Topics

International Human Rights

Law
International Humanitarian
Law
Intellectual Property Rights
Trade Policy & Regulations
Trade Secrecy Law
Asia Currency Union
Supra State Entities: EU and
Beyond
Trans Pacific Partnership
Agreement
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Maritime Law
And any other topics of contemporary
and international relevance.


Publication Policy
The Editorial Board shall not be
responsible for any material that is
libellous or scandalous. The author shall
be presumed to have obtained necessary
permissions from cited authors in case a
cited work is unpublished.
The Editorial Board shall not be
responsible for any material that is
libellous or scandalous. The author shall
be presumed to have obtained necessary
permissions from cited authors in case a
cited work is unpublished.

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Submission Guidelines
All manuscripts must be submitted in electronic format
only.
The submissions must be e-mailed to vp-
publications@thenils.org with the subject Submission
for NILS Law Review Vol. 1 Author/s name
Institution by September 15, 2014.
All manuscripts submitted shall accompany;
A covering letter with the Name(s) of the
Author(s), Institution/Affiliation, the Title of
the manuscript and contact information viz.
Email ID and Mobile number.
An undertaking as to the work submitted is
genuine and the author is the original owner of
the work, and the same is not published
anywhere before.
An abstract of not more than 300 words
describing the submission.
Electronic submissions shall be made in Word Format
(.doc)/(.docx) only.
Text and citations should ideally conform to the rules
in THE BLUEBOOK: A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATION.
The Review employs footnotes as the method of
citation.
No biographical information or references, including
the name(s) of the author (s), affiliation(s) and
acknowledgements should be included in the text of
the manuscript, file name or document properties. All
such information may be incorporated in the covering
letter accompanying the manuscripts.
The main text of the paper should be in font size 12,
Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing and footnotes in
font size 10, Times New Roman, 1.0 line spacing. Legal
maxims should be in italics.
Word Limit:
5,000 words (exclusive of footnotes) in case of
Articles
2,500 words (exclusive of footnotes) in case of
Case Notes
1,500 words (exclusive of footnotes) in case of
Book Reviews

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Peer Review Process

Preliminary Screening:
New manuscripts shall be first screened by a member of the Board of Editors to make sure that it
meets the basic submission criteria.
Selection Process:
After the preliminary screening, manuscripts that meet the submission criteria are forwarded to two
other members of the Board of Editors, who review the submission based on the following factors:
Originality
Contribution to legal knowledge
Utility and relevance to legal practice
Adequate documentation
Organisation
Clarity of presentation
Style and readability
Editorial Board seeks original manuscripts that will stimulate professional dialogue, and shall not reject
any manuscript for publication if the manuscript has controversial elements or presents an unpopular
stance or position other than the prevailing view.
In addition, the Editorial Board reserves the right to make other changes, subject to author/s
approval. Authors receive a copy of the edited manuscript (if any) for review.
The Editor-in-Chief of the Review shall make the final decision on whether to publish a manuscript, on
the ratings and recommendations of other members on the Editorial Board.

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