Call for Submissions by Christ University Law Journal; Submit by 30th September, 2020

About:

The COVID 19 Pandemic has disrupted all aspects of human life to unimaginable proportions, globally. The actual impact of the economic slide and massive layoffs can be seen within the next two years. The Pandemic has also exposed how weak health care systems are, even in developed countries, to handle a health crisis of this magnitude. The worst hit have been the people of the unorganised sector, who unfortunately, are always at the receiving end of such calamities. Social isolation, which seems to be the new normal, has also impacted individuals psychologically. According to the National Commission for Women, domestic violence has increased during this period. Courts too have been forced to go on the virtual mode. The Pandemic has also seen gross Human Rights violations across the globe.

In this context, Christ University Law Journal, invites submissions for its Special Issue on ‘The impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on the legal framework’ from jurists/ political scientists/ economists/ sociologists/ scholars/activists//academicians/industry experts and researchers to engage in academic deliberations on the said issue. This special issue seeks to invite research articles having qualitative or quantitative research method approach, with a focus on any contemporary topic relating to the impact of Covid-19 on Law, Policy and Society.

Theme:

The impact of the Pandemic on the legal Framework

Some of the indicative sub-themes have been mentioned below:

State Accountability and Responsibility in times of Crisis
Impact of COVID 19 on Centre- State Relations
Impact of COVID 19 on Public-Private Health Sector, and Public Health Crises
Rights of health care workers, including the right to personal protective equipment
Impact of COVID 19 on Mental Health and Adequacy of Legal Framework and Policy
Employment Concerns and Rights of Migrant Workers
Competition Law Concerns in times of COVID-19 Pandemic
Gender Dimension of COVID-19 and rise in domestic violence
Right to reproductive health care during times of crisis
Impact of COVID-19 on service delivery in education and related challenges
Impact of COVID-19 on Data Privacy and Protection
Right to privacy and contact tracing during COVID-19
Force Majeure and COVID 19
Impact of COVID 19 on court proceedings
COVID-19, natural disasters and environmental concerns.

Author Guidelines:

Word Limit:

The word limit for articles is between 6,000 to 10,000 words (inclusive of footnotes), comments and book reviews between 2,000 to 4,000 words, and legislative notes between 3,000 to 5,000 words.

Citation Format:

The citation format to be used is The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Harvard Law Review (19th ed.).

Abstract:

The manuscript must be accompanied by an abstract not exceeding 300 words with five to eight keywords.

Covering Letter:

All submissions, both hard and electronic copies, must be attached with a covering letter mentioning the name of the author, occupation, title of the manuscript and contact address, for future reference.

Method of Submission:

Submit an electronic copy of your manuscript, along with a hard copy. All submissions should be double-spaced in font size 12 following the Times New Roman format. One-inch margins should be left on both sides of the text and at the top and bottom. The manuscript must not bear an identification of any kind.

Procedure for Submission:

All manuscripts must be addressed to:

Christ University Law Journal
School of Law
CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560029
Karnataka, India

The electronic copy of the manuscript should be mailed to [email protected]

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: SEPTEMBER 30^th 2020

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