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About The Collective for Human Rights Advocacy (CHRA)

The Collective for Human Rights Advocacy (CHRA), under the aegis of the Centre for Human Rights and Subaltern Studies at National Law University Delhi, aspires to undertake and promote interdisciplinary socio-legal research under the theme of human rights law. In furtherance of our aim, the CHRA blog seeks to initiate academic discourse and promote dialogue on contemporary issues concerning human rights law both nationally and internationally.

Submission Guidelines

• All submissions must adhere to the theme “The Intersection of Law and Contemporary Human Rights”. Authors must meaningfully engage with current events and adopt an approach centred on their legal and humanitarian implications. 
• Authors are also required to send:
  • A short excerpt about the submission not exceeding 75 words.
  • A small introduction about the author(s) not exceeding 50 words.
  • A professional photograph of the author(s) in a .jpg/.jpeg/.png format.
• Co-authorship upto 2 Authors is allowed. 
• All submissions should be thoroughly researched, and all arguments and claims should be evidenced with relevant authorities under law.     
• The style should be aimed at making it understandable to both the legal academician and someone with no legal background whatsoever.
• In order to make the submission have a wider reach and better understanding, adequate background information must be provided.
• The submission must reflect original, unpublished work that the author(s) is interested and familiar with.
• In submitting the blog piece, the author/s undertake that it has not been published before and would not be published in any other publication without the approval of the CHRA’s Editorial Board. 

Formatting Guidelines

• Submissions must heed the word limit of 700 – 1200 words. 
• Submissions must include hyperlinks to relevant legal sources and background information, including any judgments, laws, treaties or other legal texts which are mentioned. Hyperlinks must link only to legal or respected news sources. The editors make the final decision over what constitutes a respectable source.
• Use of footnotes is discouraged.
• The submission must be made both in a .doc or .docx and a .pdf format. The file name must be “CHRA submission_Title”.
• The title of the submission should be informative and not misleading. 
• The submission must in no manner disclose the name, institutional affiliation of the author, or any other kind of identifying information. 

Mode Of Submissions

Click Here To Submit.

Submissions made through any other medium will not be taken into consideration.

We look forward to receiving your insightful contributions and fostering meaningful dialogue on the critical issues concerning Human Rights. The brochure for the Call for Blogs has been attached for your perusal.

Contact 

In case of any query, contact us at [email protected]

The brochure is here.