Call for Blogs: NLIU-CRIL International Law Blog

NLIU-CRIL is pleased to invite original and unpublished manuscripts for publication in its NLIU CRIL-International Law Blog. The NLIU-CRIL blog seeks to encourage academic excellence and facilitate informed discourse on contemporary issues in international law. It aims to provide a platform to question and revisit settled positions in international law.

About the organization

The National Law Institute University (NLIU) is a premier law school, and a centre for research located in Bhopal, India. Established in 1997 by the State of Madhya Pradesh, it is one of the first three law schools to have been established under the National Law University system. The Centre for Research in International Law (CRIL) is one of the oldest student-run bodies at National Law Institute University, Bhopal, which was established with an aim to increase awareness of international law and policy in the academia.

About the Blog

The NLIU-CRIL International Law Blog is one of the leading blogs dealing with issues of international policy, relations, and law. It is run by the student community of the NLIU, Bhopal, and is aimed at securing collaboration between students, research scholars, and professionals interested in international law, from all across the world. The blog seeks to encourage academic excellence and facilitate informed discourse on contemporary issues in international law and policy. It aims to provide a platform to question and revisit settled positions in international law.

Theme

The blog publishes any contemporary and pertinent development in the field of international law and policy. The scope of this blog includes, but is not limited to, fields such as Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Private International Law, International Trade Law, International Commercial Laws, International Criminal Law, and International Investment Laws. The authors are encouraged to write on, or take an inter-disciplinary approach to, any field(s) or law(s) related to international law and policy.

Submission Categories and Requirements

1. The manuscripts must contain a minimum of 1,000 words to maximum 2,000 words. These word limits may be relaxed subject to editorial approval.
2. Co-authorship of a maximum of two authors is permitted.
3. All manuscripts submitted must be original and unpublished. Plagiarism of content as well as that of an idea would lead to the direct rejection of the manuscript. The author(s) of the manuscript bear the responsibility of authorities, facts, or views stated in the manuscript.

Submission Guidelines

1. Submissions must be made in a word document (.doc or .docx).
2. Title of the manuscript should be formatted to Times New Roman, Bold, Font Size 14, and a center alignment.
3. The main body of the manuscript should be formatted to Times New Roman, Font Size 12 with 1.5 line spacing, and a justified alignment.
4. All references must preferably be made in the form of hyperlinks, linked to keywords, or phrases in the manuscript. The author(s) may use endnotes while citing restricted sources and authors. All the endnotes must adhere to the 21st Bluebook Citation Standard (2020).

Submission Deadline  

The submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

How to Submit?            

Author(s) can e-mail their submissions to crilsubmissions@gmail.com. The subject of the e-mail should be “Blog Submission: Title of the Blog”.

Review Procedure

Each manuscript shall undergo a plagiarism check, and two stages of content review, including the peer-review.

Contact Information

In case of any queries, feel free to drop us a mail at crilsubmissions@gmail.com or cril@nliu.ac.in.

Regards

Vaishnavi Salimath (+91 78992 00186) Jay Sharma (+91 9993903175)