RALS issues press releases on significant research, publications, policies, partnerships and events. The latest announcements appear first.
RALS Strategy 2027-2031 sets a five-year plan for research, archives, library and scholarship
October 2026 | Strategy
JSW Law has set out the RALS Strategy 2027-2031, a five-year plan for the Office of Research, Archives and Library Services. The Strategy converts the research commitments of the RAISE Strategic Plan into one delivery plan with named divisions, results and resources, organised around four pillars: Research, Analysis and Archives, Library and Legal Information, and Scholarship. Implementation begins in January 2027 with a new Archives Division, a five-year research agenda and the launch of DLIN, Bhutan’s national legal database, in December 2027.
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JSW Law Library Guideline 2026 comes into force
July 2026 | Library
The JSW Law Library Guideline 2026, the principal operational document of the Library, came into force on 1 July 2026 following its approval by the Library Committee on 22 June 2026. The Guideline supersedes earlier library guidelines and standard operating procedures and covers collections, circulation, digital resources, the JSW Law Archive, special collections, security, fines and appeals.
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Second edition of the JSW Law OSCOLA Citation Style Guide approved
30 May 2026 | Scholarship
The Library Committee has approved the second edition of the JSW Law OSCOLA Citation Style Guide, confirming OSCOLA as the citation standard of JSW Law. The new edition includes guidance on citing Bhutanese legal sources and, in chapter 7, rules for the responsible use of artificial intelligence: AI output must be verified, its use disclosed, and it is never treated as a primary source of law.
JSW Law hosts the 4th Undergraduate Summer School
June 2026 | Events
JSW Law hosted the 4th Undergraduate Summer School at Pangbisa, Paro, from 8 to 20 June 2026, welcoming students from India, Australia, Italy and Bhutan and faculty from the National University of Singapore and the National Law School of India University.
JSW Law faculty co-author policy brief on alternative tobacco products
June 2026 | Research
JSW Law faculty have co-authored “A Harm Reduction and Fiscal Strategy for the Post-Liberalization Era: A Policy Framework for Regulating Alternative Tobacco Products in Bhutan”, published as CME Policy Brief No. 12 by the Center for Market Education, Malaysia. The brief sets out a regulatory and fiscal framework for alternative tobacco products in Bhutan.
JSW Law research on Gelephu Mindfulness City presented at the 23rd ASLI Conference
June 2026 | Research
JSW Law research on the hybrid legal architecture of Gelephu Mindfulness City was presented at the 23rd Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Conference at Universitas Indonesia on 3 and 4 June 2026, bringing Bhutan’s newest legal experiment to a regional audience of legal scholars.