Due to an observable lack of legal academia dedicated to Environmental Law in India, the Justice ML Pendse Chair in Environmental Law at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU Mumbai) aims to foster legal environmental education by promoting and undertaking research activities exclusively in the field, in collaboration with national and international stakeholders.
The Chair is pleased to announce its edited book on 'Environmental Law, Policy, and Compliance'. Top papers that are submitted will be published in the edited book (with ISSN) by their publishing partners, Bharat Law House.
Vice-Chancellor, MNLU Mumbai, Prof (Dr) Dilip Ukey, and Research Assistant, Ph.D scholar, MNLU Mumbai, Shweta Bhuyan are the editors of the book.
Themes
Any paper related to environmental law and relevant policy framework is acceptable.
Eligibility
Submissions are invited from
Students
Research/ PhD scholars
Academicians
Lawyers
Working professionals
Mode of submission
The submissions need to be emailed in .doc/.docx format to mlpendse@mnlumumbai.edu.in
Submission & Formatting Guidelines
Co-authorship: Up to 2 authors
Word Limit: 3000-5000 words (inclusive of footnotes)
Citation Style: OSCOLA (4th ed.)
Plagiarism / Similarity Index Ceiling: up to 10%
Main Body: Times New Roman with font size being 12 and 1.5 line spacing
Footnote: Times New Roman with font size being 10 and 1.0 line spacing
Deadline
The last date for submission of papers is July 15, 2025.
Contact Information
All correspondence and queries related to the submission may be addressed to mlpendse@mnlumumbai.edu.in.
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