About Virtuosity Legal
Virtuosity Legal is a peer-reviewed legal academic blog independently-run by students at the Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. This is where the pursuit of excellence in legal discourse meets the passion for transformative ideas. This platform is a testament to the belief that law is not just a subject to be studied but a dynamic field that shapes and is shaped by society.
Virtuosity Legal is more than a blog; it is a student-driven initiative with a singular mission: to create a repository of authentic, research-driven content that adds real value to the study and practice of law.
Here, substance takes precedence over sensationalism, and every article is a step toward clarity, depth, and reform in legal academia. We believe that the art of writing should not be lost to AI. Therefore, Virtuosity Legal is an initiative to make sure the art of writing not only survives but thrives in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Our commitment is to elevate the conversation around law— through fresh perspectives on recent legal developments, landmark cases, incisive critiques of legislative shifts, or innovative explorations of legal theories. Virtuosity Legal is for those who believe that ideas should be backed by substance, and research should carry real authority.
Details About the Call for blogs
Artificial Intelligence is a landmark innovation—not magic, but certainly magical in pace and scope. Generative AI has unleashed unprecedented speed, scale, and automation, transforming everything from legal research to public discourse. Yet, the mounting downsides are already reshaping debates across the world. Virtuosity Legal invites sharp, India-focused analyses exploring how AI is shaping (and sometimes warping) our legal ecosystem — and how human expertise can still bell the cat in this era.
Fabricated case laws being cited in courts, Plagiarism in Data training and the Fair Use Defence, an avalanche of low-quality AI-generated “slop” eroding content standards online, alongside the hidden environmental costs of training massive models, the challenges are innumerable. In India, where judicial credibility, environmental sustainability, and equitable access to justice are already fragile, these issues become urgent. Generative AI’s tendency to produce plausible—but not necessarily true—responses raises profound questions for legal practice, policymaking, and public discourse.
Theme
Title: DeGenerative AI: The Legal, Ethical & Environmental Costs
Submission Categories (indicative, not exhaustive):
Sub-Themes
(Indicative, not exhaustive)
- Environmental Cost of AI in a Developing Economy
- Fair Use Doctrine & Generative AI: The Indian Perspective
- The Menace of Duplicate or Fabricated Case Laws in Indian Courts
- AI ‘Slop’ and the Quality Crisis in Legal Research
- Algorithmic Bias & Access to Justice in India
- Regulating AI: Lessons India Can Learn from Global Models
- Sustainable Development and Ecological Footprint of Generative AI
- Truth vs Plausible Responses: Demystifying Generative AI
- AI Hallucinations in Legal Applications
Formatting Guidelines
- Word Limit: 1200-2500 words
- Font: Times New Roman
- Font size: 12 for the body, 14 for headings
- Line spacing: 1.5
- Alignment: Headings should be center-aligned; the article text should be justified.
- Submissions: Send your pitch in .doc or .docx format (Word file).
- Citations: Use hyperlinks for references wherever possible. For cases or sources without URLs, adhere to a uniform citation style for the entire document.
Eligibility
We invite original, non-plagiarised submission with minimal to no usage of AI generated content from law students, scholars, professors, researchers, professionals and experts in the field of law.
Location
REMOTE
The call for blogs is open to students, advocates, professors, researchers, professionals and experts in the field of law worldwide.
Submission Procedure
- Email your submission to submissions@virtuositylegal.com with the subject line: “Submission for Virtuosity Legal.”
- Attach your article in .doc or .docx format (Word file).
- Title of the document file should be the same as the title of the article.
- In the email body please include:
- A short abstract (100–200 words).
- A declaration that the work is original and has not been published elsewhere.
- A short bio.
- Submissions that fail to meet these guidelines may not be considered.
- Authors of selected articles will be notified via email within 3-5 working days.
- If you do not hear from us within 3-4 working days, kindly consider your manuscript rejected. Please feel free to pitch it elsewhere.
- The author(s) shall be conveyed via email if the reviewing team considers some changes in the submitted article. The author(s) shall reserve the right to make the due changes or withdraw the submission altogether. Comments highlighting changes do not preclude selection of the article.
Fee Details
None
Deadline
7 September, 2025 (11:59 pm IST)
Contact Information
For submissions reach out at:submissions@virtuositylegal.com
For queries regarding the call for blogs or Virtuosity Legal, please feel free to reach out to us at: editor@virtuositylegal.com
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