About India International Disputes Week

India International Disputes Week (IIDW) is a non-profit platform conceived to advance India’s position as a credible, confident and future-ready hub for dispute resolution across litigation, arbitration and mediation, both domestically and internationally.

IIDW seeks to align global best practices with the practical realities of Indian law and procedure, with an emphasis on outcomes, institutional trust, efficiency and professional excellence.

About the IIDW Magazine

The IIDW Magazine is an annual publication under the aegis of India International Disputes Week (IIDW). It publishes research and commentary combining sound legal analysis with practical insight, with particular emphasis on comparative perspectives and the cross-border application of domestic law in alternative dispute resolution, corporate law, intellectual property, tax, criminal law and other areas.

Issue-2 will be released at India International Disputes Week 2027, which will be held in Chandigarh from Jan 9–13, 2027. Every submission will be considered by the Editorial Board of the IIDW Magazine. Preference will be given to submissions that directly engage with the themes of the IIDW Conference 2027.

About the Call for Submissions

The IIDW Magazine invites submissions from advocates, arbitrators, judicial officers, academics, in-house counsel, researchers, law students and other legal professionals for Issue-2.

Themes

Submissions may address

  • AI, technology and the law;
  • data, privacy and power;
  • arbitration and alternative dispute resolution with a focus on India at 2047;
  • financial crimes and cross-border enforcement;
  • construction and real estate; intellectual property;
  • tax dispute resolution;

or any other area relating to disputes.

Submission Categories

Long Articles

Original and analytical contributions engaging with contemporary legal issues, between 2,000 and 2,500 words.

Short Commentaries

Concise and engaging commentaries on significant legal developments, emerging issues, judgments, legislative or regulatory developments, or contemporary trends in legal practice, up to 1,200 words.

Legal Cartoons

Creative contributions engaging with contemporary law, litigation, dispute resolution or the legal profession. Submissions should consist of one strip with a maximum of four panels.

Eligibility

  • Advocates, arbitrators, judicial officers, academics, in-house counsel, researchers, law students and other legal professionals may submit.

  • Co-authorship is permitted, with a maximum of two authors per submission.

Submission Guidelines

  • The prescribed word limit includes references and endnotes. Submissions exceeding the prescribed word limit may be summarily rejected.

  • Minimal in-text references may be used only where absolutely necessary.

  • Submissions should be written in a clear, concise and accessible style while maintaining appropriate legal rigour.

  • References should be provided by way of endnotes and not footnotes.

  • Authors must provide a 50-word author biography in the body of the submission email.

  • Each submission must be accompanied by the Author Declaration set out in Annexure I.

Formatting Guidelines

Submissions should use Times New Roman font, 12-point font size, 1.5 line spacing and justified alignment. Submissions must be in .doc or .docx format and written in English.

Important Dates

  • Call for Submissions Opens: Oct 10, 2026

  • Submission Deadline: Nov 25, 2026, 11:59 PM IST

  • Communication of Editorial Decision: Dec 15, 2026

  • Submission of Revisions, if required: Dec 25, 2026

  • Release of IIDW Magazine, Issue-2: IIDW 2027

How to Submit?

Submissions should be sent to publish@disputesweek.com with the subject line: IIDW Magazine-Issue-2 Submission.

Contact

For further details and submissions, please write to publish@disputesweek.com.