Posted by The Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, was founded in 2016 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Act 16 of 2016). In the four years since its inception, HPNLU, Shimla has experienced tremendous growth and implemented a number of novel initiatives to improve the academic potential of its faculty members, students, and research scholars.
The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Professional Skills aims to promote research on dispute resolution mechanisms in India. To identify future research concerns in ADR, it is necessary to examine the existing structure and the reasons for its inability to meet the needs of emerging diverse disputes among individuals and institutions.
Theme
The theme of the article/essay should be:
- Role of Indian Courts in ADR OR Need for Mediation Laws in India.
- The author may write on either of the themes or on any sub-themes that are related to them.
- The case comment should deal with a recent judgement (after 2020) concerning Alternate Dispute Resolution, at both the national and international levels, and must provide the author’s perspective on the issue, explaining the legal background succinctly and clearly.
Relevant Guidelines
- All the submissions must follow these guidelines:
- Articles/Essays: 2000 – 3000 Words. Articles should be confined to the topic above mentioned.
- Case Comment: 1500 – 2500 Words.
- The word limit is inclusive of footnotes and is flexible at the discretion of the Editorial Board.
- Co-authorship is allowed up to a maximum of 2 authors only.
- The main submission must not contain the credentials of the author(s) or the name of their institution. A separate cover letter containing the specifications of the author(s) must be attached to the e-mail. The Article must be submitted in the .doc/.docx file only.
- The submissions must be original works and should not have been published elsewhere.
- All submissions are subject to a plagiarism check if the work is found to be plagiarized the submission will be rejected. Minimum plagiarism allowed 15%.
Formatting and Citation Rules
- The submission should be devoid of all grammatical & spelling errors.
- The content of the submission must be in the Times New Roman font with the font size 12, line spacing 1.5, and the text should be justified.
- The Bluebook Uniform System of Citation (20th edition) shall be strictly adhered to. The footnotes shall be in Times New Roman font, the font size 10, and line spacing of 1.0.
Relevant Links
Submission of the paper( the name of the file being “Title of the Article/Essay/Case-Comment” latest by 15th October 2021 (11:59 PM).
Relevant Contacts
For any queries or clarifications- “cadr@hpnlu.ac.in” or contact:
- Mr. Bhanu Pratap (Student Coordinator): +91-6375500415, bhanuba1724@hpnlu.ac.in
- Ms Prachi (Student Coordinator): +91-9515747965, prachibba1933@hpnlu.ac.in
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