The IJIL welcomes submission of contributions for consideration by the Editorial Board with a view to publication. For consideration by the Editorial Board the Contributors are requested to observe the following guidelines.

1. The contributions should generally be on issues of international law. They also could address issues that have bearing on international law.

2. The article should be preceded by an abstract.

3. All materials for publication and all correspondence regarding the Journal should be addressed to the Executive Editor, Indian Journal of International Law, V.K. Krishna Menon Bhawan, 9, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi-110001.

4. The author should give an undertaking that the material sent to IJIL is an original work and has not been sent to any other publication.

5. The manuscript should be typed in double space (text as well as foot notes) throughout on one side of A-4 size paper and submitted in duplicate.

6. Contributions should be made in both electronic (floppy/CD) and hard copy………. Should be in MS-Word.

7. Manuscripts will not be returned under any circumstances.

8. After acceptance, it will not be possible to amend texts or send proofs to the authors for correction.

9. Spellings should follow the British pattern as in the Oxford English Dictionary.

10. Referencing style for footnotes: The first reference to any book, article or document should be mentioned in the following way:

Book: 1. A. Shearer, Starke's International Law, 11th Edition (Butterworths, London, 1994), p.10.
Article appearing in an edited book: R.P. Anand, "The World Court on Trial", in R.S. Pathak and R.P. Dhokalia (ed.), International Law in Transition: Essays in Memory of Judge Nagendra Singh (Lancers Book, New Delhi, 1987), pp. 75-88 at p.79.

Article appearing in a Journal: A. Jayagovind, "Legality of Unilateral, Measures in International Trade Law", Indian Journal of International Law, vol. 40 (2000), pp. 14-27 at p. 18. Full name of the Journal should be provided where it is being referred to for the first time, thereafter, in subsequent references its abbreviated name should be mentioned.

Articles in News magazines: Kuldip Nayar, "Where the NHRC has Failed", World Focus (New Delhi), vo1. 22 (January 2001), pp. 17- 18 at p. 17.

Articles from Newspapers: C. Raja Mohan, "Another Sino-Indian Bid to Generate Trust", The Hindu (New Delhi), 17 May 2001, p. 1- ICJ Reports: Appeal Relating to the Jurisdiction of the lCAO Council (India v. Pakistan), ICJ Reports 1972, pp. 46-179 at p. 70.

UN documents: United Nations Millennium Declaration, Adopted by the General Assembly on 8 September 2000 at its Fifty-fifth session, UN Doc. A/RES/55/2.

Judicial decisions of the National Courts: Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011-17, at p. 3015.
References from websites: For details pertaining to The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights see http:// www.unhchr.ch/

In subsequent references to sources already cited in the article, the following format should be used: Starke, note 9, p. 45. (if the reference to Starke appeaTs at foot-note 9). If the same author is quoted more than once in an earlier footnote in such cases the authors' name should be followed by his relevant work. In case same reference is cited in the succeeding footnote Ibid should be used.

Views expressed in the articles, book reviews, editorial comments, notes and in all other contributions to this Journal are those of the respective authors and are not necessarily the views of the Board of Editors or of the Indian Society of International Law.

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