About the University
Integral University is a state private university in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, which originated as the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow in 1998. Integral University, is the first enacted Minority University in the country, started functioning from April 1, 2004.
Introduction of the Book
With the changing world, the dimensions of crimes and laws relating to them have changed drastically. Criminal activity has largely transformed suggesting a reformulation of social values in the intervening decades. There is no dissent to the fact that the philosophical stance and fundamental principles of existing criminal law were the product of a particular time, culture and mindset, which has changed dramatically in the past few decades. As a result of this, we have been pitched up against concepts underlying the laws that are either problematic or have become obsolete and therefore need to be amended for better applicability in the present.
There have also been
instances where these laws have failed to provide remedies for the newly
emerging category of crimes. However, in the face of such issues, we still need
to abide by the idea that criminal law reform must not be guided by retribution
and deterrence, but by reformation and rehabilitation that has been our firm
stance all these years.
Strangely enough, the
intelligentsia has in a way negated the need for reforms and we are still
living with the colonial-era laws and codes. We need to understand that the
present laws were framed when India was seen as a colony and was envisioned to
be an ‘imperial despotism’ by Lord Macaulay. But the political scenario, as
well as the administrative stance, are way different today and criminal reforms
are needed to suit this new India.
This book will study the
legal issues, regulations and their implications around the emergence of a new
category of crimes over these years. The book tries to specifically explore the
legal implications of these crimes in recent times and tries to put forth a
clear road map aimed at proposing relevant reforms for the same.
Objective of the Book
The robustness of a
nation’s criminal justice system is directly connected to the well-being of
that nation. India being a welfare state, cannot ignore this fact and needs to
move forward towards building a more robust criminal justice system and needs to
introduce security measures for the well-being of individual, community,
society, government and state at large. This book aims to act as a catalyst by
helping the authorities in bringing amendments by providing the much-needed
road map that we lack today. The various chapters in this book will be aimed
towards delving in details about the lacunae that exists in the modern criminal
justice system which are followed by recommendations for their amendments. The
book further seeks to analyse the issue of obsolete laws, as well as absence of
laws to govern many modern-day crimes. This book will study and deliberate on
these issues and towards the end provide relevant recommendations for the
future course of amendments, aimed at streamlining and chiselling the existing
legal framework in India. To be published by a reputed publisher with ISBN
number.
Theme of the Book
Reforms needed in the
Indian Criminal Justice System
Recommended Sub-themes
- Admissibility of Electronic Evidence
- Burden of Proof
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Classification of Offences
- Delayed execution of Death Penalty
- Due Care and Causation in case of the Bail Application
- Increase of penalties under aged Indian Penal Code
- Ineffectiveness of Criminal Justice System
- Need for Gender Neutral Laws
- Police Reforms
- Prisoner Rights
- Protection of Whistle-Blowers
- Reforms for Restorative and Reformative Justice
- Reforms for Rights of Crime Victims
- Reforms for Witness Protection
- Unnatural Sex
Any other suitable
sub-theme relating to significant aspects of criminal law reform will also be
appreciated; authors need to frame suitable sub-themes in the light of the
above-mentioned theme.
Target Audience
The target audience of
this book will be academicians, researchers, policymakers, lawyers, research
scholars, and students.
Submission Guidelines
- The abstract should be submitted to integrallawbook@gmail.comin.doc/.docx format only; with the subject line ‘Abstract – [Name of the Author/s]’. The abstract should be between 300-500 words, including 3 – 5 keywords.
- Full-chapter should be submitted to integrallawbook@gmail.comin .doc/.docx format only; with the subject line ‘Chapter – [Name of the Author/s]’. The minimum number of words in the submissions, excluding footnotes, shall be 4000. There is no maximum limit.
- Co-authorship should be limited to two.
- The contributors must adhere to the Bluebook 20th Edition citation format.
Important Dates
- Abstract Submission Deadline: August 25, 2020
- Intimation for Selected Abstracts: September 15, 2020
- Full Chapters Submission Deadline: October 30, 2020
Editors
Dr. Abhishek Kumar Singh
(email:abhiksingh@iul.ac.in) and Mohd Rameez Raza (email: rraza@iul.ac.in)
Contact
For any query write at
integrallawbook@gmail.com; with the subject line ‘Query– [Name of the Author/s
