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Cfp for law students: TNDALU’s Indian Student Law Review [ISLR, ISSN 2249-4391]: No Fees, Last Date to Submit Abstract- Dec 5

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The Indian Student Law Review (ISLR) is largely a student-run magazine of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University’s School of Excellence in Law. ISLR is dedicated to attracting high-quality socio-legal writings from legal enthusiasts and students of all disciplines.

The Indian Student Law Review (ISLR); ISSN 2249-4391 publishes a summer and winter edition of the journal in both print and digital formats.

Registration & Eligibility

  • Academics, lawyers, researchers, and students from all fields of study are encouraged to submit articles to the ISLR.
  • It is permissible for up to two authors to collaborate on a paper.
  • Cross-University registration is permitted.

Theme

Contemporary Socio-legal issues with an interdisciplinary approach which is innovative and unique.

Abstract Formatting Guidelines

  • The abstract must be no more than 250 words long, and 5 key words must be included.
  • Times New Roman is the default font.
  • Font Size 12 is required for all content. 1.5 line spacing is required.

Guidelines for the Final Paper

  • The word range for the paper should approximately vary between 3000 – 5000 words inclusive of footnotes.
  • The working font is Times New Roman. The main content must be of font size 12. The line spacing shall be 1.5. The foot notes shall be single spaced with font size of 10. Argumentative and running foot notes are to be avoided.
  • The page numbers shall be consecutively marked on the right-side bottom of the page.
  • The contributors shall divide the papers into Sections, which also includes Subsections (core and allied components). A minimum of 4 components (not exceeding 6) shall be identified.
  • Quotations shall be sparingly used. Unnecessary Italics and Bolds shall be avoided. Italics may be permitted for Principles/ Doctrines, Maxims, Etymology and Case Laws.
  • Avoid Capitalization as much as possible except in cases of Legal Jargons, Terms and Statutory Reference. For Example: Article, Section, Treaty, Resolution, Draft.
  • Abbreviations shall be used only in cases of frequent use. For Example: if ‘United Nations’ is frequently used, then it shall be abbreviated to UN (In case of popular abbreviations, the contributor is requested to adhere to the known form of abbreviation, Ex: united nations shall not be abbreviated to UniNat).
  • Punctuations should be sparingly used. Single quotation marks must be used.
  • In terms of cross references Supra and Infra can be selectively used.
  • The contributions must strictly relate to verifiable data. Adequate information must be provided for the sources relied. In case of supportive sources due acknowledgment must be furnished.
  • In general, sources from newspapers and Magazines should be avoided. In select cases, based upon the subject requirement, it may be permitted.
  • Plagiarism of maximum of 15-20 percent is allowed.
  • Contributions not adhering to the above said rules shall not be considered for publication.

Footnote Formatting Guidelines

Books

  • Author, Title, Name of the Publisher: City of Publication, Edition No, Year of Publication and at Page No.
  • Example: R.P.Anand, New States in International Law, Hope India Publications: New Delhi, Revised Second Edition, 2008, Pg No. 10.

Journals

  • Author, Topic, Title of Journal, Volume No, Year of Publication at Particular Pages.
  • Example: Yogesh K Tyagi, The Concept of Humanitarian Intervention Revisited, Vol. 16, Michigan Journal of International Law, 1994-1995, Pg Nos. 883-910.

Judgements

  • Title of Case Law, (Equivalent Citation), Page No. Para No.
  • Example: Suchita Srivastava and Another v. Chandigarh Administration, (AIR 2010 SC 235), Pg No. 237, Para No. 12.

Edited Book

  • Author, Title, (Name of the Editor), Title of the Book, Name of the Publisher: City of Publication, Edition, Year of Publication at Page No.
  • Example: C. G. Weeramantry, Towards More Purposeful Legal Research, in S.K.Verma and M.A.Wani (Editors), Legal Research and Methodology, Indian Law Institute: New Delhi, 2nd Edition, 2006, Pg No. 53.

Newspaper Articles

  • Author, Title, Name of the Paper, Date of Publication, Page No.
  • Example: V.S.Mani, It’s Our Boat, Our Courts, The Hindu, 23rd March 2013, Pg No. 3.

Documents of International Organisations

  • Author (If Available), Title, Name of the Organisation, Document No., Year at Page No.
  • Example: The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels, United Nations, A/RES/61/39, 2006 at Page No. 2.

Internet Reference

  • Full URL (Omit Http://) with the latest date of access.

Important Reminders

  • Under no circumstances will the deadlines be extended.
  • Details and submissions must be made using the above links; submissions made using any other method will be rejected.
  • Information about how to contact us
  • If you have any questions, please contact us at islrtndalu2021@gmail.com or call Ms. Sonu Mehtha, Editor in Chief, at +91 6369639060.

RELEVANT LINKS

Registration link– 27th November 2021

Abstract Submission– 1st December 2021

Submission link– 20th December 2021

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