The Department of Law, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur is one of the oldest Law Department in India. It started in the year 1953 with LL.M. Course. The Diploma course started in the year 1962 and after a lapse of six years, P.G. Diploma in Criminology and Taxation was started from the session 1967-68. The Department of Law was finally started as an independent institute from the year 1993. P.G. Diploma in Environmental Law was introduced from the session 2005-06 on SFS mode. The Department also started offering LL.M. in Human Rights and Value Education from the session 2007-08 on SFS mode. In addition to P.G. course, the Department also offers Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral programmes in Law. Presently the Department offers LL.M. Programme in International Law, Personal Law, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law and Human Rights. The alumni of the Department are well placed as judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, senior advocates, civil servants among others.

This Journal of the Legal Studies appeared first in 1961. The Journal of the Legal Studies (JLS) ISSN 2321-8452 is a peer reviewed and refereed annual publication of the Department of Law, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. The Journal of the Legal Studies is in the continuance of “The Jaipur Law Journal” which has been the acknowledged Journal of the University Legal Studies in Law of the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Since, the inception of the Journal, so many renowned legal luminaries have contributed their research articles in the previous volumes.

The Editorial Board of Journal of the Legal Studies [JLS] is pleased to invite original unpublished research articles, Case notes, Legislative comments, book reviews, essays for publication in the upcoming Volume LII of the Journal of the Legal Studies (JLS) from academicians, legal professionals, judicial officers and doctoral research scholars all over the country. The submissions may fall under the following categories (the word limits are inclusive of footnotes):

• Research Articles: 3000-4000 words. (These are evaluations of specific contemporary legal issues and aim at conceptualizing the issues uniquely and unconventionally. The assessment of contemporary legal issues shall be appreciated, though not mandatory).

• Case notes/Legislative comments: 2000-3000 words. (These are assessments of the aim and legal impact of contemporary judgments and legislations).

• Book Reviews: 2000-3000 words. (Entries submitted under this category may present innovative evaluations of present literature).

• Essays: 3000-4000 words.

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