Call for Papers: The National Law

School of India Review, Vol. 32(2),

Special Issue on Reservations and
affirmative action policies in India
The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is now accepting submissions for
its upcoming issue – Volume 32(2). Volume 32(2) will be a special issue of the NLSIR
and will follow the theme of the XIII NLSIR-Samvād Partners Symposium i.e.,
‘Unpacking Reservations in India: Theory, Practice, and Beyond’. Since this is a special issue
of the journal, papers relevant to the above theme, i.e., those engaging with issues of
reservations and affirmative action policies in India will be considered. Please send in your
submissions before March 31, 2020 in order for them to be considered for our
special issue, i.e., Vol. 32(2).

About NLSIR

The NLSIR is the flagship law review of the National Law School of India University,
Bangalore, India. The NLSIR is a bi-annual, student edited, peer-reviewed law
journal providing incisive legal scholarship on issues that are at the forefront of
contemporary legal discourse. In the past 31 years, the NLSIR has regularly featured
articles authored by judges of the Indian Supreme Court, senior counsels practicing
at the Indian bar, and several renowned academics from national and foreign
universities.

The most recent volume of the NLSIR, Vol. 31, will feature contributions by Professor
Anthony Cassimatis (TC Beirne School of Law, Australia), Professor Philippe Cullet
(School of Oriental and African Studies, London) and Professor Kalpana Kannabiran
(Council for Social Development, Hyderabad), among several others. Moreover,
NLSIR has the distinction of being cited twice by the Supreme Court of India, with
the latest one in the landmark judgment in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of
India. NLSIR has also recently been cited in Justice R. S. Bachawat’s Law of
Arbitration and Conciliation, a leading treatise on arbitration law in India.

Submission Categories

Submissions are accepted for the following categories:

1. Long Articles: Between 5,000 and 10,000 words. Papers in this category are
expected to engage with the theme and literature comprehensively, and offer
an innovative reassessment of the current understanding of that theme. It is
advisable, though not necessary, to choose a theme that is of contemporary
importance. Purely theoretical pieces are also welcome.
2. Essays: Between 3,000 and 5,000 words. Essays are far more concise in
scope. These papers usually deal with a very specific issue and argue that the
 issue must be conceptualized differently. They are more engaging and make a
more easily identifiable, concrete argument.
3. Book Reviews: Between 2,000 to 3,000 words.
4. Case Notes and Legislative Comments: Between 1,500 and 2,500 words.
This is an analysis of any contemporary judicial pronouncement or a new
piece of legislation whether in India or elsewhere. The note must identify and
examine the line of cases in which the decision in question came about and
comment on implications for the evolution of that branch of law. In case of
legislative comment, the note must analyze the objective of the legislation and
the legal impact the same is expected to have.

All word limits are exclusive of footnotes. The journal is flexible regarding the word
count depending on the quality of the submission. Pieces in any of the above
categories with relevance to India or Indian law are particularly welcome. This,
however, is not a pre-requisite.

Formatting and Citation Guidelines

The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, font size 12 with 1.5 line
spacing. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, font size 10 with single line
spacing.

The manuscript should contain only footnotes (and not end notes) as a method of
citation. Citations must conform to OSCOLA (Oxford University Standard for
the Citation of Legal Authorities) (4th edn.) style of citation.

Authors are required to adhere to the NLSIR Style Guide which can be found here.

How to submit?

The NLSIR only accepts electronic submissions. Submissions may be emailed

to mail.nlsir@gmail.com under the subject heading “32(1) NLSIR - Submission”.
All submissions must contain the following:

1. The manuscript in .doc or .docx format. The manuscript should not contain
the name of the author or his/her institutional affiliation or any other
identification mark.
2. A separate cover letter in .doc or .docx format containing the name of the
author, professional information, the title of the manuscript, and contact
information.
3. An abstract of not more than 150 words.

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