Call for Papers: National Symposium on Improving the Quality of Laws in India by CCAL, NLUJ

Centre for Comparative Constitutional and Administrative Law, NLU Jodhpur in collaboration with Centre for Civil Society is organising a National Symposium on Improving the Quality of Laws in India scheduled to be held on February 24, 2023, at Jodhpur.

Eligible candidates are requested to submit their abstracts by January 15, 2023.

THEMES

All submissions must fit under one of the following:

• Analysis of laws and rules that have a bearing on agriculture, education, ease of doing business, healthcare, environment, and Science and Technology, among others using the Quality of Laws toolkit;

• Critique of the Quality of Laws Toolkit based on literature on law review

The participants are expected to engage with the QoL Toolkit in their paper. Please note that the policy areas listed under the first point are only indicative. Authors may analyse other laws and rules using the Toolkit.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. The abstract shall be under 300 words. At least 5 keywords must be highlighted.

2. The abstract should primarily be based on the Quality of Laws Toolkit, critically assessing policies, existing laws or the toolkit itself.

3. Formatting guidelines: font: Garamond; font size: 12; footnote size: 10; justified: line space-1.5, between footnotes 1.0; verbatim quotes must be put in double quotes and italicised with a 0.5” indent.

4. Co-authorship up to 2 authors is permissible.

5. In case of co-authorship, the author submitting the abstract is requested to mention all required details of their co-author.

6. For the purpose of convenience, kindly ensure that the abstract reflects the core argument of the author(s) and is complete in all respects.

7. The abstracts may be submitted at: ccalcentrenluj@gmail.com, with the subject “QoL Abstract Submissions | title of submission”. The body of the mail should include the name of the author(s), their institutional affiliation/designation.

8. For further queries, write to: editorcalq@gmail.com or ccalcentrenluj@gmail.com

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The symposium shall be open only to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and early career scholars of law.

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fees for all participants shall be ₹1000. Registration fee is required only upon acceptance of the abstract.

OTHER DETAILS

• Co-authors shall register separately.

• Evaluation of papers shall occur at the stage of the Virtual Seminar.

• The selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Centre’s flagship journal, Comparative Constitutional and Administrative Law Journal, in June 2023.

• The top three papers will be awarded with cash prizes up to ₹ 30,000.

IMPORTANT DATES

1. Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 January, 2023

2. Announcement of accepted abstracts: 25 January, 2023

3. Deadline for payment of registration fees: 5 February 2023

4. Virtual Seminar & Paper Presentation: 16-17 February, 2023

5. Offline Seminar & Paper Presentation: 24 February, 2023

6. Publication of Selected Papers: Tentatively June 2023, alongside Volume VII, Issue 2 of CALJ.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For any query feel free to mail at: editorcalq@gmail.com

In case of urgent communication, participants may contact:

Persons In-Charge

Jayana Bedi, (Senior Research Associate) Centre for Civil Society

Email: jayana@ccs.in

Sayantani Bagchi, (Assistant Professor) National Law University Jodhpur

Email: sayantanibagchibl1@gmail.com

Student Coordinators

• Atharva Chandra: +91 6204424388

• Sonsie Khatri: +91 9873212142

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