Call for Papers

Call for Papers- Inaugural Volume (Online) 

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About the Faculty of Law, Manipal University Jaipur 

Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), established in 2011 as a State Private University, has rapidly become a center for academic excellence, particularly in Rajasthan and in the rest of the country. It forayed into the field of legal education in 2014 by introducing five-year integrated BALLB (Hons.), BBALLB (Hons.), Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Law (LLM), and PhD programs. The Institute has since then earned the distinction of being consecutively ranked 29th by NIRF 2023 and NIRF 2024 in the individual category of law.  

About the Journal 

The MUJ Law and Policy Journal (MUJLPJ) is the flagship journal of the Faculty of Law, Manipal University Jaipur. The journal is a double-blind peer-reviewed annual publication on critical and contemporary issues of law, with the primary aim of promoting academic discourse and interdisciplinary research. This is an open-access journal based on diverse themes on law and policy, and its intersection with other disciplines. 

Themes for the Inaugural Issue

The Journal invites original and previously unpublished articles, notes, comments, and book reviews for its inaugural volume, to be tentatively released in September 2025, from academicians, professionals, research scholars, and students enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program. 

The inaugural issue will be focusing on advanced topics relating to Constitutional Law, and authors can contribute articles on any of the following themes mentioned below. However, the list is not exhaustive. The authors are at liberty to explore any other topic relating to Constitutional Law.  

The suggested themes are: 

• Post-Modern Environmentalism: Redefining the Nexus between Rights, Ecology, and Sustainable Governance 

• Federalism, Decentralization, and Identity Politics in a Constitutional State 

• Policy Implementation and Constitutional Safeguards: Judicial Oversight of State Action 

• Recalibrating the Right to Privacy in a Digital Era 

• Preventive Detention and Personal Liberty: Analyzing Security Laws within Constitutional Framework 

• Gendered Constitutionalism: Reinterpreting the Feminist Jurisprudence on Affirmative Action 

• Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice: Balancing Rights and Public Safety 

• Living Constitutions: Adapting to, and Transforming Society in a Dynamic World 

• Constitutional Dilemmas of Reservation: Balancing Meritocracy and the Idea of Substantive Equality 

• DPSPs and Fundamental Rights: Constitutional Synergies in Shaping Contemporary Policies 

• The Role of Basic Structure in Shaping the Constitutional Morality in India 

• Rethinking the Public-Private Divide: Implications for Constitutional Law and Human Rights 

• Constitutional Resonance to Sustainable Development Goals 

• The Intersection of Indivisible Justice and Social Movements: Analyzing Constitutional Responses to Activism and Advocacy 

• Constitutional Pluralism: Balancing the Legal Orders in Multi-Level Governance

 

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