Call For Chapters for Edited Book on Transforming Labour Jurisprudence in India by NLU Ranchi: Submit by Aug 15

About the Opportunity

The landscape of labour governance in India is undergoing a historic meta-transformation, i.e., a paradigm shift, with the introduction of the four comprehensive Labour Codes designed to replace multiple legacy central statutes. Simultaneously, key legislative frameworks concerning gender justice, maternity safety, and dispute resolution remain foundational to workplace equity.

The Centre for Labour Law and Research (CLLR), at the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, seeks rigorous, policy-oriented, empirical, and original contributions for its upcoming edited book volume. This project aims to address critical doctrinal, legislative, comparative, and operational challenges surrounding industrial relations, social security, occupational hygiene, health and safety, wages, and workplace harassment. The publication intends to serve as an authoritative handbook for academicians, policymakers, and practitioners navigating the modern ecosystem of work.

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About the Opportunity

The Centre for Labour Law and Research (CLLR), National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, has invited chapter submissions for its upcoming edited book titled “Transforming Labour Jurisprudence in India: Codification, Compliance, and the Changing Paradigm of Workers’ Welfare.” The edited volume seeks original research examining recent developments in labour and employment law, with a focus on codification, regulatory compliance, and the evolving framework of workers’ welfare in India.

Themes & Sub Fields

1. The New Labour Codes Paradigm: Codification & Implementation Challenges

• The Code on Wages, 2019: Minimum wage standardization, floor wage complexities, and gender neutrality.
• The Industrial Relations Code, 2020: Striking a balance between structural ease of doing business and workers’ collective bargaining rights.
• The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: Health standards, working hours, and enforcement machinery in formal vs. informal structures.
• The Code on Social Security, 2020: Expansion of social safety nets, unorganized sector integration, and fund administration.

2. Social Security & Legacy Protective Legislations (Under the Code on Social Security, 2020)

• Provident Fund Administration: Governance, compliance, portability and implementation challenges.
• Social Security for Unorganised, Gig and Platform Workers: Coverage, registration, welfare delivery and policy challenges.  
• Maternity Benefits and Workplace Welfare: Employer obligations, childcare support, gender-responsive labour policies and social protection. 

3. Workplace Equality, Gender Justice & Protection

• POSH Act, 2013: Critical appraisal of Internal Committees (ICs), implementation gaps, and expanding protection to remote/digital workspaces.
• Intersectionality in Labour Law: Rights of LGBTQI+ under the new labour codes, workplace safety, inclusion strategies, and wage parity frameworks.
• Equal Remuneration Act, 1976: Gender pay equity, prohibition of discrimination in recruitment and wages, and challenges in implementation. 

4. Conventional Statutes, Transition, and Special Categories

• Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: Transition from legacy labor legislation, workplace safety standards and compliance challenges. 
• Industrial Relations Code, 2020: The definition of ‘worker’, collective bargaining, lay-off, retrenchment, closure and industrial dispute resolution under the new labor law regime. 

5. Dispute Resolution, Arbitration & Alternatives

• Industrial Relations Code, 2020: Conciliation, voluntary arbitration, Industrial Tribunals and the National Industrial Tribunal in the resolution of industrial disputes.
• Access to labor justice: Institutional reforms, enforcement challenges, procedural efficiency, digitalisation and the future of employment dispute resolution.  

Indicative Nature Of Themes

The sub-themes specified above are merely illustrative and not exhaustive. The editorial board strongly encourages manuscripts that move beyond elementary restatements of statutory provisions. Contributors are expected to provide rigorous analytical depth, engaging with cross-cutting contemporary dilemmas, policy loopholes, constitutional conflicts, and comparative global frameworks. Interdisciplinary contributions integrating economics, human resource management, public policy, and technology studies with labour jurisprudence are highly encouraged.

Target Contributors

Submissions are warmly invited from legal academicians, judicial officers, practicing advocates, policy analysts, corporate professionals, trade union representatives, research scholars, advanced doctoral candidates, and law students with an interest in employment, human rights, or industrial and labour laws. We strongly encourage student contributors to co-author their submissions with established academicians or industry professionals.

Submission Guidelines & Formatting

Stage-wise Process: Submissions will follow a two-stage process. 

Stage 1: Abstract/Proposal: Authors must initially submit a 500–700 word abstract detailing their core thesis statement, methodological framework, and foundational references. This must be accompanied by a brief author biography (100–150 words) and current institutional affiliation or professional designation, as applicable. .

Stage 2: Full Chapter: Upon successful review and selection of the proposal, authors will be notified via email and invited to submit their full manuscripts. Complete chapters should range between 6,000 and 8,000 words, inclusive of all footnotes.

Important Dates

• All manuscripts must be prepared in Times New Roman font. The main text should be in 12-point font size, while section headings should be in 14-point font size (bold). The manuscript must use 1.5 line spacing and maintain standard 1-inch margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right). 
• Citation Style: Footnotes are strictly required as the primary mode of referencing and must precisely adhere to the OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities) style guide.
• Originality & Integrity: Chapters must consist exclusively of original, unpublished research. Simultaneous submissions across other channels are strictly prohibited. Every submission will undergo rigorous institutional plagiarism evaluation in strict accordance with the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018. Manuscripts must not exceed a similarity index of 10%, excluding bibliographies, properly cited quotations, and standard statutory text. 

Submission Procedure

Submissions must be made to the centre via email at: [email protected]. The subject line of the electronic mail must follow the strict format: “Book Chapter Submission [Author Name]”. All attachments must be sent strictly in Microsoft Word (.docx) formats.

Contributor & Institutional Outreach

Accepted authors will receive a complimentary physical copy of the published book, as well as premium open-access digital privileges. To ensure expansive scholarly reach and robust academic indexing, the volume will be widely disseminated and actively promoted across university library consortiums, leading academic research databases, and national labour advocacy panels.

Contact Info

For any queries regarding the submission process or other related matters, please feel free to reach out to the editorial team:

• Utkarsh Jaiswal – Email: [email protected] | Phone: 6202395168
• Chandika Tilak – Email: [email protected]| Phone: 8919046821
• Aishwarya Singh – Email: [email protected] | Phone: 8539829568
• Kumar Astik – Email: [email protected] |  Phone: 9523849530