluation:
- Contemporary Relevance:
The manuscript must touch upon a recent develop-ment in the particular field and should take into ac-count the most recent case law, news or any other de-velopment which is worth mentioning in the area cov-ered by the manuscript.
- Contribution to Knowledge:
Whether the author adds to the existing body of work and broadens the area of existing knowledge.
- Clarity and Logic in Analysis:
The flow of the content must be in the most logical manner and the thoughts should be conveyed with utmost clarity without any repetitions and circular ar-guments.
- Language:
The language should be easy to understand but not too simplistic. There should be an appropriate usage of the legal terminology. The grammar and syntax should be correct.
- Methodology of Research:
The references must be appropriate and the sources should correspond with their relevant mention in the manuscript. The bibliography should include all such sources referred to by the author.
- Originality:
Whether any new idea or argument is put forward by the author and the relevance of author's recommen-dations and conclusion.
Submission Guidelines:
- Style Guidelines:
- Title: [Times New Roman, 13 points, 1.5 line spacing, Bold, All Caps, Centre Aligned]
- Author: [High Tower Text, 13 points, 1.5 line spacing, Capitalize each word, Italics, Centre Aligned]
- Abstract: [Times New Roman, 11 points, Single line spacing, Italics, Justified, Indentation 0.5 inch on either sides, 250-300 words]
- Heading Level 1: [Times New Roman, 12 points, 1.5 line spacing, Small Caps, Bold, Centre Align]
- Heading Level 2: [Times New Roman, 12 points, 1.5 line spacing, Capitalize each word, Italics, Centre Aligned]
- Heading Level 3: [Times New Roman, 12 points, 1.5 line spacing, Capitalize Each Word, Italics, Left Align]
- Main Body: [Times New Roman, 11 points, 1.15 line spacing, Justi-fied, Paragraphs - First Line 0.25 inch indention, 1 inch margins on all sides]
- Footnotes: [Times New Roman, 9 points, 1 line spacing, Justified]
- General Citation Standards:
- Citations must conform to standards laid down in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th ed. 2010).
- Submissions must use only footnotes as a form of citation. Sub-stantive footnoting is permissible.
- General Submission Guidelines
- Submission should be accompanied with a covering letter includ-ing author's name, email ID, mobile number and college name.
- Submissions must be in electronic form sent via email.
- All submissions must be in .doc format. It must word processed and compatible with Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007.
- Papers submitted must not be written by more than 2 authors.
- Papers must include an abstract of 250-300 words inclusive in the word limit.
- Types of Submissions and Requirements
- Articles: [6000-10000 words]
- Case Notes:[2000-5000 words]
- Legislative Comments:[1000-3000 words]
- Book Reviews:[1000-3000 words]
NOTE:- Contributors are requested to fill a declaration form along with their submission which may be obtained through e-mail id mentioned in the notice accompanying the submission guidelines.
All Submissions are to be made at nliu.lawreview@gmail.com before 22nd July, 2012 (23:59 hrs)
Contact:
National Law Institute University
Kerwa Dam Road, Bhopal - 462O44
Madhya Pradesh
Email: nliu.lawreview@gmail.com
Website: http://nliu.com/new/review.html
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