CfP for law students: NLSIU’s International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice- Volume 10, 2022 SCOPUS]: Last date to Submit- March 30!

CfP for law students: NLSIU’s International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice- Volume 10, 2022 SCOPUS]: Last date to Submit- March 30!

In India, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is a legal education school that focuses on undergraduate and graduate legal and policy education.

The Chancellor of the University is the Chief Justice of India, and the Chairman of the General Council is the Chairman of the Indian Bar Council. Since 2018, NLSIU has consistently ranked first in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), which ranks India’s higher education institutions.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, established the Consumer Law and Practice Chair (CLAP Chair) for the first time in Indian history in August 2008 at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) to promote research, teaching, and training in Consumer Law and Practice. Prof.(Dr.) Ashok Patil has led and administered this CLP chair since its inception, and he is also the Chief Editor of this journal.

Since 2013, the International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice (IJCLP) (ISSN 2347-2731) has been published annually by NLSIU under the auspices of the Chair on Consumer Law and Practice, NLSIU (CLAP), as an open-access, blind-peer-reviewed law journal. SCOPUS, HeinOnline, SCC OnLine, and the UGC CARE List have recently indexed the journal.

HC Mult Norbert Reich (Emeritus Professor, Bremen University, Germany), Cristina Poncib (Associate Professor, Comparative Private Law, University of Turin, Italy), Laura Zoboli (Asst. Prof., European Economic Law, University of Warsaw, Poland), James P Nehf (Professor and Cleon H Foust Fellow, Robert H McKinney School of Law Indiana University), Gail Pearson (Professor, University of Buenos Aires), James

The IJCLP aims to provide a venue for discussing various national and international best practises in consumer protection legislation.

The Board of Editors invites submissions for the Tenth Volume of the Journal, following the success of the Ninth Volume and in keeping with the Journal’s aim to promote academic conversation and legal scholarship. Academics, practitioners, and students of law and related subjects are encouraged to submit articles to the Journal.

Submission Requirements

Academics, practitioners, and students of law and related subjects are encouraged to submit articles to the journal.

Theme: Consumer Protection with special reference of E-Commerce and Product Liability

Sub Themes:

• International Consumer Protection Framework & Policy specifically on E-Commerce and Product Liability
• Role of Regulatory Authorities in Consumer Protection specifically on E-Commerce and Product Liability
• Comparative study of Product Liability in India with developed Countries
• Technological Advancements in Protection and Enforcement of Consumer Rights
• Cross jurisdictional analysis of consumer laws on e-commerce
• Intermediary liability in e-commerce
• Product Liability Insurance

The sub-themes listed above are merely indicative and not exhaustive.  The Journal highly appreciates the Comparative Study of global best practice on E-commerce and Product Liability with India.

There is a word limit.

• Articles and Research Papers with abstract (6,000-8,000 words inclusive of footnotes).
• Essay (3,000-4,000 words inclusive of footnotes).
• Case Comment, Legislative Briefs (2,500-3,000 words inclusive of footnotes).
• Book Review (2,000 words inclusive of footnotes).

Format of Submission

• The submission shall not contain the name of the author or institutional affiliation or any other identification mark. Submission shall be sent in .doc or .docx format only.
• A separate cover letter in (.doc) or (.docx) format containing particulars of the author(s) and the submission is to be sent along with the submission. A cover letter should include –
  • Title of Submission,
  • Sub-theme Chosen (if any)
  • Abstract (not exceeding 300 words)
  • Name of the Author & Co-Author (Only one Co-author is permitted)
  • Designation
  • Institutional Affiliation
  • Contact Information and Address for Correspondence.
• The body of the submission should be in Times New Roman, with Font Size 12 and Line Spacing of 1.5. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, Font Size 10 with Single Line Spacing.
• All citations should be placed in footnotes (and not endnotes) and shall conform to the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (4th edn, 2012).
• The submission should contain a disclaimer to the effect that the piece is original and has not been published or is under consideration, for publication, elsewhere.
• All submissions are subject to a Plagiarism check.
• All submissions go through an initial round of review by the editorial board and the selected pieces are subsequently sent for peer review, before finalization for publication.

Deadline for Submissions
30th of March, 2022

If you have any questions, send an email to ijclp@nls.ac.in.

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