NLIU Bhopal is organizing its 3rd Conference on Gender and Law and is inviting submissions through a call for papers.
About NLIU Bhopal
The National Law Institute University (NLIU) is a law school and centre for research located in Bhopal, India.
About the Conference
The aim of this programme is to further the idea of Gender Justice and to initiate discussions on the relevant but prominent topics pertaining to Gender and Law at the national level.
Eligibility
Students with undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral qualifications, academicians and scholars, practitioners, consultants, researchers, and policymakers from different backgrounds across the world.
Themes
- Criminal and Personal Laws in India
- Ø Criminal Law Reforms in India: An opportunity for Gender Neutral laws
- Ø The Need for a Uniform Civil Code for the elimination of Gender Discrimination in Personal Laws
- Ø Property Rights of women across different religions
- Labour, Corporate Law and Gender
- Ø Women, Business and Law: Reforms in Corporate Law
- Ø Enabling Women’s Entrepreneurship through Smart Legislative and Policy Design.
- Ø Addressing Gender Discrimination Issues at the Workplace.
- Ø Gender Justice and Labour Law in India
- Global Issues: Gender Equality
- Ø Global efforts on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women
- Ø Convention on Child Rights: The vulnerabilities of girls in conflict with the Law.
- Ø Global Issues in Gender related crimes.
- Ø Atrocities against women in cases of the dictatorial regime
- Good Governance and Gender Equality
- Ø Gendered Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Ø Role of Government and NGOs in Gender Sensitisation.
- Ø Analysing the Role of the National and State Commission for Women in representing the rights of women.
- Ø Highlighting the Importance of Women in Leadership roles
Note: Themes are indicative in nature and not restrictive. Any entry beyond the suggested theme is welcome.
Submission Categories
- Long Articles: Between 5000 and 8000 words. Papers in this category are expected to engage with the theme comprehensively and offer an innovative reassessment of the current understanding of that theme. For a long article, co-authorship of up to two authors is permitted.
- Essays: Between 3000 and 5000 words. Essays are expected to be far more concise in scope. These papers are usually meant to deal with a very specific issue and argue that the issue must be conceptualized differently. They should be more engaging and make a more easily identifiable, concrete argument.
- Case Notes and Legislative Comments: Between 1500 and 2500 words. These are analyses of any contemporary judicial pronouncement or a new piece of legislation/rules/consultation papers whether in India or elsewhere. The note must identify and examine the line of cases through which the decision in the question came about, and comment on implications for the evolution of that branch of law. In the case of legislative comment, the note must analyse the objective of the legislation and the legal impact the same is expected to have.
Submission Guidelines
- The author shall submit an abstract of not more than 300 words with a cover letter containing the name(s) of the author(s) and address, designation, institution/affiliation, the title of the manuscript, theme and contact information (email, phone, etc.).
- The authors of the selected abstracts will be asked to submit manuscripts. The authors of the final selected manuscripts will be called for Paper Presentation. Co-authorship is permitted up to 2 authors.
- The manuscript should be on A4-sized paper in MS Word, typewritten in British English using Times New Roman, font size 12, 1.5 line Spacing, justified and 1-inch margins on each side. Footnotes should be in font size 10 and with single-line spacing.
- The Authors should conform to the OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities).
- Authors should provide their contact details, designation, institutional affiliation and address in the cover letter for the submission. The Manuscript should not contain any identification of the author/s, which shall be a ground for rejection of the submission.
- The submission must be the original work of the authors. Any form of plagiarism will lead to direct rejection.
- Manuscripts shall be assessed by subjection to Blind Review Procedure. Reviewers shall not be informed of the author’s name, university, year in college, or any other personal information.
- The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit, change, shorten and add to your article for the original edition and for any subsequent revision along with the right to republish the article as part of an anthology in later years: provided that the meaning of the text is not materially altered.
- It is the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure that the manuscript does not infringe copyright and that due credits are given to all the contributors. The copyright of the manuscript finally presented shall vest jointly with the author(s) and NLIU. Where the author subsequently wishes to publish the article, the author is requested to obtain prior permission from the Editorial Board of the Conference and acknowledge that the article first appeared in the Conference proceedings.
How to Submit?
The submission must be made to genderjusticecellnliu@gmail.com
How to Register?
After the final selection of the paper, the authors/ co-authors will be required to fulfil the registration process by filling out the registration form and paying the registration fees. The registration form will be mailed to the authors of the selected manuscripts by email.
Registration fee includes the expenses for participation in the conference, publication of the contribution in the book format, conference attendance certificate, lunch during the conference, badge, conference bag and/or conference accessories and refreshment breaks.
Registration Fees
- For Academicians, Professionals and PHD Scholars: INR 1500 per author
- For Students enrolled in undergraduate or post-graduate programmes: INR 1000 per author
Upon submission of the registration form, the participants can pay their registration fee by PayPal, Google pay or Debit/Credit Card. The registration fee is to be submitted only by authors whose final papers have been selected for presentation at the conference.
Venue
Convention Centre, National Law Institute University, Bhopal.
Important Dates
- Call for Abstracts: December 25, 2022
- Last Date for Abstract Submission: January 13, 2023
- Abstract Selection: January 15, 2023
- Final Submission of Paper: January 31, 2023
- Final Selection for Presentation: February 5, 2023
- Last date for Registration and Payment: February 7, 2023
- Conference Dates – February 18 and 19, 2023
- Publication of manuscript in Book Format: March 30, 2023
Contact Information
In case of any queries, kindly drop an email at genderjusticecellnliu@gmail.com
