The Centre for Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (CJLT) at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) operates the CJLT Blog as a platform dedicated to advancing scholarship in Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, and allied philosophical and interdisciplinary inquiries into law. The Blog seeks to foster rigorous, original, and critical engagement with foundational questions about law its nature, methods, values, and its relationship with morality, politics, society, science, and human reasoning.
The CJLT Blog endeavours to dispel the perception of jurisprudence as abstruse or inaccessible by encouraging clear, analytical, and conceptually sound writing, while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of existing theoretical discourse.
The CJLT Blog accepts submissions on a rolling basis. Contributors are requested to carefully peruse the guidelines below before making a submission.
Themes
The CJLT Blog accepts submissions on themes including, but not limited to:
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
- Why Jurisprudence?
- Analytical, Normative, and Critical Legal Theory
- Natural Law, Legal Positivism, Legal Realism, and Interpretivism
- Constitutional Theory and Rights Jurisprudence
- Philosophy of Law, Justice, and Morality
- Law and Philosophy (Ethics, Political Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology)
- Law and Social Theory
- Indian traditions of jurisprudence, such as Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Dharmashastra
- Comparative Jurisprudence
- Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding law
Submissions consistent with the broader objectives of CJLT are welcome.
Content Guidelines
- Submissions must be the original and unpublished work of the author(s).
- Submissions may be in the form of articles, conceptual notes, or theoretical reflections aligned with the themes of the Blog.
- The introductory paragraph(s) should clearly articulate the central question, thesis, or conceptual problem addressed in the submission.
- Submissions must be analytical and argumentative, rather than merely descriptive or expository.
- All references to case law, statutes, books, journal articles, philosophical texts, empirical data, or other sources must be properly cited.
- Authors must follow OSCOLA (4th Edition) for endnotes. The citation format must be uniform throughout the submission. Hyperlinking sources may be used where appropriate, but formal citation must conform to OSCOLA standards.
Word Limit
- Submissions should ideally be between 1,000 and 2,000 words, excluding endnotes.
- Authors are encouraged to maintain conceptual clarity and precision while remaining concise.
- The title of the submission should preferably not exceed ten words.
Submission Process
- All submissions must be made through the designated Google Form on the blog homepage (Click Here). Submissions sent via email shall not be considered.
- Authors are required to provide the following details at the time of submission:
- Full name
- Institutional or professional affiliation (if any) and year of study (if any)
- A link to an online profile (LinkedIn, SSRN, academia.edu, personal website, etc.), if available
- CJLT reserves absolute discretion to accept, reject, or request revisions to any submission.
- The review process ordinarily takes 2-3 weeks. In case of undue delay, authors may seek updates through the official CJLT email address.