NLUD, Centre for Business and Financial Laws Blog Submission

Deadline 31-12-2023

Details of the Organization

The Centre of Business and Financial Laws (CBFL) at National Law University Delhi (NLUD) was established to develop intellectual leadership and capabilities in the field of banking, capital markets, and other financial services. Previously known as the Centre for Banking and Financial Laws, it has now expanded its scope to include allied areas relating to business law as well. It seeks to engage public and private stakeholders for working together on exchange of ideas, policy recommendations and allied regulatory issues. It also aims to generate scholarship and work as a think tank for robustness and soundness of the business sector.

Details of the Blog/Paper

For the CBFL Blog, the centre invites submissions on issues relevant to the areas of corporate law, competition law, employment law, banking law and any other area that meets the objectives of the Centre.

Plagiarism and Author Agreement

Submissions should be the original work of the contributor. All submissions are screened via plagiarism software and in the event that a submission is found plagiarized, the article will be summarily rejected. CBFL reserves the right to take further action against the author(s) as it deems fit.
The author is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the statement of facts, opinions or views in the submission.
Submissions should not contain content that is offensive, abusive, derogatory or potentially defamatory.

All submissions made to the CBFL Blog are double-blind refereed. The decision on publication is at the sole discretion of the Centre. Relaxation of any rules regarding submissions is subject to the discretion of the Board of Editors. On publication, all literary rights to the submission are transferred to the Centre for Business and Financial Laws, NLU Delhi.

Topic of paper/Blog

The Centre for Business and Financial Laws (CBFL) at National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) operates the CBFL Blog to publish the latest updates relating to business, financial law and allied areas. The centre prefers articles based on emerging conflicts in law, notes about a recent case, recent legislation or recent legal developments.

The blog accepts articles related to the following fields of law:

Corporate Law
Competition Law
Banking and Finance Law
Insolvency Law
Employment Law

However, the themes are indicative rather than exhaustive and there is no requirement that the submission must fall in the above heads. Please note that the pieces are expected to be analytical in nature and descriptive articles will not be accepted. Please feel free to submit your article if you believe it aligns with the Centre’s mandate.

Eligibility

Students, Academicians and Practitioners

Types of Submission and Word Limit

Submissions should be no shorter than 1000 words, and no longer than 1500 words with an abstract no longer than 50 words.

Submission Guidelines

The blog invites rolling submissions.
Co-authorship of up to (2) authors is allowed.
In an event where your chosen theme requires relaxation, we would be happy to consider it on a case-by-case basis. Please write to us regarding a word count relaxation and we would be happy to consider your request.
Presently, the blog only accepts articles in English. They are constantly working with our editing team to allow submissions in vernacular languages.

Formatting Guidelines

The abstract should not be more than 50-100 words. The abstract must not be added to the main article. It is only to be submitted in the submission form.
The submission must be word-processed. Font - Times New Roman, Font Size - 12, Line Spacing - 1.5, Paragraph Spacing - 6 above and 6 below.
The title must be Bold and Underlined. The text of the title must be in Sentence Case, not all caps or small caps.
- Heading 2 must be Bold.
- Heading 3 must be underlined.
- Margins must be one inch from all sides.
All references must be in the form of hyperlinks in the body of the submission. Hyperlinks should be provided to all supporting materials and legal texts for the benefit of the readers. In case no hyperlink is available for any reference, the use of endnotes is recommended. No speaking endnotes or footnotes are allowed.
In the case of endnotes, the following formatting is to be followed: Font - Times New Roman, Font Size - 10, Single Spacing between all lines.
No borders are to be used in the submission. No graphs and images are allowed unless it is necessary to illustrate the argument in the article.
The submission must only be in a .doc/.docx format. The file name must be “Title_CBFL Blog''. The short title must capture the essence of the submission, and not be longer than ten words.
Metadata of the file or the submission body must in no event disclose the identity of any kind, including the name and institutional affiliation of the author.
Once the Editorial Board receives the article, it will go through a rigorous editorial process and the decision about its acceptance or rejection shall be communicated to the authors within 7 days. It might, however, take up to 10-12 days for us to get back to you.
Adhering to all the formatting guidelines is mandatory.
Please find a sample article here.