The Lex-Warrier: Call For Papers–Special Issue

Post published:August 10, 2022
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The Lex-Warrier: Online Law Journal Call For Papers–Special Issue

About the Journal
Call for a Special issue
The authors must follow the guidelines given below
- Word Limit
Format
Do’s & Don’ts
Deadlines

About the Journal

The Lex-Warrier: Online Law Journal, ISSN: 2319-8338, an Open Access peer-reviewed academic law journal from India. It is an endeavor to encourage and inculcate in students of law and legal professionals a spirit of legal research and to develop their interest further in unexplored areas of the law. The Lex-Warrier: Online Law Journal seeks to focus on the burning issues in the legal scenario and promote legal awareness not only amongst legal professionals but also laymen.

Call for a Special issue

On account of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration The Lex-Warrier: Online Law Journal invites short articles on the main theme Spirit of Indian Constitution with the following sub-themes.

India, i.e. Bharat
Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Indian Constitution
Secularism and religious fanaticism
Changing dimensions of reservation policy – from caste to economic condition
Freedom of speech and expression in the 21^st century
The idea of federal India and linguistic chauvinism
Left-wing radicalism and constitutional protection of religious belief in India
Identity politics as a legal challenge to keep India united
Indian knowledge systems and the models of justice
Journey from Bharat to India – A judicial trajectory

The maximum word limit for the articles for the Special issue shall be 5000 words excluding footnotes/endnotes.

The authors must follow the guidelines given below

Word Limit

The word limit varies according to the nature of the contributions. The word limit insisted below is exclusive of footnotes/endnotes and references.
In the case of an article, it should be between 4,000-5,000 words containing a comprehensive study of the theme that is expected to engage with the theme comprehensively, examine literature comprehensively, and offer an innovative reassessment of the current understanding of that theme.
An essay is more concise than an article specifically dealing with the challenges to the problems consisting of between 3,000-4,000 words.
A note shall be on any contemporary issue with concrete analysis on the part of the author along with solutions to the issue and the same shall not exceed 2,500 words.
A Case comment is an analysis of the landmark judgment where the author has to critically deal with the case and put forward his remarks on the issues dealt within. The word limit for case comments is restricted to 2,500-3,000 words.
A book review where a literary work is criticized on the basis of its content and merit shall not exceed 2,000 words.

Format

You may send us the contribution in MS Word 2007 format or above only. The body of the contribution should be in Times New Roman, size 12, and in 1.5 spacing. The footnotes/end notes and references should be in Times New Roman, size 10, and in single spacing. For more details please refer to the Author’s Handbook accessible at http://www.lex-warrier.in/authors-handbook

Do’s & Don’ts

You must not copy and paste articles from anywhere (including your own articles published elsewhere on the internet.)
Original articles are expected to be original but in case you are taking inspiration or picking up content from an already published article then give proper credit to the source
Be clear on what you are serving to the readers. Conceptual clarity is expected from the author.
We reserve the right to edit your articles so that it attains their full potential and adheres to the decorum of The Lex-Warrier

Submit your Article/Essay/Case Note/Legislative Comment/Book Review to editor@lex-warrier.in marking a cc to dlexwarrier@gmail.com along with a covering letter giving a short bio about yourself.