The Socio-Legal Review (SLR), a student-edited, peer-reviewed journal which is published by the Law and Society Committee, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, has issued a call for papers for its twelfth volume to be published in 2016. Since it is now a biannual publication, it will be published in two issues this year.
SLR aims to be a forum that involves, promotes and engages students and scholars to express and share their ideas and opinions on themes and methodologies relating to the interface of law and society. The Journal thus features guest articles by eminent scholars as well as student essays, providing an interface for the two communities to interact. The Journal subscribes to an expansive view on the interpretation of “law and society” thereby keeping its criteria for contributions simply that of high academic merit, as long as there is a perceivable link. This would include not just writing about the role played by law in social change, or the role played by social dynamics in the formulation and implementation of law, but also writing that simply takes cognizance of legal institutions/institutions of governance/administration, power structures in social commentary, and so on. Through this effort, the Journal also hopes to fill the lacunae relating to academic debate on socio-legal matters among law students.
Articles should not ordinarily exceed 8000 words and Short Articles should not ordinarily exceed 5000 words. The Journal also accepts Book Reviews and Notes from the Field. The latter includes shorter pieces designed to provide a glimpse into a new legal strategy, political initiative or advocacy technique applied in the field, a current problem or obstacle faced in, legal reform or development work, or a new issue that has not yet received much attention and needs to be brought to light. Such contributions should not exceed 3000 words.
The deadline for sending in submissions is November 1st, 2015. More information may be found on the SLR website.
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