Details of the Organization

The edited volume is being published under the editorial supervision of Integrity Education India, with editors affiliated with Indore Institute of Law. The publication aims to promote critical legal scholarship by encouraging engagement with marginalized, invisible, and underexplored dimensions of law through interdisciplinary perspectives.

Details of the Blog/Paper

The edited book seeks original and unpublished book chapters that critically analyse how legal silences operate within doctrinal, procedural, and institutional frameworks. The volume focuses on how omissions, exclusions, and invisibilities in law contribute to systemic inequality and injustice, offering space for voices and perspectives often overlooked in mainstream legal discourse.

Topic of paper/Blog

Silences of the Law: Voices, Gaps and Invisible Injustices

Sub-theme

• Gendered silences in criminal and constitutional law
• Caste, class, and legal invisibility
• Victimhood, trauma, and procedural exclusion
• Informal economies and labour law gaps
• Environmental justice and marginalized communities
• Technology, surveillance, and regulatory silence
• Judicial avoidance and legislative omissions
• Comparative perspectives on legal silence

Eligibility

• Academicians and faculty members
• PhD and research scholars
• Legal practitioners
• Policy professionals
• Interdisciplinary scholars (law, political science, sociology, etc.)

Types of Submission and Word Limit

• Book Chapters
• Abstract: 300–500 words (with 4–6 keywords)
• Full Chapter Length: 5,000–7,000 words

Submission Guidelines

• Chapters must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
• All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process.
• Plagiarism must be below 10%, verified through Turnitin.
• Selected manuscripts will be notified via official email after review.
• A certificate of appreciation will be awarded to each selected author.

Formatting Guidelines

• Font: Times New Roman
• Heading: 14 pt
• Sub-heading: 12 pt
• Line Spacing: 1.5
• Citation Style: Bluebook (20th Edition)

Dates to Remember

• Full Manuscript Submission Deadline: 17 February 2026
• Expected Publication: March 2026 (approximately one month after acceptance)