ABOUT CCCPL

The Centre for Competition and Consumer Protection Law (CCCPL) is a research centre dedicated to advancing understanding and promoting awareness of competition and consumer protection laws. Driven by a committed academic and research community, the Centre seeks to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace through rigorous scholarship and informed policy engagement. Through research, advocacy, and outreach initiatives, it contributes to the development of sound legal frameworks that safeguard the interests of both consumers and businesses.

ABOUT CALL FOR BLOGS

CCCPL is presently organising a Call for Blogs, inviting submissions on contemporary and emerging issues in competition law and consumer protection, with the aim of fostering meaningful academic discourse and policy-oriented analysis. The initiative seeks to provide a platform for students, researchers, practitioners, academicians, and other stakeholders to engage critically with evolving legal, economic, and regulatory developments in these fields.

ELIGIBILITY

Submissions are invited from:

• Academicians and Researchers

• Legal Practitioners and Policy Professionals

• Ph.D. Scholars

• Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students

THEME

The authors may send submissions centered around contemporary and relevant issues of competition law and consumer protection. An illustrative and non-exhaustive list of themes is provided in the brochure for reference. Authors are encouraged to interpret the themes creatively and explore any interdisciplinary angles.

SUBMISSION & FORMATTING GUIDELINES

· Submissions should be in the range of 1000 to 1500 words, with an abstract no longer than 70 words included in the 1500 words.

· Co-authorship of up to 2 authors is allowed.

· Use Times New Roman Font Size 12, with Line Spacing of 1.5.

· The manuscript should not contain the name of the author(s), institutional affiliation, or any other identification mark.

· Submissions should be the original work of the author(s). All manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism by the Editorial Board, and offensive, abusive, derogatory, or potentially defamatory submissions will be rejected. A similarity index of 12% will be strictly adhered to for all submissions.

· Submissions must only be made by filling out this Google Form. Submissions made through any other medium will be rejected.

· Once the Editorial Board receives the article, it will go through a rigorous review, and the decision about its acceptance or rejection shall be communicated to the author(s) within 24 days. It might, in unforeseen circumstances, extend to 30 days; the same would be communicated to the author(s) by the Board.

· Adhering to all the submission guidelines is mandatory.

The authors may kindly refer to the Brochure for additional submission guidelines.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

The blog invites rolling submissions.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Submissions made only in a .doc/.docx format are accepted.

The file name must be “Title_CCCPL Manuscript”. The Title of the manuscript should not be more than 12 words. Submissions must only be made by filling out this Google form. Submissions made through any other medium will be rejected.

CONTACT INFORMATION

You can reach us at cccplsubmissions@gmail.com

Click here for Brochure

About NLIU

National Law Institute University, Bhopal, ranks among the oldest and most esteemed National Law Universities in India. NLIU has led in providing quality legal education and has cultivated a global alumni network that has excelled in traditional legal fields as well as in public administration, academia, and policy-making. NLIU promotes and incentivizes a culture of academic rigor. The university fosters research in advanced legal fields, consistently organizing interdisciplinary and industry-wide workshops, seminars, and training programs on topics of current legal significance. The university serves as the alma mater for numerous esteemed journals that accept submissions from students, professionals, regulators, and academicians throughout the legal field, fostering a culture of academic research and facilitating multi-directional discourse.

About CJLT-Blog

The Blog serves as a platform for rigorous, analytical, and conceptually grounded engagement with jurisprudence, legal theory, and allied philosophical and interdisciplinary inquiries into law. We particularly encourage submissions that critically examine foundational questions concerning the nature, methods, values, and limits of law, while remaining clear, accessible and theoretically robust.

Eligibility

Contributions are welcome from students, researchers, practitioners, and academicians. Submissions should reflect strong legal reasoning, clarity of thought, and relevance to the field of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory.

Submission Details

Submission details can be referred through the centre's official website: cjlt.nliu.ac.in

For any queries regarding the blog, please reach out to blog.cjlt@nliu.ac.in. For any queries regarding the centre, please reach out to cjlt@nliu.ac.in.