Call for Blogs| Hidayatullah National Law University’s Corporate and Commercial Law Society Blog: Rolling Submissions!

About the Hidayatullah National Law University

Established in 2003, Hidayatullah National Law University has completed the journey of more than one and half a decade. In such a short span of time, HNLU has carved out a niche in the realm of legal education across India and the legacy is soaring towards newer heights day by day with moto Dharma Sansthapanartham  meaning ‘for the sake of establishing the primacy of the laws of eternal values.’

Named after the great legal luminary Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah, the University was established by the Government of Chhattisgarh under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chhattisgarh, Act (Act No.10 of 2003).

HNLU is the sixth in the series of National Law Schools across India. HNLU has been included in the list of the Universities maintained by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and has been declared fit to receive Central assistance in terms of the rules framed under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956. The university is recognized by the Bar Council of India under section 7 of the Advocates Act 1961.

About the HNLU CCLS Blog

The HNLU Corporate and Commercial Law Society Blog is inviting blog submissions through a Call for Blogs.

The HNLU Corporate and Commercial Law Blog is established under the Corporate and Commercial Law Society of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. The Society is an independent, student-run body formed by corporate law enthusiasts of HNLU solely intending to promote discourse on contemporary issues in corporate law. 

The Blog aims to create a knowledge exchange platform for research scholars, practitioners, academicians, students and pursuants of related fields.

Call for Blogs

The HNLU CCLS Blog welcomes blog posts in the form of articles, short notes, opinions, and case comments which address issues of a legal nature on laws of banking, insolvency, capital markets, companies, competition, contract, securities, taxation, amongst others.

The Blog is additionally open to entries on arbitration and international trade and investment law of commercial importance.

Submission Guidelines

• Co-authorship is permitted subject to a maximum of two authors.
• The content must be written in Times New Roman in font size 12 for the main body and font size 10 for the endnotes, with a line spacing of 1.5.
• Please refer to the sources as hyperlinks in the body of the text. In keeping with the informal style of the blog, we ask that you refrain from using footnotes. If a hyperlink cannot be inserted, kindly use endnotes that adhere to the 4th OSCOLA citation format.
• Although we do not have a strict minimum word policy, we prefer blog posts that are a minimum of 800 words. The maximum word limit is 1,500 words. The word limit is exclusive of endnotes if any.
• Originality of pieces is valued the most. Althoug blog posts are expected to be original, the Editorial Board may relax this standard up to an acceptable level.

Submission procedure

• To submit the blogs, Click here
• Please do not email your entries directly, unless intimated otherwise.
• Submission of the draft post must be in the MS-Word format (.doc/.docx).
• Contributors are requested to share their personal details only on the google form.
• Any comments that make you recognisable in the draft post may lead to disqualification of the entry without review.

Process of Review

The Review Policy includes double-blind peer review, which we undertake to complete within 14 days of submission. Please note that suggestions from the Editors may need to be incorporated by the contributors within 7 days of notification.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis or if you prefer working with a deadline, on any Saturday.

Please note that the Blog discourages posts that merely summarise cases or describe the basic aspects of these inclusive fields and prefer that these posts include critical analysis or explore particular themes of wider resonance.

You shall be sent an email acknowledging receipt of the draft post within 48 hours of receiving your entry.

If the same is not received, do write to at clshnlu[at]gmail[dot]com.

Contact

• Arush Mittal (Editorial Team, HNLU CCLS): 9004361663
• Mehak Jain (Editorial Team, HNLU CCLS): 6265402975
• Megha Jain (Editorial Team, HNLU CCLS): 9348418338

To submit the blogs, Click here