About the Society for Constitutional Law Discussion
The Society for Constitutional Law Discussion (TSCLD) was established by the students of Chanakya National Law University, Patna, with a vision to provide a platform for public discourse and deliberation vis-à-vis Constitutional Law. The Society, through its E-Magazine and Blogs, intends to serve as a platform for students, academicians, and practitioners to engage in Constitutional law discussion and writing. Constitution gives us the first and last hope for rights, liabilities, and justice. TSCLD provides a platform where you can write and express your opinion on different issues related to Constitutional Law fearlessly.
About the Blog
TSCLD is inviting submissions for Blogs on contemporary developments in Constitutional Law.
Sub-themes
- Right to Privacy under Article 21, in the light of the Digital Data Protection Act 2023
- Safeguarding Constitutional Rights in the Era of Technology
- Abrogation of Article 370
- Understanding the essence of election laws and its mechanism in India.
- Comparative Constitutionalism
- Judicial Independence inclusive of Judicial Review
- Public Health and equity through the lens of the Constitution
- Constitutional exploitation and its concern: An evaluation
- Enforcement of International laws in Indian Constitutional Framework
- Freedom of Press – Desirability of External Regulation
- Protection of Human Rights Through Judicial Activism
- Indian Federalism – Issues and Challenges
Note: The Sub-Themes provided above are merely suggestive in nature. The author(s) can choose to write on any other topic beyond the aforementioned themes so far it falls in the ambit of constitutional law.
Eligibility
Students of Undergraduate and postgraduate, Ph.D. programs, professionals and academicians are eligible to make their submissions.
Submission Guidelines
Authors wishing to contribute their work to TSCLD should ensure that their submission conforms and confines to the following guidelines:
- The Word Limit is 1500 – 2500 words
- Co-authorship is limited to a maximum of two authors only.
- The Plagiarism should not be more than 20%. Any piece exceeding the limit will be rejected.
- The submission should be the original, unpublished work of the author(s). It should not be in consideration at any other forum.
- The submission must be made in the ‘Doc’ or ‘Docx’ file only.
- The Language for the submission of a manuscript will be only English.
- Submissions should be analytical in nature and should not merely be of descriptive nature and they should have a clear angle and central argument.
Formatting Guidelines
- Font (Throughout): Times New Roman
- Heading Size: 14
- Font Size: 12
- Line Spacing is to be maintained at 1.5
- The submission shall be properly structured with sub-headings/sub-topics.
- The submission must have hyperlinks to the sources, including any judgments, laws, treaties, or legal text which are referenced. Hyperlinks must link only to legal or respected news sources. The editors make the final decision over what constitutes a respectable source.
- References that cannot be hyperlinked may be cited in the endnote.
- Citation style for Endnotes: Times New Roman, font size 10, line spacing 1.0, OSCOLA 4th edition style of citation.
- A submission can have a maximum of two co-authors.
Kindly adhere to the aforementioned guidelines. If the submission does not follow the format, it shall be rejected.
Submission Procedure
- All the submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
- The authors should submit the manuscript using the online submission portal. The first page of the manuscript will include Author’s name, designation, and contact details.
- All the entries will be screened by the editorial board before publication.
- The authors, by submitting their entries, would be deemed to have divested the copyright to TSCLD. However, all the moral rights shall remain with the Author(s).
Contact Information
In case of any queries, do not hesitate to contact us on articles@tscld.com.
Official Link
Please visit this link to see official notification.