JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND CONFLICT STUDY

BY
Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Law

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW

ABOUT THE JOURNAL CALL FOR PAPERS

This journal aims to provide a holistic approach in understanding The Journal of International Humanitarian Law and Conflict
the nuances of International Humanitarian Law by delving deep Study shall presently focus on the core issues of the
into the history and nature of conflict along with the political contemporary world and the implementation of International
diplomacy, and coming up with an assessment of law and order Humanitarian Law. The submissions must aim to examine the
in force. Meritorious suggestions and policy making initiatives existing legal framework and further provide a cogent analysis of
shall be entertained. the same. Prospective authors must aim to provide to the readers
a descriptive analysis of the existing treaties relating to
It will be an electronic journal which will be issued annually, with
International Humanitarian Law and add to the existing
recurring editions, subject to certain themes and can be further
scholarship. A brief list of suggested topics is given below for the
bifurcated into sub-themes of choice. The journal will function
perusal of prospective authors.
with the help of an established editorial board, which shall have
faculty members, legal luminaries and other interested students.
The journal will also constitute an Advisory Board, which shall
have legal scholars associated with the field of International Law/
International Humanitarian Law and practice as its member.
THEMES

 INTERNATIONALIZED INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT  INDIA’S ROLE IN THE ENFORCEMENT AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL

 STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

HUMANITARIAN LAW
 CRIME OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING ARMED CONFLICT

 CHALLENGES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE

VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

Please Note: The above mentioned list for themes is merely illustrative and not exhaustive and hence any other submission pertinent to

the theme shall be accorded consideration.

CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSION Revisions

If the Editors are of the opinion that an article accepted for

Articles publication needs minor revisions – including minor shortening,
correction of errors in punctuation, spelling and style – such
 Major articles or essays should be between 4,000 and proposed changes will be made by the Editors. Manuscripts will
8,000 words. not be sent back to the author for approval prior to publication if
the changes do not alter the meaning or sense of the original
 Shorter articles/Notes or commentaries should manuscript, such to the discretion of the Editors.
contain between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
Resubmission
Current Legal Issues
 Current legal issues should contain approximately 3,000 Authors may be requested to resubmit their manuscript.
words.
(Re) submission of a manuscript does not automatically
Conference Reports entail a guarantee of publication.
 Conference reports should contain maximum 1,500
words.
Submission Originally Published in another Language

If an author wishes to have a manuscript previously published

in a foreign language considered by the Journal for first
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES publication in English translation, he or she should so state at
the time of submission and provide relevant copyright
approval by that publication to the Journal.
Format

All manuscripts should be sent electronically in Microsoft

Word format (preferably 2010, or 2013) and should follow the
Journal’s points of style and rules of citation, found below.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Font Size and Type

All submissions should be written in Times New Roman,

Language 12 pt. font size, and should have 1.5 line spacing.

Guidelines for Authors:

Manuscripts should be written in English. Spelling (American or
UK) should be consistent throughout. The Oxford English
 The first page should include in this order: title (20 pt
Dictionary and the New Oxford American Dictionary are acceptable
font size, bold), subtitle (if applicable, 14 pt font size,
sources for spelling. The contributor is responsible for the
linguistic acceptability of the manuscript. bold), abstract, and keywords. A blank line should
separate these sections. Two blank lines should separate

For words and phrases in a language other than the keywords from the body of the paper.

English an exception is made for full quotations in a foreign

 Abstracts should contain no more than 200 words.
language in case there is not an equal authentic text or
official translation in English. A translation should be  Authors should submit minimum 4 keywords per
provided directly thereafter or in a footnote. submission.

 All paragraphs are to be justified. No indent should be

Eligibility
inserted at the beginning of the paragraphs. A blank line
We welcome submissions from students, academicians,
should separate the paragraphs of the same section. Two
researchers and legal practitioners, to come up with their
blank lines should separate the main heading (not the
contributions in the form of articles, essays, short notes, case
subheadings) from the previous paragraph but a single
comments, legislative comments.
blank line should separate that heading from the
following paragraph.
  Footnotes should be written in Times New Roman,
10 pt. font size and have 1.5 line spacing. The author
shall conform to Bluebook 19th ed. Citation.
 Co-authorship is allowed to a maximum of two.
 All entries must be submitted in .doc or .docx format
only.
Consent to Publish
By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees that the
copyright for the article is transferred to the publisher if and
when the article is accepted for publication. For that purpose
the author needs to sign the Consent to Publish which will be
sent with the first proofs of the manuscript.

 The paper must be emailed to cashjournal@rgnul.ac.in CONTACT:

Submission Deadline:
Editor-in-Chief: Sugandha Sawhney (+91-8284042727)
The last date for submissions is 30th Aug., 2018 by 11:59
For any further queries, contact us at cashjournal@rgnul.ac.in
P.M.