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Christ University Law Journal (CULJ) is a biannual, double blind peer-reviewed journal. The Journal and Publication Society of School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) invites submissions for the 21st issue (Vol.12, No.2) of the Christ University Law Journal (Jul-Dec 2023).  The theme for the current issue is Gender stereotyping and nonconformity: Challenges in law, society, and philosophy, and the way forward (July-Dec 2023). Feminist theory on gender has historically been concerned with phallogocentrism, and what it means to be a woman. For instance, Luce Irigaray said that there is only one sex, which elaborates itself in and through the production of the ‘Other.’ In recent times, there has been an augmentation in the Law in regard to gender identity and gender expression. Historically, the Law has been tainted with the firm structures set up by cisnormativity and heterosexuality. This reflects not only in societal stereotyping of genders, but also in the judgments of courts. But, what happens when it is obliterated by the invention of a 'third gender', which challenges the very foundations of the Law? In the preface to Judith Butler’s seminal work, ‘Gender Trouble’, 10 years after the first edition, she wrote that if she were to rewrite the book, she would include the discussions on 'transgender and intersexuality', implying the need of feminist theory to include the experiences of gender nonconformity, which is now trouble. There are several ramifications of these developments in Law, Policy, and theory that require a lot of attention.

The complexity of gender requires an interdisciplinary and post disciplinary set of discourse to resist domestication of gender studies.

In this context, the Christ University Law Journal invites research paper submissions on the following sub-themes:

  1. International law and Gender
  2. Domestic law and its understanding of gender
  3. Rights of Gender Non-Conforming Persons
  4. Sexual Offences and Gender Binding
  5. Interdisciplinary perspectives on Gender (commercial, economics, literature, politics, psychology, sociology and sciences)
  6. Evolving jurisprudence in feminist and queer theory
  7. Intersectionality in gender
  8. Gender stereotyping in society and law
  9. Masculinity studies
We look forward to submissions from members of the Bar, Bench, and Academia. Submissions can be in the form of research articles, case comments (2021 or 2022), and book reviews (2022 publication).


GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

1. The word limit for submissions is as follows: 
           - Research articles - 5000-6000 words or more
           - Case Comment( latest ones)- 1500-2000 words
           - Book reviews (foreign authors, 2020 publication, in the respective area of law) 
2. The research articles must also include an abstract of not more than 175-200 words,  along with 5 relevant keywords. 
3. All submissions must be sent to culj@christuniversity.in and must be attached with a cover letter stating the name
    of the  authors, (only one co-author) occupation/designation, the title of the submission, mobile number and contact
    address for future reference. 
4. All submissions should be in 1.5 line spacing, font size 12(for text) and 14 (for headings) and in Times New Roman
    style. The method of citation is the Harvard Bluebook 20th edition. 
 
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