Call for Papers: Indian Constitutional Law Review: Submit by Sept 15

Call for papers are invited for Indian Constitutional Law Review for the year 2024. The last date of submission is September 15.

The Indian Constitutional Law Review (the “ICLRQ“) is inviting submissions by way of a Call for Papers.

About the Journal

The ICLRQ is a peer-reviewed journal published by Harbinger Publishing. It revolves around issues pertaining to the wide sphere of Constitutional Law and, within its array, covers all areas of law through its interactions with them, including but not limited to Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, etcetera. The papers shall be peer-reviewed by members of the Editorial Board and the Editorial Team.

It accepts submissions from students, practising attorneys, academicians, jurists, and members of the Bar as well as the Bench.

Prospective Themes

The papers should revolve around contemporary occurrences and/ or any relevant issue(s) in relation to Constitutional Law (Indian and Non-Indian) or its interdisciplinary aspects. They must establish their relevance to the broad themes (or any sub-theme(s)) that the journal undertakes. With this edition, the ICLRQ is expanding its sub-themes, which are as follows:

1. Constitutional Law

• Comparative Constitutional Law (not limited to India).
• Judicial Reasoning of Latest Judgements (pronounced after 2023)
• Procedural Impediments to the Enforcement of Constitutional Rights and Freedoms
• Technological Developments that affect Constitutional Mandates, including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Data Localization
• Protection of Minority Rights: Cultural, Linguistic, Religious, Demographic, Sexual
• Constitutional Law and International Jurisprudence
• Evolving Developments in Constitutional Law
• Failures of the Constitution and the Judiciary in Upholding Constitutional Mandates

2. Administrative Law

• Comparative Administrative Law
• Global Administrative Law
• Intersectionality of Administrative Law with other Avenues of Law, including but not limited to Human Rights, Information Technology
• Evolving Developments in Administrative Law
• Technological Developments that Affect Administrative Procedures

Submission Categories

• Research Paper: 6,000 to 8,000 words
• Note: 3,500 to 7,000 words (a condensed write-up of any specific and recent development)
• Reflection: 2,500 to 4,000 words (This category includes direct responses to articles published in the immediately preceding Edition of the ICLRQ, preferentially in the form of critiques or affirmations)
• Legislative Brief/Case Commentary: 2,000 to 3,000 words
• Book Review: 1,500 to 3,000 words
• These word limits are exclusive of footnotes. In exceptional cases, manuscripts exceeding the word limit may be considered at the discretion of the Editorial Board

Submission Guidelines

• The Manuscript must be written in British English.
• The Manuscript must use the 4th Edition of the Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) for footnotes and bibliographies. Do not use endnotes, and do not use speaking footnotes.
• All submitted manuscripts shall be original. Any plagiarism beyond 15% (or 20% in certain cases) would lead to immediate rejection of the submission. The ICLRQ bars author(s) from using generative AI tools and AI-assisted tools in the writing process that falls outside the case of improving readability and language.
• Manuscripts can have up to two authors.
• The author(s) must inform the Editorial Board if the Manuscript has also been submitted to another journal or otherwise. The Editorial Board must be notified immediately if an offer for publication from another journal (or otherwise) is accepted by the author(s).
• Suppose the author wishes to submit the Manuscript for any subsequent publication after it has been published with the Indian Constitutional Law Review. In that case, the author needs to seek the explicit permission of the Editorial Board.

Please format the Manuscript according to the Submission Guidelines mentioned here.

Submission Procedure

• “Authors will be solely responsible for their views and violations of the law, if any.” The Editorial Board shall not be responsible for the views/opinions of the author(s) in the ICLRQ, which does not subscribe to the views/opinions expressed by the authors. They shall be considered the personal opinion/s of the authors concerned.
• Submit the Manuscript at the link given at the end of the post.
• Last Date to receive manuscripts shall be September 15, 2024 (11:59 PM IST).

Contact

• Vikranta Pradeep Barsay | Editor-in-Chief | eic@editorial.iclrq.in
• Jasleen Kaur Bhari | Deputy Editor-in-Chief | deic@editorial.iclrq.in
• For general queries, drop an email at info@iclrq.in or iclrq.eb@gmail.com

Click here to submit the manuscript.

Source: Lawctopus