Call for Blog Submissions: Constitutional Law Society, Tamil Nadu National Law University

The  Constitutional Law Society-Blog is inviting submissions on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year from members of the bar, legal professionals, law students, or others interested in publishing with the blog.

The CLS Blog is a forum created by the Constitutional Law Society, TNNLU to enrich the dialogue surrounding contemporary issues of constitutional law. Its aim is to provide a platform for the TNNLU fraternity and the members of academia and practice to contribute to this growing discourse, while also ensuring that these subjects are comprehensible and accessible to everyone.

The blog primarily accepts submissions related to constitutional law, but welcomes and actively encourages interdisciplinary topics. This is in keeping with its goal to spread awareness of all aspects of constitutional law, and its intersection with other fields of study. 

This month's theme is Constitutional Endurance

A note on the theme:

Constitutional endurance is the longevity of a constitution or how long it lasts before being replaced by a new constitution. Endurance of constitutions provides a stable base for the politics of a particular state and in fact helps to constitute one out of diverse people. It has been observed that the predicted lifespan for any constitution is 19 years, but this varies between various regions. Studies on constitutional endurance have tried drawing linkages from a variety of factors such as the presence of democracy and political system being followed in the country.

Sub-themes for engagement: 

1. Endurance of the Indian Constitution in light of the Basic Structure Doctrine and various amendments.

2. Threats posed by The Emergency on the endurance of the Indian Constitution.

3. Role of drafters of the Indian Constitution in its Endurance. 

4. Impact of Incrementalism and public inclusions in the drafting process on Constitutional Endurance.

5. Effects of social movements and instabilities on the endurance of constitutions.

6. Constitutional Endurance, Federalism and Constitutions of units of states.

7. Flexibility of Constitutions and Endurance.

8. Constitutional Endurance promotes control over the opinions of future generations.

9. Endurance of Constitutional Institutions post demise of Constitutions.

10. Unwritten Constitutions and Constitutional Replacement.

In this call, the blog welcomes insights on the above topics in the form of articles, opinion pieces, case comments, legislative comments or as book reviews. The submission guidelines are available here. 

The deadline for the thematic submission is March 5, 2023.  

To submit, fill this google form.

Aside from thematic submissions, the blog also accepts submissions on a rolling basis. It welcomes pieces that address contemporary issues and nuances in constitutional law, both in India and internationally.

The blog discourages posts that merely summarie cases or discuss basic aspects of current events in constitutional law. It is keen on creating a dialogue between posts, so feel free to cross-refer to and comment on other posts from the blog.

For any queries, substantive questions, clarifications or proposals for consideration, feel free to contact our editors at clsblog@tnnlu.ac.in

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