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The Indian Journal of Law (IJL) adheres to the principles of Open Access publishing and employs the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) license for all its published works. This licensing choice reflects our commitment to promoting free and unrestricted access to scholarly research while respecting the rights of authors and creators.

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2. Non-Commercial (NC) : The work may not be used for commercial purposes. This means that users cannot sell the work or use it for commercial gain. The intent is to ensure that the work remains freely available for educational, research, and other non-commercial uses.

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6. No Additional Restrictions : Users may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

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