Call for Papers
Call for Papers
Academy of Law
07 December 2020 14:59:01

We are delighted to invite submissions of papers for publication in DISCOURSE, the AIFC Academy of Law Legal Publications portal.

Legal professionals and scholars in the sphere of international commercial law practice are welcome to submit legal updates, comments on AIFC Law, academic research, or policy white papers on any topic of interest to the global legal community.* All submissions will be peer reviewed on the basis of quality and originality.

DISCOURSE is committed to the highest academic standards and to making a meaningful contribution to the legal community.

 

About DISCOURSE & AIFC Academy of Law

DISCOURSE is the publications arm of the AIFC Academy of Law. Through this platform, we disseminate the latest news in the legal sector as well as accommodate innovative academic research and contemporary issues in Astana International Financial Centre (“AIFC”) and beyond. DISCOURSE aims to provide both AIFC staff and the wider legal community with a thought leadership forum and create the intellectual property of the profession.

We are currently open to all kinds of topics. For example, you are welcome to review any areas of law in the sphere of international commercial law practice. Alternatively, you can write about the qualities and ethics a legal practitioner should possess in respond to the contemporary demands raised by the society towards the legal profession.

The AIFC Academy of Law is a legal education and services platform, established to promote the development of jurisprudence, the rule of law, and the professional legal community in the AIFC and CIS region.

 

Submissions

DISCOURSE accepts submissions in the form of legal updates, comments on AIFC Law, academic research, and policy white papers.* All submitted papers are encouraged to comply with the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) or The Bluebook.

Any author wishing to have their papers considered for publication in DISCOURSE please send in your submissions in MS Word (*.doc or *.docx) to [email protected] along with the following information:

  • Name
  • Organization
  • Position
  • Contact information
  • An abstract of not more than 200 words as a word document
  • A copy of the signed Publication Policy

 

Once accepted, authors will be contacted with more details on the editing and publication process. For more guidance, please review our Publication Policy. Should you have any enquiries, please contact Victor Chan at [email protected].

 

*For details regarding the classification of papers, please refer to our Publication Policy.


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