Abstract

An abstract is mandatory for all contributions. While framing the abstract, the following instructions are to be followed:

The length of the abstract shall in no case exceed 250 words;

It shall briefly introduce the subject-matter understudy, methodology, objective and shall give a brief insight about the conclusion derived from the study;

The abstract shall be written in clear and simple language with minimum utilization of technical terminologies as far as possible;

Abbreviated forms, symbols, indicators, etc. shall be avoided to the best possible extent;

The Format for writing the abstract shall be Times New Roman, Font Size 11, Bold, Italics, Justified Aligned, Line Spacing 1.0, and remove space between paragraphs. However, the heading ‘abstract’ at the top shall be written in Capital Letters.

Keywords

Every abstract shall be followed by a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 keywords. The keywords shall follow the same format as that of the abstract, i.e. Times New Roman, Font Size 11, Bold, Italics, Justified Aligned, Line Spacing 1.0, Remove space between paragraph. However, the heading ‘keywords’ at the top shall be written in capital letters.

Both abstract and keywords are very necessary since without them manuscripts shall be summarily rejected.

Manuscript

The authors are advised to follow the following instructions while writing their manuscripts:

For Research Papers:

The manuscripts shall begin with an introduction and must contain a conclusion at the end. For research papers, the authors shall provide their suggestions, if any along with the conclusion under the heading “CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS”, or shall provide the suggestions before the conclusion, but no separate heading for suggestions shall be made after conclusion;

All research paper shall highlight the main objectives of the study and shall also clearly establish its scope and the nature of the study;

For empirical research, the size of the sample and the nature of the sample shall be highlighted; 4.

Research questions shall be established;

The analysis of the facts shall follow a conceptual framework highlighting the main concepts that are studied within the course of the research;

The facts and findings must have clear nexus and must establish the link between the objectives of the study and outcomes of the research; and

The fluency of the research shall be maintained.

For Legislative Analysis:

Submissions that analyse any Bills, or Rules, or Laws, or Regulations, etc. passed by any legitimate authority across the globe shall fall under the category of legislative analysis;

For legislative analysis, the authors are required to mention the full details of the subject matter dealt with in the paper, like the name of the enacting authority, the name of the State or Body under whose authority such enactment is made or pending, the number of the Bill of Law, etc.;

The subject matter dealt upon must be a recent one or must be such on which a new matter of issue or fact has arisen, or controversy has appeared;

The authors must highlight the reason for dealing with such subject matter and must state why such analysis is important in the present context; and

The authors must provide a conclusion along with the suggestions, if any, at the end; provided in all cases conclusion must be the last heading.

For Case Commentaries:

The case commentaries might be on any recent case or judgment decided by any Court of Law in any Sovereign Nation or by any International Judicial Authority;

The Case commentaries shall not be made on any case pending before any Adjudication Authority if publication of such commentaries is likely to amount for Contempt of Court according to the Indian Jurisprudence, even if it does not amount for any illegal offense under any law in force, or existence;

All case commentaries shall provide a proper introduction highlighting the need and importance of the commentary and how it is relevant at the present context;

The introduction shall be followed by the facts of the case, the arguments for and against, in brief, the nature of the case, the judgment provided, and at last the conclusion with the opinions of the authors; and

No personal opinions without proper factual support, or no discriminatory, or defamatory, or any other kind of malicious interpretations shall be made against any Judicial Authority, or any Sovereign Authority, or any Political Authority, or any other kinds of Legitimate Authorities across the globe, provided constructive criticisms with factual pieces of evidence are allowed.

For Article/Book Reviews:

Any scholarly review made on famous or important articles published in reputed journals, or books published by a reputed publisher, or even any other publications in the field of law; provided the author shall make a proper justification regarding the importance of such a review;

All review articles shall provide a basic introduction highlighting the details of the original publication on which the review is made;

The reviews shall contain a comparative study with other published, or unpublished scholarly pieces of literature on the subject matter of the concerned publication which has been reviewed for justifying the contents of the original publication; and

The reviews shall contain a conclusion at the end highlighting the opinions of the author.

Special Lecture Session:

The Journal shall also publish important lectures, or speeches, or presentations on subject matters related to the law made by eminent personalities with the permission and approval of such personalities.

Formatting Guidelines- these formatting guidelines are different from those provided for Title, Abstract, and Keywords, these guidelines are only for the actual body of the submissions.

The font for all contributions shall be Times New Roman;

The Font Size for the Manuscripts (except Title, Abstract, and Heading) shall be 12;

Line Spacing shall be 1.5 (Doubled Line Spacing);

Paragraph Spacing must be automatic;

All Headings must be in Bold and Capital

Sub-Headings must have roman number, bold and must be typed in small case.

Sub-sub headings must be typed in italics.

The content must be in Justified aligned;

Margin must be 0.5 inches from all sides; and

No page numbers must be given

Citations and References

All sources from where information has been used for writing the manuscripts, or the references of the authorities whose data has been applied during the research shall be duly acknowledged by providing citations and references;

The Journal accepts citations by way of both in-text citations and expanded references;

APA style of referencing shall be followed.

The Journal encourages the authors to use information from verified and authentic sources. Citations from unauthorized blogs or publications might amount to a rejection of the submissions; and

Unnecessary referencing shall be avoided and efforts shall be made to provide due credit to the authors and authorities whose information, research works, or any other materials have been applied by the author(s) in their research works.

Figures, Tables, and Diagrams Formatting:

All the Figures, Tables, and other Diagrams shall be provided in a centrally aligned format and shall not be included in between the running texts of the manuscripts;

The name of the Figure, Tables, and Diagrams shall be provided right below such figures, tables, and diagrams and shall be duly cited by way of footnoting;

For self-created figures, tables, diagrams, graphs, etc. the authors shall mention the term self-created in the footnote section; and

For more information on the resolution and other graphical guidelines kindly refer to the section Guidelines for Graphics.