About the Organiser
The Indian Journal of Constitutional Law (IJCL) is a flagship academic publication of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Across its decade-long history, the Journal has featured scholarship from established and emerging voices in constitutional law and public law scholarship.
About the Call for Papers
IJCL is inviting original and unpublished submissions for both:
- General Issue – Volume XIV (2026): The General Issue welcomes contributions across a broad spectrum of constitutional law and allied public law disciplines. Contributions may adopt doctrinal, theoretical, comparative, or interdisciplinary approaches.
- Special Issue: Dignity: Promise and Practice: The Special Issue seeks to critically examine dignity as one of the most foundational yet contested ideas in constitutional discourse. Building on conversations initiated at the National Conference on Dignity Law: Promise and Practice, held at NALSAR University of Law in July 2025, the issue aims to interrogate the relationship between dignity as constitutional doctrine and dignity as lived experience.
Themes
- Philosophical and moral foundations of dignity
- Dignity and constitutional interpretation
- Dignity in Indian and comparative constitutional jurisprudence
- Dignity within criminal justice processes
- Caste, gender, sexuality, disability, and dignity
- Institutional practices and state power
- Clinical legal education and dignity
- Critical perspectives on dignity and structural injustice
Interdisciplinary, empirical, and critical approaches are strongly encouraged.
Submission Categories
Contributions are invited under the following categories:
- Articles: 4,500–7,000 words
- Essays: 3,000–4,500 words
- Case Comments / Legislative Comments: 1,500–3,000 words
- Other Submissions: 1,500–3,000 words
The Journal also welcomes book reviews, responses to previous publications, and practice-based reflections. Word limits are exclusive of footnotes.
Eligibility
The Call is open to:
- Students
- Researchers
- Academics
- Practitioners
- Scholars and individuals interested in constitutional and public law scholarship
Submission Guidelines
- Citation format: OSCOLA (4th Edition)
- Abstract: Maximum 350 words
- Co-authorship permitted for up to two authors
- Manuscripts must be anonymised
- Author details should be provided in a separate document
- Submissions must be in .doc/.docx format only
- Manuscript, abstract, and author details must be uploaded as three separate documents.
Submission Procedure
For submissions to both General and Special issue, it is to be made via google form given at the end of the post.
Deadline
- Last date for submission (for both General and Special Issues): May 31, 2026
- Acceptance notifications shall be communicated by August 15, 2026.
Contact Information
Indian Journal of Constitutional Law
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Justice City, Shameerpet, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad – 500101
Email: ijcl@nalsar.ac.in