Call for Submissions 2026 – CJLT-Blog, NLIU Bhopal
The Call for Submissions 2026 by the Centre for Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (CJLT), NLIU Bhopal, invites students, researchers, practitioners and academicians to submit analytical articles to the CJLT-Blog. Submissions should engage with jurisprudence, legal theory or related interdisciplinary questions and should generally be between 1,000 and 2,000 words.
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
Call for Submissions 2026 – Key Details
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Platform | CJLT-Blog |
| Centre | Centre for Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (CJLT) |
| Institution | National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal |
| Submission Type | Analytical Articles |
| Word Limit | 1,000–2,000 words |
| Eligibility | Students, researchers, practitioners and academicians |
| Submission | Google Form |
| Deadline | Rolling Basis |
| Review Time | Ordinarily 2–3 weeks |
About CJLT-Blog
The CJLT-Blog is a platform for rigorous and analytical engagement with jurisprudence, legal theory and related interdisciplinary inquiries. It encourages submissions examining foundational questions concerning the nature, methods, values and limits of law while maintaining conceptual clarity and accessibility.
The Centre for Jurisprudence and Legal Theory at NLIU Bhopal aims to promote sustained scholarship in jurisprudence and legal theory and encourage deeper engagement with foundational legal thought.
Themes
The Call for Submissions 2026 covers topics including:
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
- Analytical, Normative and Critical Legal Theory
- Constitutional Theory and Rights Jurisprudence
- Philosophy of Law, Justice and Morality
- Law and Social Theory
- Indian traditions of jurisprudence and comparative approaches
- Interdisciplinary perspectives on law
Authors may submit work addressing relevant issues within jurisprudence and legal theory beyond these broad themes.
Eligibility
The call is open to students, researchers, practitioners and academicians. Submissions should demonstrate strong legal reasoning, clarity of thought and relevance to jurisprudence or legal theory.
Submission Guidelines
Authors should generally follow these requirements:
- Word limit of 1,000–2,000 words, excluding endnotes.
- Maintain conceptual clarity and precision while remaining concise.
- The submission title should preferably not exceed 10 words.
- Submissions should engage meaningfully with jurisprudence, legal theory or a related interdisciplinary inquiry.
How to Submit?
All submissions must be made through the designated Google Form. Submissions sent by email will not be considered.
Authors are required to provide:
- Full name
- Institutional or professional affiliation, if any
- Year of study, if applicable
- Online profile link, such as LinkedIn, SSRN, Academia.edu or a personal website, if available
Submit your article through the Google Form:
Complete Submission Guidelines:
CJLT reserves the discretion to accept, reject or request revisions to submissions. The review process ordinarily takes 2–3 weeks.
Important Dates
There is no fixed deadline. The CJLT-Blog accepts submissions on a rolling basis.
Contact
For blog queries: blog.cjlt@nliu.ac.in
For Centre queries: cjlt@nliu.ac.in
