About the Organizer
Saveetha School of Law established in 2009 aims to strive for Quality Legal Education and maintains higher standards of Legal Research and Training. With its academic autonomy together with flexibility for innovation in teaching in pursuant of excellence, the School is striving to emerge as one of the Best Institutions in the field of Legal education.
SSL also encourages students’ active participation in various extracurricular activities such as Moot Court, Client Counselling, Community outreach programmes, Mock Trial, Seminars. Besides teaching, the School imparts special skills to the students relevant to their professional pursuit and makes them have a holistic personality.
About the Conference
The conference on the death penalty in India will address social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding its imposition. It aims to engage all stakeholders of the criminal justice system, including accused individuals, victims, police, prosecution, defense counsel, courts, correctional authorities, and academicians associated with death penalty laws.
- The primary objective is to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the death penalty regime in India.
- Key topics for discussion include the constitutional validity of the death penalty, fairness in the trial process, the role of mitigating factors, the impact on victims’ families and society and the media’s role in shaping public perceptions.
- The event aims to provide a platform for informed and critical dialogue on this complex and controversial issue within India.
- During the conference, scholars who have conducted research on the death penalty in India will present their findings, including studies on patterns of death penalty sentencing across the country and its impact on the criminal justice system.
- The conclusion of the conference will feature a panel discussion on the future of the death penalty in India.
- The overall objective is to achieve a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the death penalty’s implications for justice and human rights in India.
Themes
- Theories of Punishment on Death Penalty / Deterrence and Crime Prevention.
- Sentencing reforms on Death Penalty / Alternatives to Capital Punishment.
- Constitutional Validity and Judicial Review.
- Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Justifications
- Impact on Victims and Families
- Global Perspectives on Capital Punishment
- Role of Media and Public Opinion
- Capital Punishment and Mental Health
- Death Row Conditions and Human Rights
- The Death Penalty and Racial Disparities
- International Abolition Efforts
- Power of Pardon and Constitutional provisions for Death row prisoners.
- Delay in Execution of Sentence of Death.
- Vulnerabilities of Death Row Prisoners.
- Death Sentence to women offenders.
- Police encounters and Death Penalty.
- Circumstantial evidence in Death Penalty.
- Application of Rarest of rare test.
- Media Trial and Death Penalty / Role of Media and Public Opinion
- Death Penalty in foreign countries.
- Death Penalty on false accusation / Wrongful Convictions and Exoneration
- Death Penalty in Honour Killing.
- Capital Punishment and Criminal Justice System Reform.
- Death by Hanging and a possible alternative mode of execution.
Submission Guidelines
The abstract should not be more than 250 words.
Formatting Guidelines
- Margin: Set the paper size to A4.
- Fonts: The font type to be used is Times new Roman with font size of 12. Headings -16 and subheadings-14. Please use BOLD letters for paper title
- Major and secondary headings must be BOLD.
- Spacing: The body of the papers should be single-spaced.
- Length of the Paper: The paper length should not exceed 30 pages maximum including figures, tables, references and appendices.
General Rules
- Co-authorship of entries (maximum two) among individuals from the same or different institutions is allowed.
- Multiple entries for the same authors are not allowed.
- Entries should be original, unpublished and non-plagiarised
How to Submit?
Send your completed Research paper and accompanying description via Email – iccjdp@gmail.com . Please provide your contact information and affiliation.
Registration Details
Registration Fee: Paper Presenters – Rs.1000(Single Author) , Rs.1,500/-(Co-Authorship) Other Participants – Rs.700/-
Payment Details: Saveetha School of Law CME, Karur Vysya Bank, Account no. : 1248135000002593,IFSC Code : KVBL0001248, Branch : PH Road.
Important Dates
- Abstract Submission Deadline: August 20, 2023
- Deadline for submission of full paper manuscripts: September 10, 2023
- Presentation of paper date: September 15, 2023.
- Presentation of Resource Persons: September 16, 2023.
Location
Saveetha School of Law, Chennai
Award
Best 50 papers will be Published on the interest/option of the Presenters (Extra Charges Apply).
Contact Details
For queries, please contact:
Faculty Coordinators
- Mr.Sivanandam A., Assistant Professor: 99940 46365; Ms.D.Anuradha, Assistant Professor:
Overall Student Coordinators
- Arun Karthick V.A.: 99942 60892; Sindhu S.S.K.: 91760 10550
