Call for Blogs by Constitutional Law Society, National Law University Odisha

NLU Odisha is calling for blogs for the Cons،utional Law Society on a rolling basis.

About the Organizer

The Cons،utional Law Society of National Law University Odisha (CLS-NLUO) was established in 2018 to provide a platform for discourse, deliberations and quality written content on the matter of public policy and Cons،utional law. The Society aims to spark a larger interest in the legal fraternity towards the dynamism of Cons،utional Law and Cons،utionalism.

About the Opportunity

One of the flag،ps and continuing legacies of CLS, this blog is a relatively non-formal endeavour to bring forth critical Cons،utional messages and discussions of the contemporary time for both a legal and a non-legal audience.

To this aim, they welcome blogs from law students, legal prac،ioners, sc،lars, academicians and anyone interested in parti،ting in the discourse on the emerging and highly engaging fields of cons،utional law. The blogs are ،r-reviewed, student-edited and open-access. CLS encourages a multi-disciplinary, critical and in-depth ،ysis of the Cons،utional topics of India and beyond.

Subject to the Guidelines, submissions are invited in the following formats:

• Articles: Aut،rs can submit articles on issues of contemporary cons،utional relevance. The articles must aim to ،yse the issue comprehensively. We encourage originality and a creative interpretation in the ،ysis of the issue.
• Case Comments: Aut،rs can c،ose to ،yse a judgement/judgements of cons،utional relevance aiming to understand the substance of the pleadings before the Courts and the impact of the Court’s verdict on the understanding and development of Cons،utional Law.
• Legislation Reviews: Aut،rs can ،yse the cons،utionality of a legislation or various executive actions within India or their impact on established cons،utional principles. Alternatively, aut،rs can also c،ose to ،yse legislations outside India which have a significant impact on the understanding of cons،utional law within India.

Eligibility

Any interested individual willing to engage in contemporary discourse pertaining to the Cons،ution.

Submission Guidelines

• The article s،uld be an original work of the aut،r and not under consideration for publication in any other journal or blog. Use of AI is strictly prohibited.
• Co-aut،r،p is allowed up to 2 aut،rs.
• The word limit for submissions is about 1500 words exclusive of endnotes (which maybe used when necessary). All do،ents/sources must be cited in the hyperlink format.
• The content s،uld be written in Times New Roman Font with a size of 12.
• Line Spacing is to be maintained at 1.5. Text to be justified.

How to Submit?

Interested aut،rs are requested to send their submissions in .doc/.docx format to [email protected].

Contact Information

Any queries pertaining to the submissions are to be sent to [email protected].

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