From the Editor’s Desk

Season’s Greetings!

I am glad to announce the publication of the Vol. 17 No. 01 issue of the Indian Journal of Law and Justice. The Indian Journal of Law and Justice has come a long way in the last decade, from being a national law journal to being an internationally acclaimed journal and from being a mere print version to having a website of its own, namely ijlj.nbu.ac.in. Along with being enlisted by the UGC CARE, the journal is proudly indexed with the esteemed SCOPUS, along with HeinOnline and EBSCO. Innumerable scholars, academicians and professionals from the field of law as well as other social sciences sectors have been relying on this journal for their scholarly publications and have played a pivotal role in their early career success. I, along with my highly efficient editorial team, pledge to build on the legacy of this journal. We are making an endeavour to accept online submissions of articles and research papers to improve and expedite peer review. We, as a team, shall continue to remain committed to making it a forum that welcomes scholarship from a diverse and global group of authors, whose ideas are at the cutting edge of law and policy research.

Keeping the trend of the Indian Journal of Law and Justice, authors across the globe have contributed on varied topical matters and raised relevant and pressing questions in their papers to enrich the journal. The current issue gives a glimpse into international and national issues. The current issue highlights the legal strategies for Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh, the evaluation of the provisions of the Nigerian Official Secrets Act and Freedom of the Press, Governance of Public Procurement in India, Legal Rights on Frozen Embryos, Abortion Jurisprudence after the 2021 MTP Amendment, ]Protection of Indian Migrant Domestic Workers in Middle East, Refugee Children to Human Trafficking in the Context of India, A Comparative Critique of Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 124A of the IPC, Protecting Brain Data in the Age of AI, Constitutional Right to Climate Dissent, Youth Led Climate Action, Compensation for Police Custodial Deaths in India, CSR Activities, Right of Prisoners, Corporate Criminal Liability, Transgender Rights, Victims’ Rights.

I thank all contributors for their submissions to this edition and their cooperation with the editorial team during the production phase. I express my gratitude again to the entire Editorial Team, whose commitment and perseverance made this publication possible.

Suggestions and opinions for the improvement of the journal are solicited.

With best wishes

Dr. Sujit Kumar Biswas

Chief Editor