The Centre for Advanced Studies in Labour Welfare (CASLW), RGNUL invites blog submissions on labour and employment law by October 22, 2026.
About Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab under the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act 2006. The university has the approval of the Bar Council of India and is registered with the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956. It holds an ‘A’ Grade accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, awarded in 2015.
About the Centre for Advanced Studies in Labour Welfare
The Centre for Advanced Studies in Labour Welfare (CASLW) was established at RGNUL to strengthen the labour justice system in India and advance the welfare, rights and dignity of workers and their families. The Centre undertakes research, academic engagement and awareness initiatives concerning labour welfare, worker empowerment and contemporary developments affecting labour rights and workplace regulation.
About Labour & Liberty Blog
Labour & Liberty is the dedicated publication platform of CASLW. It seeks to encourage informed discussion on emerging questions of labour and employment law and their wider social, economic and regulatory dimensions. The blog particularly encourages analytical pieces that critically engage with developing legislation, judicial decisions, regulatory policy and changes in the nature of work, rather than merely describing the law.
About the Call
CASLW, RGNUL invites submissions for the Labour & Liberty Blog from students, academics, practitioners and researchers. The blog seeks contemporary, analytical and interdisciplinary scholarship on labour, employment and workplace regulation.
Theme
Submissions are invited broadly within the fields of labour law, employment law and service law. Connected interdisciplinary areas include labour codes and industrial relations; wages, working conditions and social security; gig, platform and informal-sector workers; workplace equality, discrimination and gender justice; migrant and contract labour; occupational safety and worker welfare; artificial intelligence, automation and the future of work; employee privacy and workplace surveillance; trade unions and collective bargaining; child and bonded labour; labour-law compliance and enforcement; comparative and international labour law; and contemporary judicial and regulatory developments affecting employment and workers’ rights.
The listed areas are illustrative and not exhaustive, and submissions within the broader domain of labour, employment, service law or labour welfare are welcome.
Submission Categories
Submissions are invited in the form of blog posts. Single-author and co-authored submissions are accepted, with a maximum of two authors. The title of the manuscript should indicate the sub-theme selected by the author.
Eligibility
- Students, academicians, legal practitioners, researchers, HR professionals and other persons interested in labour and employment law may submit.
- Co-authorship is permitted for a maximum of two authors, who may belong to the same or different institutions.
Submission Guidelines
The manuscript must be original and unpublished. Cross-publication is not permitted, and submissions containing plagiarism will be rejected. The manuscript must not contain the name, institutional affiliation or any other identifying information of the author or authors. Submissions should preferably advance an argument or critical analysis rather than merely reproduce or summarise existing law. The author or authors will be solely responsible for the accuracy of the facts, opinions and views stated in the manuscript. Copyright in published submissions shall vest with CASLW-RGNUL, while all moral rights shall remain with the author or authors.
Formatting Guidelines
The submission should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words, and the blog may accept submissions of up to 1,800 words depending on the quality of the submission. The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing and justified alignment. References to sources available online should ordinarily be incorporated through in-text hyperlinks. Where the relevant source is unavailable online, endnotes may be used in Times New Roman, font size 10, single-spaced, following OSCOLA 4th Edition.
Important Dates
The submission deadline is October 22, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
Contact
For queries, write to caslw@rgnul.ac.in.
Application Procedure
Authors must submit their manuscripts through the Google Form linked below. The submission must be in .doc or .docx format, must not contain identifying information, and must have a document title reflecting the title of the submission without any personal details of the author or authors. The last date to submit is October 22, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
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