NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA REVIEW (NLSIR)
Call for Submissions – Volume 36(1) and NLSIR Online
Introduction
The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is the flagship student-edited law
review published by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.
It is a bi-annual, peer reviewed journal and holds the unique distinction of being cited
thrice by the Supreme Court of India. NLSIR has also been cited by courts abroad,
such as the High Court of South Africa.
NLSIR is a generalist law review and aims to:
1. Publish scholarship of the highest calibre in Indian law.
2. Publish comparative studies that yield unique insights for the development of
Indian law.
3. Promote legal scholarship with respect to India and the broader Global South.
4. Promote deliberation on legal issues within the legal profession, the
government, academia, industry, and civil society.
5. Promote top quality legal writing with respect to law students and early-career
legal academics.
The NLSIR Editorial Board is happy to invite original, unpublished manuscripts for
consideration for the upcoming Volume 36(1) of the Journal. The deadline for
submissions is 28th February 2024.
Submission Guidelines
All submissions, as a general rule, should conform to NLSIR’s mandate and aims and
must have some relevance for Indian law.
Submissions may be made under any one of the following categories:
1. Long Article (5,000 to 10,000 words): Submissions in this category are expected
to engage with a topic, and existing literature, comprehensively, and offer an
