Call For Papers | Edited Book On Environmental Law By Justice ML Pendse Chair In Environmental Law, MNLU Mumbai [Submit By 15th July 2025]

On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2025, Justice M.L. Pendse Chair in Environmental Law at MNLU Mumbai invites papers for its upcoming edited book on environmental law, policy, and compliance.

About MNLU Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, established under the Maharashtra Act VI of 2014, is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. The Act envisaged to establish National Law University in Maharashtra to impart advanced legal education and promote society-oriented research in legal studies for the advancement of societal life of the people in the country.

About Justice M.L. Pendse Chair in Environmental Law

Due to an observable lack of legal academia dedicated to Environmental Law in India, the Justice M. L. Pendse Chair in Environmental Law aims to foster legal environmental education by promoting and undertaking research activities exclusively in the field, in collaboration with national and international stakeholders.

About the Upcoming Edited Book:

• The Chair is pleased to announce its edited book on 'Environmental Law, Policy, and Compliance'.
• Top papers from this call will be published in the edited book (with an ISSN) by our publishing partners - Bharat Law House.
• Prof (Dr.) Dilip Ukey (Vice-chancellor, MNLU Mumbai) and Ms. Shweta Bhuyan (Research Assistant and Ph.D. Scholar, MNLU Mumbai) are the editors of this book.

Themes:

Any paper related to environmental law and relevant policy framework is acceptable.

Eligibility

Submissions are in invited from:

• Students (UG and PG)
• Research / Ph.D. 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 (4^th 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 15th July 2025.

Contact Information

All correspondence and queries related to the submission may be addressed to mlpendse@mnlumumbai.edu.in.

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