The concept of Law is a relentless argument, a continuation of the pursuit of Justice intertwined with the evocative theme of Positive Law. Lawful and  unlawful instincts coalesce together in order to spawn a socio-politico-legal narrative. The objective is not to go ahead with a bland implementation of Justice but with the modicum of a Just cause, an instrumentality of Free thought, Expression, Liberty and all attendant Fundamental Freedoms. We invite the interested souls, the Free thinkers of kindred ilk to look into the theme of Law with its enmeshed humanitarian ethos in order to delve into the core of what a justifiable inclination stands for. Just Cause, will be a creative play station for all the legal eagles of the net zone. They all can run into an avalanche of freebies and all of them devoted to the cause of student egalitarianism and a sacred celebration of the spirit of creativity can utilize this play station to give a vent to their seminal creed and christen this striving as the " Just Cause". Bon Voyage, fellow Pilgrims! Let the Courts decide and delineate the free from the unfree, and the just from the unjust. Let it be a Just Cause.      

                 Just Cause, is the reason for our e-journal to exist. The title invites the expression of pent up emotions which permeate the soul of mankind. Just Cause in GNLU is an honest striving to recreate the world of the ideal-peace and camaraderie-which might facilitate all round gaiety, verve and creativity. Peace, order and objectivity in dealing with themes of life, literature, justice, academics and war ought to be the emphasis in all our efforts. So, let's celebrate the spirit of "Zeitgeist" which sustains us all. Let us all be part of the "Just Cause".  

                      As Woodrow Wilson, a "liberal" reformer, led the United States into World War I "to make the world safe for democracy", so Franklin D. Roosevelt, another "liberal" reformer, led it into World War II, in the name of the "Four Freedoms."  In both cases the "conservatives", and the big business interests, were overwhelmingly opposed to war but were silenced.  In the case of World War II they were smeared as "isolationists," "reactionaries," and "America-First'ers."

       Editorial Policy

               The E-Journal, "Just Cause" aims at giving an expression to the creative potentialities of the Gnlu Student denizens. The Editorial Board depicted below is constituted by the Faculty being in a supervisory function and the Student Editors being in a secondary role . The Student editors were selected on the basis of their singular interest, writing talent and the capacity to sensitize the student community regarding the content, layout of the E-Journal. They are also given the task of inspiring all students to write on burning and thematic topics which are of interest to the Gnlu Student Denizens. Just Cause is a Collective effort, thus, in the broader sense of the term where-in all students participate to create viable and academically rigorous articles and literary pieces. The views expressed are the final responsibility of the contributors. As it was a humble beginning, we choose to keep it an informal affair while involving Students with visible keen initiative to support the Faculty in editing and  scanning the selected submissions. These Student Editors adhere to the guidelines and are liable to be changed with the waxing and  waning  interest of the Students. Its all for all to contribute and savor. 

Disclaimer: Views expressed in the articles, book and movie reviews and additional comments and all contributions in this journal are those of respective authors and are not the views of   Gujarat National Law University. No part of this work may be produced and stored in a retrieved system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording or otherwise without written permission from the publisher.

Editorial Board Snippet:

Just Cause invites Articles on LAW  and STREAM related Themes from Students in GNLU to begin with. We also invite interesting write ups and self created jokes, satires, parodies and parables. We also intend to create a new page on Hostel life and a Book Review page. WE INVITE Hostel Life write-ups and book reviews. The Articles should be around 1,000 -1,200 words minimum. Our striving is to inculcate a writing habit in students as it would serve them in their professional endeavors. We intend to being out monthy issues. Student contribution is what we need in the form of their submissions. The articles can be submitted to the team members of the Editorial Board in the form of a soft copy. So, pick up ur pens and type it then!

The Editorial Board is constituted of:

Manan Dwivedi, Faculty,Stream- Denizen

Pratima Dube, Faculty,Stream-Denizen

Thomas Mathew, Faculty, Stream-Denizen

Arnim Agrawal, GNLU, Student-Denizen

Ashwin Madhawan, GNLU, Student-Denizen

Devaprasad M, GNLU, Student-Denizen

Arvind Giriraj, GNLU, Student-Denizen

Vikrant Pachnanda, GNLU, Student-Denizen

Clarification: The facts which caused a controversy in the Legal Cant page were due to a  factual and grave error. We sincerely regret if any damage has been caused to anyone's sentiment. The facts in the write ups bear no resemblance to real people or incidents. If there are any other themes, which are disturbing, then we regret the inclusion.

NOTE : We have tried to keep grammatical errors and other mistakes to the minimum, but if some mistakes still rankle you then one can advice individually to the Editorial Board at one's own initiative to improve the quality of Just Cause. We welcome suggestions and corrections.

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