International Humanitarian law Journal Call for Papers
The University Of Nairobi Law Journal Call For Papers International Humanitarian Law The University of Nairobi Law Journal is a student-run legal publication that has been running since 1989 at the University of Nairobi. The Journal is managed by an Editorial Board consisting of student editors and consulting editors who are scholars of repute. This year, in collaboration with the Kenya Red Cross society, we are publishing a journal on international humanitarian law. We would like to invite you to submit papers for this purpose. The papers must follow the following guidelines
1. The submission must be original.
2. The submission (or part thereof) should not have already been published elsewhere.
3. Main heading should be in Arial, capitals, font twelve and in bold
4. Sub headings should be in Arial, capitals, font 11 numbered consecutively.
5. Manuscripts must be typed in Arial, font 11, while footnotes should be in font 8. No other form of referencing, apart from footnotes, will be accepted.
6. Footnotes should appear at the end of the page and must be numbered consecutively. Footnote numbers should be in superscript without any surrounding brackets.
7. Proper nouns or acronyms should be written in full the first time and may subsequently be written in the abbreviated form: e.g. the East African Community (EAC).
8. Self-made words should be in smart single quotes: e.g. ‘solidarism’.
9. Words in foreign language (supra, Ibid, status quo, locus standi, etc) should be italicized.
10. Double quotation marks should be used; for a quote within a quote, use smart single quotes.
11. All quotations should be indented to half inch (0.5”) on both sides, should be in Arial and font size
12. Articles should average between 5 000 and 9 000 words in words (excluding footnotes) in length; case analyses should be in 1 500 – 2500 words; comments/ notes should not exceed 3 000 words and book reviews should be between 500-1500 words.
13. Authors should indicate in the manuscripts their academic qualifications and professional status.
14. Sources must be listed at the end of each article, giving full details.
15. First reference to books: e.g. Shaw, MN (1991 International Law Cambridge: Grotius Publications, Cambridge), p 233.
16. The names of the authors should be written as follows: Kuloba, R. – In the case of more than one authors, the style should be as follows Kuloba, R.& Mutiso, P.
17. First reference to journal articles: PLO Lumumba, Order 53: The Impact of Legal Notice No. 164 of 1992, UNLJ 2 (1995)
18. Book Chapters: e.g. Flinterman, FG ‘The Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ in Scriver, OS & McDonald, AS (eds) (1990) The United Nations and the Protection of Human Rights Rome: Kesweck Publishers.
19. References to statutes should not be in italics and should be underlined. Constitutions should be treated likewise.
20. Reference to cases should adhere to the respective Law Reports citation. The name of the cases should be in italics.
21. Websites should be cited as follows, for example: (accessed on 14 July 2004).
22. Dates should be cited as follows: 23 July 2005.
23. Official titles should be put in the Title Case: e.g the President of the Republic of Kenya. Capitals should be used sparingly.
NOTE:
The submission will be submitted to a referees) for evaluation. The Editorial Board reserves the right to change the manuscripts to make them conform with the UNLJ house style, to improve accuracy, to eliminate mistakes and ambiguity, and to bring the manuscript in line with the tenets of plain legal language.
Submission of papers is however not a guarantee of publication
Papers should arrive at the desk of the editor-in chief no later than 1st march 2010 at 5.00pm
Papers should be e-mailed to: uonlj@yahoo.com