“Legal pedagogy” and “research methodology” are the two most important areas that make legal education and research meaningful in a Centre of Legal Education. There is a dearth of quality literature on these topics. After joining the knowledge profession, teachers and researchers need basic roadmap to move ahead. The proposed book project is meant to fill in the vacuum with valuable contributions from veteran and emerging scholarship across the country. 

The proposed book project is divided in two parts: 

  1. legal pedagogy; and 
  2. research methodology in legal studies. 

The first part is meant to add value to less explored knowledge domain vis-à-vis pedagogy of the pedagogy itself. In the whirlpool of otherwise widespread concerns for pedagogy, most rudimentary issues, e.g., what to teach, how to teach, and the like, remain often than not set aside while there are major issues for educational standards in higher educational institutions and legal education appears no exception to this end. In recent times, growth of information and communication technology (ICT) brings in a paradigm shift in the world of education; pedagogy and research methodology alike. So far as research methodology is concerned, stakeholders remain not well informed, and at times ill-informed, about the fundamental tools and techniques of methodology. For instance, quality literature on scientific formulation of research question, research hypothesis, etc., in legal research in particular, appears almost non-existent. Subject to their respective interests, authors are encouraged to submit synopsis on any of the sub-themes of their choice, followed by chapter on the basis of synopsis. 

The themes given hereunder are inclusive and contributors may select any other theme of their choice which falls within the four corners of the title of the subject matter. 

Sub-themes - 

Part I - 

  1. Clinical Legal Education 
  2. Critical Legal Education 
  3. Law and Society Movement 
  4. Pedagogy of the Casebook Studies 
  5. Pedagogy of Professional Ethics 
  6. Pedagogy of Academic Legal Education 
  7. Pedagogy of Professional Legal Education 
  8. Legal Aid Clinic: Taking the Law to Public 
  9. Pedagogy of Moot Court in Legal Education 
  10. Pedagogy of Simulation in Legal Education 
  11. How to Prepare and Deliver a Lecture? 
  12. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Legal Education 
  13. Pedagogy of Social Studies in Legal Education 
  14. Project Exercise as Means of Legal Education 
  15. Presentation as Means of Legal Education 
  16. Use of Law Library in the Digitalized World 
  17. Courtroom Visit in Legal Education 
  18. Police Station Visit in Legal Education 
  19. Law Chambers Visit in Legal Education 
  20. Value Education in Professional Legal Education 
  21. Paralegal Service and Legal Education 
  22. Career-counselling for Policy Advocacy 
  23. Career-counselling for Litigation Practice 
  24. Career-counselling towards Legal Academics 
  25. Any other theme relevant to the book 

Part II - 

  1. Research Objective 
  2. Research Problem 
  3. Literature Review 
  4. Research Question 
  5. Research Hypothesis 
  6. Research Limitation 
  7. Research Proposal 
  8. Academic Integrity in Research 
  9. Writing Research Papers 
  10. Qualitative Approach in Legal Research 
  11. Quantitative Approach in Legal Research 
  12. Normative Approach in Legal Research 
  13. Exploratory Approach in Legal Research 
  14. Institutional Approach in Legal Research 
  15. Empiricism in Legal Research 
  16. Socio-legal Research 
  17. Techno-legal Research 
  18. Clinical Legal Research 
  19. Critical Legal Research 
  20. Researching Law and Society Movement 
  21. Researching Economic Analysis of Law 
  22. Researching Law and Literature 
  23. Researching Legal Philosophy 
  24. Researching Sociology of Law 
  25. Researching Legal History 
  26. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Legal Research 
  27. Any other theme relevant to the book

Guidelines for Contributors 

Sub-themes are prescriptive, not exclusive. The contributors may write on any other issue relevant to broad theme of the book. 

  • Use Times New Roman, 12 font, justified, 1.5 line-space. 
  • There is no word limit prescribed as such. However, it should ideally be not less than 3000 words. 
  • The contributors may club two or more themes. 
  •  Avoid use of frequent quotations. A quotation must not exceed fifty (50) words. 
  • Use uniform mode of citation throughout the chapter. 
  • The chapter may be co-authored. 
  • Submission deadline for synopsis: December 15, 2021. 
  • Submission deadline for chapter: January 31, 2022. 
  • Publication of chapter is subject to similarity check, followed by quality check. 
  • All contributions should reach the following mailbox: rmbook2022@nluassam.ac.in on or before submission deadline. 

The Book is likely to be published by an International/National publisher of repute with ISBN. 

For further information, please feel free to connect: 

Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Ahuja 

Professor of Law and Vice-Chancellor 

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam 

Prof. (Dr.) Debasis Poddar 

Professor of Law 

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam 

Mobile: 9433112530 

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