CfP: UILS Student Law Review by Punjab University [Vol. 1; Issue 1]: Submit by Nov 23

UILS Student Law Review by Punjab University is inviting submissions for Volume I, Issue I.

About UILS

University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Chandigarh was established as a Constituent Department of Panjab University, Chandigarh in the year 2004-05. Students from various socio-economic, cultural, and religious backgrounds come to UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh from all parts of India. Since its foundation in 2004, it has shaped outstanding professionals and legal scholars who serve as an embodiment of the academic prowess in UILS.

About the Journal

The UILS Student Law Review (USLR) is a referred and peer-reviewed bi-annual journal published by the Student Editorial Board of the University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. The Journal seeks to publish quality submissions on issues of contemporary legal relevance.

Being the inaugural edition of the journal, we are looking forward to receiving submissions exploring nuanced aspects of law that contribute to the legal discourse. The Editorial Board shall also give feedback and suggestions to the authors so as to better their understanding in diverse fields of law.

Submission Guideline

• The USLR is inviting submissions in the following categories:
  • Articles: An article must be descriptive in nature, providing a comprehensive analysis of the issue. It should be between 3,000 to 5,000 words.
  • Case Comments: A case comment must contain a succinct analysis of a recent judicial pronouncement or a landmark case. It should be between 1,500 to 3,000 words.
  • Legislative Comments: A legislative comment must seek to undertake a detailed scrutiny of a proposed Bill, Act or legislation. It should be between 1,500 to 3,000 words.
  • Book Reviews: A book review may be given on any book related to law. The word limit for the same is within 1500-3000 words.
• The aforementioned word limits are exclusive of footnotes. The word limit can be relaxed depending upon the quality of the submission. The Editorial Board has the sole discretion in this matter and its decision shall be final.
• Every submission must contain an abstract of not more than 300 words. Failure to comply with this rule would lead to summary rejection of the submission.
• Co-authorship of not more than two authors is permitted.
• All submissions made to the USLR shall be original. Submissions exceeding 10% plagiarism limit shall be summarily rejected.
• The Review follows an exclusive-submission policy, wherein the submission must not be published or under review by another journal, law review or blog.
• The manuscript must not contain any information relating to the identity of the author(s). A cover-letter containing the details of the author(s), namely their institutional affiliation, designation and contact information must be attached in a separate document along with the submission.

Formatting Guidelines

• The USLR follows the ‘Indian Law Institute (ILI)’ citation standard. The usage of speaking footnotes and endnotes is highly discouraged.
• The body of the manuscript must be in font: Times New Roman, size: 12 and spacing: 1.5 spacing
• The footnotes must be in font: Times New Roman, size: 10 and spacing: single spacing

How to Submit?

The manuscripts must be sent to uilsstudentlawreview@gmail.com in Word format (.doc/.docx).

Submission Deadline

November 23, 2023

Contact Information

In case of any query, please contact: uilsstudentlawreview@gmail.com

Source: Lawctopus