Call for Papers: FIMT Law Journal, Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence & Law (Submit by 27 Oct)

(This bi-annual journal intends to examine the contemporary developments in the field of law, both at national and international level.)

The FIMT LAW JOURNAL is an open access, blind, peer-reviewed journal published under the aegis of FIMT School of Law since 2018 to recognize and foster legal research among legal fraternity. This bi-annual journal intends to examine the contemporary developments in the field of law, both at national and international level.

The journal aims to publish long and short articles, case comments and book reviews regarding any latest development or new approach in implementation of the law.

To offer a forum for the community of academicians and legal practitioners to publish their research on wide arrays of law concerning international community also.

To promote and foster global legal scholarship exchange and reach a wider readership through open access.

SUGGESTED THEME

This would be a special issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Law with following sub themes:

• AI and Consumer Protection Laws
• AI and Forensics
• AI and Intellectual Property Laws
• AI and Human Rights
• Health Care Laws and AI
• Artificial Intelligence and International Law
• AI and Criminal Justice System
• Cyber security laws and AI

TYPES OF SUBMISSION

The FIMT Law Journal invites original, unpublished manuscripts from academicians, judges, and legal professionals or any other interested researchers and writers from India and abroad, in the form of articles, research papers, case comments, reports on legislations, book reviews, appraisal of laws and policies, review article, etc. No word limit is provided, however, each write up should be reasonable as per its theme and coverage. The Editorial Board will give the final opinion depending on the quality of the submission.

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES

1. Long and short articles must be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 250 words.
2. There can be a maximum of one co- author in one submission.
3. All manuscripts must be submitted in English language only.
4. The research paper must be original and unpublished work of the author(s).Plagiarism above 10 % shall attract immediate disqualification.
5. The manuscript must be typewritten. The font should be Times New Roman, font size 12, line spacing 1.5, justified alignment (except the title and ‘abstract’ caption which should be centrally aligned).All pages shall be numbered.
6. All entries should be submitted electronically in .doc or .docx format.
7. All manuscripts must be accompanied by:
8. A cover letter with the name(s) of author(s), designation, institution/affiliation, the title of the manuscript and contact information (correspondence address, email id, phone number etc.).
9. A declaration that the manuscript submitted is a piece of original and bonafide research work and has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
10. 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, the name or document properties.
11. Authors are required to inform the Editorial Board if they have submitted their manuscript to another law journal and if they have received an acceptance for publication.

MODE OF CITATIONS

All citations shall be placed in foot-notes. ILI Rules of Footnoting must be adhered to. The footnotes must be typewritten in the font Times New Roman, font size 10, line spacing 1.0 and justified alignment. http://www.ili.ac.in/cstyle.pdf

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for Submission of Abstract: 20 September, 2022

Last date for submission of paper: 27 October, 2022

Intimation of acceptance of paper: 20 November, 2022

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND CORRESPONDENCE

All submissions are required to be addressed to the Editor, FIMT Law Journal and emailed to fimtlawjournal@gmail.com