About the Blogs
SLCU, Christ University’s International Relations and Foreign Policy Committee, invites guest contributions to its blog (UnderArticle38). Offers for contributions are welcome from academics (including researchers and Ph.D. students), practitioners (lawyers, NGO employees, and civil servants) and students.
Blog posts could cover any area of International Law, but must (a) explain the legal background clearly and succinctly, and (b) offer insight into or analysis of the issues being covered. We discourage submissions that merely outline the ratio of a decision or provide a summary without providing any analysis of the reasons cited by the court or its significance to the international community
Contributions are welcome in any area, but would be especially welcome in areas so far covered in less detail by the blog.
Submission Guidelines
- Length of the Posts: We are flexible with the length of the posts that we publish. Generally, the blog posts should be in the range of 1000-1800 words. Longer posts will be published in parts.
- Content: Articles that have contemporary relevance are preferred. However, you may cross- examine an old issue or take up something that is not sufficiently articulated in other fora.
- Structure and Style: We encourage our contributors to write well-organised pieces with decent articulation. Contributions should be coherent and easy to understand. Please avoid excessive use of jargon. The rest of the editorial team will work with you to improve the quality of your contribution.
- References: The relevant sources should be hyperlinked within the article itself. Sources of which no link can be provided must be mentioned as endnotes. In no circumstances will any footnoting be permitted for manuscripts, and the author(s) must maintain BLUEBOOK 21st EDITION citation style across the manuscript. We provide a plagiarism relaxation of up to 20% in the guidelines.
- Excerpt: Blog posts should be accompanied by a short summary detailing the core issue(s) dealt with in their content: preferably 40-60 words.
- Anonymity & Bio: The submission should not mention any information about the author. Alternatively, we would like you to send us a short biography of yours (in a separate document). Your biography shall be published along with your post.
- Images: All submissions must include at least one high-resolution image , preferably in landscape orientation, to serve as the blog preview. The image should be relevant and either self-created or labelled for non-commercial reuse with modification. Accepted formats are JPEG or PNG, and files should be named as AuthorName_Title_Image. Submissions without a suitable image may be supplemented with an image chosen by the editorial team.
- Timing: Submissions may be sent to us at any time, year-round.
- Response Time: To discuss the topics, issues or themes you want to write on. Our response time varies from a couple of hours to a couple of days. Likewise, the decision of the editorial board regarding the publication of your submission is usually communicated in 7 to 14 days.
Submission Format
- Topic – Centre aligned – 14 Font size – BOLD font
- Heading – 12 Font size – BOLD font – Times New Roman – shall be numbered in Roman numbers, for example: I, II, III…
- Sub-heading – 12 Font size – Italic – underlined – Times New Roman – shall be numbered in Roman numbers, for example: I.I, I.II, II.I, II.II…
- Main Body – 12 Font size – Times New Roman – Justified alignment
- Line Spacing – 1.5
(The heading and sub-headings shall be left-aligned)
(The English that shall be used is British English)
Contributor’s Agreement
By submitting a post to the blog, the Contributor guarantees that the post is a product of their work and is unpublished. Contributors also permit the Under Article 38 to use their post, with full attribution but without further consent, on a non-commercial basis in online and offline publications.
Upon the acknowledgement of the submission of the blog, the author will not be allowed to withdraw their manuscript after 10 days of the acknowledgement.
Submissions are open throughout the year, and a monthly reminder will be shared with the student body, calling for entries. We are currently inviting submissions for the July-August 2026 edition of the blog.
How to Submit?
Kindly email your blog articles to: irfpc.submissions.slcu@gmail.com.
Contact
For any queries or clarifications, please write to irfpc.queries.slcu@gmail.com.
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