Call for Papers: International Conference on Discourse in Comparative Constitutional Law | Bennett University

Centre for Constitutional Law Studies, School of Law, Bennett University, Greater Noida is inviting submissions for the International Conference on Discourse in Comparative Constitutional Law: Contemporary Trends and Challenges.

About the University

Bennett University, is a private university, located in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, established by the Act of State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh as a private university to award degrees as specified under section 22 of the UGC Act to the students studying in its main campus in regular mode with the approval of Statutory Bodies/Councils, wherever required.

About the School of Law

Bennett University ventured into the domain of higher education in Law and established the School of Law in 2017 with a vision to strive for excellence in teaching, research, and advocacy towards Justice for all by shaping thought leaders in public policy of national and international dimensions. The school imbibes the best practices of national and international law schools in terms of curriculum, pedagogy, innovation in teaching methods and to add new interfaces addressing emerging new issues.

About the Centre

The ‘Centre for Constitutional Law Studies aims to lead research in persistent and contemporary issues in Constitutional Law and Public Law (including Administrative Law) and political theory. It will seek to develop expertise in different methodologies and multi-disciplinary interests spreading across environmental studies, women & child rights, human rights, comparative public law, empirical socio-legal studies, and law and economics. Diverse concerns including issues of justice, violence, accountability, coercion, and policy implementation can promote research at the Centre through various research projects, seminars, and critical approach towards socio-legal approach.

About the Conference

The discipline of Comparative Constitutional Law reflects a dynamic field which has been rapidly evolving in the modern day, owing to a variety of factors. While there is a growing trend of convergence of constitutional principles across different legal systems due to globalisation, the north-south divide has also permeated the sphere. International law instruments have also exerted their influence upon the constitutional systems and trans-judicial communication and constitutional borrowing are predominant. Further, there are significant shifts in the understanding of the core principles of constitutionalism itself, such as the public-private divide, the status of socio-economic rights, rise of activist judiciaries and new models of separation of powers.

Challenges to constitutional endurance have also grown, raising questions about the need to rethink principles for constitutional design as well as management of external crisis. As the field of comparative constitutional law grapples with these multi-faceted challenges, the methodologies to study the discipline have also been influenced. Recognising the pertinent issue, the Centre for Constitutional Law Studies, School of Law is organizing a conference on the theme: Discourse in Comparative Constitutional Law: Contemporary Trends and Challenges.

Conference Objectives

• To deliberate upon the philosophies, principles and goals of Comparative Constitutional Law.
• To examine the contemporary developments in the field of comparative constitutional law
• To analyse the methodological and epistemological challenges in the field of Comparative Constitutional Law.
• To provide an academically engaging platform to the academicians, research scholars, students, Industry experts and members of the legal fraternity wherein healthy and intellectually stimulating ideas are effectively exchanged.

Call for Papers

Original submissions relevant to the above-mentioned theme are invited from students, academicians, scholars, and researchers in the field of comparative constitutional law.

The following are the subthemes:

• Evolving Contours of Comparative Constitutional Law
• The Future of Comparative Constitutional Law
• Constitutional Challenges in Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Religious Societies
• Constitutional Rights and Social Justice
• Comparative Approaches to Constitutional Reform
• Constitutional Borrowing and Legal Transplants
• Constitutional Design and Democratic Stability
• Constitutional Resilience and Adaptation
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Comparative Constitutional Methodology
• The Role of Empirical Research in Comparative Constitutional Methodology
• The Influence of Cultural and Social Contexts on Methodological Choices
• The Role of Case Law in Comparative Constitutional Methodology
• Economic and Social Rights: Comparative Approaches
• Constitutional Adaptation to Globalization
• The North-South Divide in Comparative Constitutional Law

The list of themes is not exhaustive, and any incidental/allied areas may be covered.

Eligibility

• Participation is open for students, research scholars, academicians, and industry experts from law and other social sciences streams.
• Note: For UG/PG/ Ph.D. students, there is no bar on the number of participants from the same College/University/Institution.

Theme

Discourse in Comparative Constitutional Law: Contemporary Trends and Challenges

Submission Categories and Registration Fees

• Students- INR 500 (For Single Authorship)
• Students- INR 800 (For co-authored Paper)
• Research Scholars- INR 700 (For Single Authorship)
• Research Scholars- INR 1200 (For Co-Authored Paper)
• Academicians- INR 1500 (For Single Authorship)
• Academicians- INR 1000 each (For co-authored paper)

Important Instructions For Full-Length Paper Submission (Formatting Guidelines)

• Word Limit – 4000 to 8000 [Excluding footnotes and Abstract]
• Citation Format – JILI Citation.
• Font – Times New Roman (12), Line-Spacing: 1.5.

Submission Guidelines

The abstract should not exceed 500 words and must indicate the theme of the proposed research with relevant keywords. It must be accompanied by a cover page which should include:

• Sub-theme of the paper
• Title of the Paper
• Name of the author(s)
• E-mail address
• Postal address and Contact Number
• Co-authorship is allowed. (Maximum two authors.)

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission and Registration: 8th October 2024.
• Date of acceptance of Abstract: 10th October 2024.

Note: Participants are required to Register and make the payment for this International Conference once they receive Acceptance Mail for their Abstract from the side of the Organising Committee. Further details regarding the Registration and the guidelines for full length paper submission shall be intimated later.

Submission Procedure

• All the Abstracts shall be submitted via the Google Forms shared below (i.e., Registration Link). Further, All Abstract submissions are required to be mailed to sol.constitutionallaw@bennett.edu.in as well, before the last date of Abstract Submission.
• Subject Line of the Mail should be [Abstract Submission for International Conference on ‘Comparative Constitutional Law’].
• Document Name must be in the following format: [Author Name_Title of the Paper].

Registration Link

• [Click here to Register]

Date of the Conference

23rd to 26th November, 2024 (Tentative)

Venue

School of Law, Bennett University, Plot Nos 8-11, TechZone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201310.

Mode

Offline.

Awards and Certificates

• The best paper in each theme shall be awarded ‘Best Paper Presenter Certificate’. Selected papers will be published in an ISBN Book.
  
• All presenters will be awarded with a certificate of presentation.
  
• All attendees will be awarded with a certificate of participation.
  
• The Winners/Best Paper will be awarded Cash Prize along with the Certificate.
  

Note

• The details regarding the cash prize shall be notified along with the Acceptance mail and the payment guidelines.)
  
• The organising committee reserves the right to terminate the participation of any participant in case if the latter is found to be indulging in any sort of nuisance.)
  

Contact

Email: sol.constitutionallaw@bennett.edu.in.

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