Book Titled Reimagining Family Law in the 21st Century

About the Book

This book seeks to examine the evolving contours of Family Law in contemporary India, focusing on the legal, social, and constitutional dimensions of family relationships. This edited volume offers a rigorous and contemporary engagement with Family Law as a dynamic site of legal reform, social negotiation, and constitutional transformation.

Moving beyond a purely doctrinal account, the book situates family law within broader questions of power, gender justice, access to remedies, dispute resolution mechanisms, and the lived realities of litigants. It addresses core domains such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, custody and guardianship, succession, domestic violence, reproductive autonomy, and the increasing relevance of mediation and alternative dispute resolution in family courts.

The editors seek scholarly contributions that critically analyse legislative frameworks and judicial interpretations while foregrounding the interplay between individual rights, community norms, and constitutional morality. By incorporating comparative, theoretical, and empirical perspectives, this edited book aims to deepen scholarly conversations and contribute meaningfully to policy and reform debates.

Sub themes

• The paradigm shift in definitions of marriage, divorce and family
• Family as a Legal Institution: Historical, Sociological, and Jurisprudential Perspectives
• Feminism and Personal Laws
• The emerging and contemporary issues of live-in relationship, reproductive autonomy, domestic violence and same-sex marriage
• The statutory law of Adoption, Maintenance and Guardianship
• Succession and Inheritance rights under family law
• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Courts
• Judicial approach of personal laws in the 21st century
• The future of family law in India and UCC

Manuscript Guidelines

• The total number of authors should not exceed three.
• The author(s) must ensure that the submission is critically evaluative while contributing to the existing literature.
• The manuscript must be in A-4 size, with 1-inch margins on all sides and must be in .doc or .docx format only.
• Submissions must conform to APA 7th edition, along with in-text references.
• Footnotes and Speaking endnotes are prohibited.
• Submission must include an abstract of not more than 250 words; accompanied by five keywords in italics highlighting the theme of the chapter.
• Manuscripts must be original and unpublished work of the author(s).
• All submissions should mandatorily contain the plagiarism and AI report by Turnitin. Use of AI is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism exceeding 10 % excluding small matches <10% will be summarily rejected.
• The author(s) bear full responsibility for the accuracy of all facts and Information presented in the submission.

Formatting

• Font Styles: Times New Roman, Font Size: 12
• Line Spacing: 1.5, Text Justified
• Word limit: 3000- 5000 words

How to Submit?

• Abstract submission is to be made through Google Form only. The selected abstracts shall be communicated to the author(s) via email. Upon such communication, final submission is to be made to chaptersforfamilylawbook.2026@gmail.com as a revert to such email communication of abstract selection.
• Physical copy of the book shall be provided to each author. Publication fee: Rs. 1,000/- per author to be paid after acceptance of the abstract.
• The document name must be in the following format: [Full Name of the Author(s)_Title of the Chapter].

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Contact

In case of any queries, all communications must be to: chaptersforfamilylawbook.2026@gmail.com.