Call for Papers

CMR University Journal for Dispute Settlement and Arbitration (Online)

Call for Papers: Journal of Alternate Dispute Resolution

The Centre for ADR is coming up with its first online journal. As it is the endeavor of the Centre for ADR to become the beacon in the field of Arbitration and other ADR mechanism by encouraging synthesis of knowledge and best practices cutting across students, academia, industry, practitioners and research fraternity. The Journal welcomes submissions from academicians, practitioners, research scholars and students from law and allied fields.

The Centre for ADR inviting articles / research papers, case comment and book reviews on the contemporary topics and themes of Arbitration and other ADR mechanism for publication in the E.Journal of Alternate Dispute Resolution.

This is done with an aim to bring academicians, professionals, legal experts, judges and students on panels for discussions as subject of ADR is multidisciplinary in nature; to encourage debates amongst participants of the Centre and produce academic research for ADR. Hence inviting/ calling for original, unpublished work from law students, research scholars, academicians and other professionals working in any sectors related to law all over the country.

Theme

The submission may be on any contemporary issue related to Alternate Dispute Resolution ADR mechanisms including but not limiting to negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration. As ADR is a new and emerging inter-disciplinary field that is concerned with, inter-alia:

the study of the causative structural factors and the subjective motives of the actors giving rise to disputes;
the study of the formal and informal institutions dedicated to the resolution of disputes; and
the study of the laws and regulations to produce fair outcomes of disputes.

The work may be submitted under the following categories. The authors are expected to strictly adhere to the prescribed word limits.

Long Articles

Comprehensive articles reflecting well-reasoned opinion of the author/s on legal issues of contemporary relevance – 5000 – 8000 words

Short Articles

Short articles on specific issues concerning law and allied areas – 3000- 5000 words

Case notes/Comments

Comments on recent landmark judgments – 1500 – 3000 words

Book Reviews:

Comprehensive review of recent books on law and allied areas – 1500 – 3000 words

Note:

Every submission shall be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 250 words reflecting the importance of the topic in the Contemporary world.
The prescribed word limits mentioned above shall exclude Abstract and Footnotes.
Speaking footnotes and End notes are not permitted.