Call for Blogs | Centre for Law and Urban Development, NLU Delhi: Rolling Submissions!

About National Law University Delhi

National Law University, Delhi is a law school in India, situated in Sector-14, Dwarka, Delhi. It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. As one of the national law schools in India, NLUD is built on the five-year law degree model proposed and implemented by the Bar Council of India.

About Call for Blogs

The Centre for Law and Urban Development, National Law University Delhi, invites submissions for its blog series on a rolling basis. We welcome contributions from scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students on various themes related to the intersection between law and urban development. The submissions should offer insightful analysis, critical perspectives, and innovative solutions on recent developments in the field.

Themes

• The Constitutional Right to Shelter – Legal Mechanisms for Ensuring Affordable Housing in Urban Areas
• Consumer Protection under RERA – A Comparison with International Best Practices for Real Estate Regulation
• RERA Safeguards for Regulating Insolvency and Bankruptcy in the Real Estate Regime
• Digital Infrastructure and the Smart Cities Model – Integrating Technology and Innovation for Efficient Living and Connectivity
• Competition Law in Urban Development – Ensuring Fair Markets and Preventing Monopolistic Practices
• Navigating Tax Laws and Urban Development – The Interplay of Property Taxation, Incentives, and Compliance Challenges
• Regulating Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Urban Infrastructure – Legal Challenges and Solutions
• Analyzing the Legal Regime for Resolution of Land Acquisition
• Integrating Sustainable Practices in Urban Planning – Creating Environmentally Resistant Cities
• Promoting Socially Inclusive Urban Development – Ensuring Equity and Accessibility Under the Present Legal Framework

Please note that the above themes are only indicative and not exhaustive, and there is no strict requirement that the submission needs to fall under the above heads. The submissions need to compulsorily be analytical, and not descriptive in nature

Nature of the Submissions

• Word limit: Articles can be anywhere between 800 to 1500 words. In case a relaxation in word count is required, please write to us so that we can consider your request.
• Use of images: Images, graphs and tables may be used wherever necessary to illustrate a point. Authors are encouraged to include relevant case studies, empirical data, or policy analysis to support their arguments.
• Abstract: An abstract no longer than 50 words briefly describing the content of the blog needs to be sent along with the submission. Please note that the abstract should be sent separately and not as a part of the main blog.
• Author details: Please include a brief author bio of around 100 words along with a high resolution photo with the submission. A link to the LinkedIn Profile of the author (if existing) also needs to be attached.
• Co-authorship: Co-authorship of up to two authors is allowed.

Formatting and Referencing Guidelines

• The text needs to be formatted according to these guidelines: Font – Times New Roman, Font Size – 12, Line Spacing – 1.5, Paragraph Spacing – 6 above and 6 below.
• Title must be Bold and Underlined. The text of the title must be in Sentence Case, not all caps or small caps. Heading 2 must be Bold and Heading 3 must be underlined.
• Margins must be one inch from all sides. No borders are permitted.
• Any supporting materials or legal materials used by the author need to be referenced through the use of hyperlinks, which need to be included in the body of the text.

Submission Guidelines

• The file needs to be only in the .doc / .docx format and must be named as “Title_CLUD Blog”. The title must not exceed 10 words and must briefly describe the content of the blog.
• Metadata of the file must not disclose any identification of the author, including name and institutional affiliation.

Plagiarism and Author Agreement

• Submissions must be the author’s original work. Plagiarism and AI detection software will screen submissions, and if they are found to be unoriginal, they will be rejected for publication.
• The author is responsible for ensuring the submission’s accuracy of facts, opinions or views.
• CLUD reserves the sole right to make decisions on the publication of any content submitted. Relaxation of any rules regarding submissions is subject to the discretion of the Centre. All literary rights to the submission are transferred to the Centre for Law and Urban Development, NLU Delhi on publication.

Last Date to Submit

The call for submissions is ongoing, and contributions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Authors will be notified of the status of their submissions within two weeks from the date of submission. Adhering to all the formatting and submission guidelines is mandatory.

Submission Procedure

All submissions need to be mailed to [email protected] with the subject line: “Submission for Centre for Law and Urban Development Blog Series.”

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