E- CONFERENCE by LAW TALES & JLSR JOURNAL: Submit by 15th September 2020

About the event

The event is organized by LAW TALES in Collaboration with JLSR JOURNAL to provide a interactive platform for students, academicians and professionals to present their research work on different fields of law and with an aim to upgrade the level of interaction and discourse about contemporary issues of law.

Themes: (Sub-Themes mentioned are not exhaustive and are just for reference)

1.      CRIMINAL LAW

Sub-Themes:

• Custodial Torture
• Rape Amendment Law
• Euthanasia
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Sedition
• Section 377 I.P.C And Lgbt Rights
• Marital Rape
• Cyber Crimes In India In Consonance With Laws Of Developed Countries
• Cyberterrorism/ Hate Speech On Social Media & Its Conviction As Per Indian Criminal Law
• Capital Punishment- Abduction Of Death Penalty
• Criminalisation Or Decriminalisation Of Attempt To Suicide In India (Section 309 I.P.C)
• Concept Of Mens Rea & Actus Reas
• Justice To Victims & Fair Trial
• Rights Of Accused
• Reformation Of Criminal Justice System
• Moral Policing In India
• Police Atrocities
• White Collar Crimes
• Organised Crimes
• Economic Crimes
• Honour Killing

2.      CYBER LAW

Sub-Themes:

• Cyber security and laws of India and other countries.
• Data protection.
• Privacy concerns on cyber space.
• Crimes on social media.
• Protection of children and women on cyber space.
• Investigation of cybercrimes– issues and concerns
• Cyber forensic – technical cum legal perspective
• Evidentiary issues in the area of cyber security
• Judiciary on cyber security
• Laws and concerns in relation to any -Selected/ Specific forms of cyber-crimes [such as hacking, cyber pornography, identity theft, spoofing, cyber stalking, software piracy, etc. Any one form of cyber-crime can be selected as the focal theme of the paper]
• E-security in banking system.
• E- Commerce and cyber security concerns
• E-Governance and cyber security concerns.
• Providing / developing an alternative law / policy framework to secure cyber space Etc.

3.      COVID 19 and ITS LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

Sub-Themes:

• COVID-19: Impact on Global Trade and Investment
• COVID-19 and its effect on the Course of Globalization
• COVID-19 and Mental Health
• Employability Issues in Times of Crisis: COVID-19
• COVID-19 and Competition Law Concerns
• Intellectual Property Hazards in times of COVID-19
• Covid-19: Policy Challenges and Traps in Restarting the Economy
• Social Impact of COVID-19
• CSR and COVID-19
• COVID-19 and Impact on Environment
• COVID-19: Impact on Data Privacy, Protection and Security
• COVID-19: The Impact and Role of Mass Media During the Pandemic
• COVID-19 and its Impact on Education System
• COVID-19 and International Law

4. Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sub-Themes:

• Role of Arbitration & Mediation in reshaping Indian Legal System
• Effectiveness of Mediation in Present Justice Delivery System
• E- Arbitration and E- Mediation
• Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration and Mediation awards
• Need to enact Mediation Act
• Mediation in Civil Disputes
• Enforcement Agencies involved in Mediation: Challenges and Remedies
• Mediation in Matrimonial Disputes
• Online Mediation in India: Future Prospects
• Mediation in Consumer Disputes Cases
• Arbitration v. Litigation
• Inter disciplinary issues and Arbitration
• Mediation in Industrial Dispute and Labor Law
• Indigenous form of Dispute Settlement: Relevance in present perspective
• Negotiation and Mediation in Banking Sector
• Arbitration and Technology: Blockchain Arbitration and Smart Contracts in India

Eligibility

• Students of three year and five-year law degree courses from any University/Law School/College/Department are eligible to apply for registration.
• No confirmation from universities and colleges of the participants are required.

Registration

The registration fee shall be Rs. 250 (Single Authorship), Rs. 400 (Co-Authorship) and Rs. 50 (Attendees). The registration fee shall be non-refundable and non-transferable.

Payment Details-

Google pay/Phonepe/Paytm- 7000451833

UPI ID- pkushagra03-1@okhdfcbank

Account Transfer-

Account Number- 102994100000060

Account Holder Name- Kushagra Pandya

IFSC Code- YESB0001029

Bank Name & Branch Name- Yes Bank, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh

2. Once the payment is done, kindly fill the Google form to register. The link of the form is: CLICK HERE

3. The last date for registration is 11:59 pm, 15th September, 2020.

PRIZES

Best Paper Award (In Each Theme)

• Cash Prize of Rs. 800/- + E-Certificate of Excellence + Guaranteed Free Publication in JLSR Journal with ISSN 2582-306X +10% Discount in Courses offered by Memo Pundits + Internship Opportunity at Lex Hunt + 2 Month of Subscription for LAW TALES competition (Free Participation) + 30% Discount in services offered by Lex Hunt + 10% Discount in Courses offered by Katog.

Runner-up paper Award (In Each Theme)

• E-Certificate of Appreciation + 50% Discount in Publication fee for JLSR Journal with ISSN 2582-306X +10% Discount in Courses offered by Memo Pundits + Internship Opportunity at Law Tales + 1 Month of Subscription for LAW TALES competition (Free Participation) + 20% Discount in services offered by Lex Hunt 10% Discount in Courses offered by Katog.

Perks for All Participants

• E-Certificate of Participation + 20% Discount in Publication Fee for JLSR Journal with ISSN 2582-306X + Publication Opportunity in Law Tales’ E-Magazine ‘THE LAWISTIC GAZAETTE’ with no publication fee + 10% Discount in Courses offered by Katog.

Perks for Attendees

• E-Certificate of Participation + 20% Discount in Publication Fee for JLSR Journal with ISSN 2582-306X + Publication Opportunity in Law Tales’ E-Magazine ‘THE LAWISTIC GAZAETTE’ with no publication fee + 10% Discount in Courses offered by Katog.

Submission Guidelines for the Abstract – to be submitted be-fore the Organizers

• The work should be original, and must not be previously published or must not be in the stage of submission/consideration anywhere else.
• An abstract should be written explaining the aims and motives of the paper. Word limit: 250-300 words.
• Submissions should be made in .doc/.docx format.
• Each submission must be accompanied with a short description about the author(s).
• Submission Guidelines for the Full Paper – to be submitted and presented during the sessions.
• The word limit, excluding footnotes, endnotes, references, and bibliography can range between 2500-5000 words.
• Main Text – Times New Roman, font size 12, 1.5 spacing, justified, with a margin of an inch on all sides.
• Footnotes – Times New Roman, font size 10. Substantive footnotes are accepted.
• Citation Mode – Harvard Bluebook (20th Edition)
• Submissions should be made in .doc/.docx format.
• Each submission must be accompanied with a short description about the author(s).

Submission Policy

• The Editorial Board will follow the Anonymous Peer-Review policy for judging the submissions.
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject or edit any paper whose con-tent is offensive or defamatory, explicitly unethical or if it supports racism, sexual or religious discrimination, illegal activities or terrorism; similarly an article may be refused if the Editorial Board deems that it might harm the political or religious sentiments of interested readers in any manner.
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to disqualify the paper on account of plagiarism.
• The research paper should not infringe the copyright or any other right of a third party, if so, the organizers disclaims any responsibility for copyright violation or any other liability.
• The research paper shall be considered the property of Law Tales and JLSR, which reserves the right of publication of the same in any book or in any other manner as it may deem appropriate, without providing any royalty or compensation.
• The editorial board reserves the right to vary, repeal, alter any of the rules, if as required, as they deem appropriate.
• A soft copy of the abstract must be submitted through the google form available for registration
• Link for submission of abstract– CLICK HERE

Evaluation Criteria for Prizes

• Thesis and Thesis Statement – 15
• Organization – 15
• Support and Development of Ideas – 15
• Insight into Subject – 15
• Writing Style (clarity, flow, transitions, etc.) – 30
• Grammar, Paragraph and Sentence Structure – 10

Total – 100

Average Score of Paper and Presentation will be used for ranking in the final result list.

Presentation Guidelines

• The paper can be presented through a PowerPoint Presentation. The number of slides must be not more than 15.
• Time allotted for each presentation will not be more than 8 minutes followed by a questioning round of 3 minutes.

Note: Discussion on every presentation will be facilitated during the Paper presentation.

For any other queries, please write to us at jflsrjournal@gmail.com or at lawtales64@gmail.com.

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