NUSRL Journal Of Human Rights (2nd Edition)

Post published:March 5, 2023
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NUSRL Journal Of Human Rights (2nd Edition) Call For Paper

About NUSRL, Ranchi
About Centre For Human Rights And Subaltern Studies
Call For Papers
Word Limit
Themes
Eligibility
Citation Style
Format Of Main Text & Footnotes
Mode Of Submission
Additional Guidelines
Publication Policy
Contact Details

About NUSRL, Ranchi

The National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) is a law school situated in Ranchi. It was established by an Act of the Jharkhand State Assembly in 2010. The University started functioning in September 2010 and was subsequently recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Along with offering Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses, the University also provides for a conducive environment for legal research.

About Centre For Human Rights And Subaltern Studies

The Centre for Human Rights and Subaltern Studies (CHRSS) has been created with the objective to work towards the promotion and protection of human rights. The Centre focuses on various facets encompassing the violation of human rights. Centre was founded on 07th March 2019, wherein the span of four years the Centre has published various books and organized more than 17 National Seminars, Workshops and Panel discussions in collaboration with various government organizations such as the National Commission for Women (NCW) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Call For Papers

The Centre for Human Rights and Subaltern Studies (CHRSS), NUSRL, Ranchi invites original and unpublished manuscripts on contemporary issues pertaining to Human Rights for publication in the 2nd edition of its annual E-Journal “NUSRL Journal of Human Rights”.

Word Limit

Articles (about 3000-7000 words).
Notes (specific to a single issue) (about 3000-4000 words).
Case/Legislative Comments (about 3000 words).
Book Reviews (about 2000 words).

The word limits above are exclusive of footnotes.

Themes

The journal seeks to provide a platform for discourse on various contemporary issues dealing with the protection of national as well as international Human Rights. The following is a list (NOT exhaustive) of indicative themes:

Violation of Human Rights and the Subverted Rule of Law
Mob Lynching and the Issue of Human Rights
Subaltern and Vulnerable Groups and the Fight for Human Rights
Human Rights of Indigenous Groups
Migration and Human Rights
Criminal Justice Administration and the Undermined Human Rights
International Human Rights Laws and Domestic Relevance
Any other Human Rights issue of contemporary relevance

Eligibility

Original and unpublished entries from scholars including students, academicians, researchers and practitioners in the field of law or any other allied discipline of Social Science, Humanities and Management would be accepted for publication.

A maximum of two co-authors is permissible for articles and notes. Co-authorship is not permitted for case/legislative comments or book reviews.

Please note that NUSRL-JHR follows a strict no-plagiarism policy.

Submissions are subjected to plagiarism checks commensurate with appropriate international standards. NUSRL-JHR also follows a strict exclusive submission policy. No submission should be published or under consideration for publication anywhere else.

Any infringement shall be liable for automatic disqualification.

Citation Style

The Bluebook Uniform System of Citation (20th Edition) shall be strictly adhered to by authors.

Format Of Main Text & Footnotes

The Times New Roman font, font size 12 is prescribed for all entries. Further, the footnotes shall be in Times New Roman font, font size 10. The line spacing of 1.5 and 1.0 shall be followed respectively for Main Text & Footnotes. No Borders, Headers and Footers are allowed.

Mode Of Submission

Soft copies of all the entries are to be submitted here in this Google Form.
Submission by any other mode will not be accepted.
Last Date for Submission: 15th March 2023.

Additional Guidelines

Submission must be made in “Word File/.doc/.docx” format. PDF files are not allowed.
The first page of the submission must be a Cover Page with all the particulars of the Author & the Co-author like Name, Institution’s Name, Designation, Semester, Course Name, Mobile Number & E-mail Id.
Rename your Research Paper file before sending it. The name of the submitted Word File should be: “Name of the Author & Co-author (if any)”
For Example Sirish Prakash & Ayush Koushik

Publication Policy

All the submissions sent to the University must be original and attached with a declaration to the effect that they should not have been published nor should they be under consideration for publication in any other journal.
Plagiarized entries are liable to be rejected.
The Editors reserve the right to delete or edit any article or part thereof whose content is found to be offensive, defamatory, outrightly unethical, or if it is suggestive of racism, sexual or religious discrimination, illegal or terror activities, etc.

For any queries mail us at – Chrss@nusrlranchi.ac.in