Call for papers: Conference on Making International Law Relevant by Jindal Forum

Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws is organizing a conference on International Law and is inviting submissions for the same.

ABOUT

The Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws (JFIEL) is a blog affiliated with O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat.

The theme for the conference is ‘Making International Law Relevant: Promises and Challenges for India’. The conference acknowledges the fact that international law is not a prominent part of Indian legal practice and public discourse.

The conference aims at challenging this status quo with analytical, reflective and grounded papers which show the significance of international law to the Indian context.

The submissions could highlight how international law could become an arena through which the Indian State could advance its strategic interests, whether in tribunals, international organisations, or in its relations with other States and international actors (as most clearly seen in the Khulbushan Jadhav case or India’s attempt to secure a permanent seat at the Security Council).

Submissions could similarly discuss how India should align its domestic practices and policies towards compliance with international law to serve strategic interests, such as avoiding repetitions of Vodafone-like litigation.

In sum, submissions should not only engage with the law but offer compelling policy reasons for the practical importance or utility of taking international law seriously.

THEME

Equally, we welcome pieces arguing for the relevance of international law where it is absent in mainstream literature on any domestic controversies in any context. All fields in public and private international law may be engaged with, including:

International human rights law
International humanitarian law
International criminal law
International investment law
International trade law
International commercial arbitration
International environmental law
International space law

Note: They are happy if any interested authors wish to share their topic of interest with them before writing. If pieces purely include an application of the law or rearticulate it in contexts where it has already been extensively debated, they would encourage sending them to their rolling blog, rather than the Conference. If authors wish to write on any historical issue, their analysis should nevertheless be linked to some contemporary debates or events.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

It is compulsory for authors to submit a 100-200 word abstract.
Once the abstracts are shortlisted, selected candidates will be asked to submit a 2,000-2,500 word paper.
Co-authorship is not allowed for the conference.
Kindly use hyperlinks for citations. Submissions with footnotes will not be accepted.

PRIZES

All selected attendees will be given a certificate of merit.
Please note that authors will be considered for awards in two separate categories ‘Internal’ (JGLS students) and ‘External’.
The five best-ranked submissions in each category shall be rewarded with a certificate of excellence and individual Gift Vouchers amounting to INR 5,000/-each.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 25th December 2022
Notification of Abstract Selections: 20th January 2023
Deadline for Paper Submissions: 4th February 2023
Paper Presentation: Late March to Early April 2023 (final dates to be announced)

CONTACT DETAILS

In case of any queries, please contact jfielconference@jgu.edu.in

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