Call for Papers: Career Point University Hamirpur

About the University

Career Point University Hamirpur was established by the Government of Himachal Pradesh vide Act No. 12 of 2012 under Sec2 (f) of the UGC Act 1956. The University is empowered by the UGC, a statutory body of Government of India, for the award of degree under Section 22 of the UGC Act 1956. The University has about1500 students and over 150 teaching/ supporting staff comprising of renowned scientists, academicians and corporate leaders. The Career Point University Hamirpur has been accredited by NAAC.

About school of legal studies & governance

The School of Legal Studies and Governance was set up by the University in 2014 in which BALLB program is offered to students. Since 2015, the postgraduate program in law i.e. LLM is also being offered. Taking further the cause of legal education, PhD degree course in Law has also been offered from the Academic Session 2019-20. The State Legal Service Authority has approved the Legal Aid Clinic in this University and the same is working since 2014. The School of Legal Studies & Governance has successfully organized two National Moot Courts, two National Seminars and many National Webinars.

About the webinar

The Himalayas is one of the youngest mountain regions of the world. The land mass has not found its final form and its ecosystem is one of the most fragile in India. In the lap of Western Himalayas lie the states of Jammu & Kashmir (J & K), Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Uttarakhand. These mountainous states have their unique cultural and social systems. These are the states of villages, which are mostly rural. The status of women in any civilization shows the stage of evolution at which the civilization has arrived. The term status includes not only personal and proprietary rights but also duties, liabilities and disabilities. In the case of an Indian woman it means her personal rights, proprietary right, her duties, liabilities and disabilities vis-a-vis the society and her family members. ‘Status’ is correlated to the participatory right and obligations of women in the managing of society; there studies examine the role assigned to them by tradition, religion, ideology and the stage of economic development. The social and political development of women has a direct effect on future. The future world is dependent on their present development. The society has ratified their rights. It was during the twentieth century that the concept of child rights emerged. The rights perspective is embodied in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women, is a landmark in international women rights legislation. It shifted the focus to the ‘rights’. The rights approach is primarily concerned with issues of social justice, non discrimination, equity and empowerment. The Convention provides the basis for realizing equality between women and men through ensuring women’s equal access to, and equal opportunities in, political and public life including the right to vote and to stand for election, as well as education, health and employment. The Convention is the only human rights treaty which affirms the reproductive rights of women and targets culture and tradition as influential forces shaping gender roles and family relations. It affirms women’s rights to acquire, change or retain their nationality and the nationality of their children. States parties also agree to take appropriate measures against all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of women.

Increasing incidents of crime against women, emotional or physical, raising the concern world over. There are women protection laws and policies at the national level to address these kinds of issues, to strengthen women protection system and promoting positive social norms in all contexts to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation and abuse directed at women. The constitution of India granted equality to all sections of society and also authorized the state to do positive discrimination for uplifting deprived sections of Indian society. The fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy are embedded in our constitution for upliftment of deprived sections of society.

Irony is, despite so many laws and policies for the protection, women are still at the verge of danger and uncertainties. The challenges this vulnerable group is facing are immense and need to be addressed effectively.

Objectives of the webinar

To explore the Socio-Political-Cultural issues with regard Women in Western Himalayas

To explore the socio-political-legal status of women in Western Himalayas
To study the implementation of National and International Framework
To find out the crime against women in Western Himalayan region
To know the impact of cyber world on Polity and Culture of Himalayan Women

Sub-Themes of the webinar

Socio-Political-Cultural issues with regard to Protection of Women in Western Himalayas.

Protection of Women: National and International Framework

Protection of Women under the Criminal Justice System

Role of Judiciary in Protection of Women Rights

Impact of Cyber World on Polity and Culture of Himalayan Women

Personal Laws vis-s-vis Women in Western Himalayas

Role of Women in Swachh and Atmanirbhar Bharat

Any other theme relevant to Western Himalayan Women

Submission of paper

Person interested to participate in the National Webinar are welcome to contribute their research paper/case studies/brief research notes on the sub themes with specific proposals for presentation in the webinar. Full Paper in MS-Word format (A4 Size, 12 point, Times New Roman font, 1.5 Line Spacing) should reach latest by 21^st December 2021 at email id: shashibhushan.law@cpuh.edu.in or you may also Upload Full Paper as attachment through Registration Form.

Important date

Last Date of Full Length Paper Submission: 21^st December 2021

Guidelines for submission

The abstract should not exceed 300 words and must be accompanied by a cover page stating the Title of the Paper, Name of the Author(s), E-mail address, Postal Address and Contact Number.

The paper should not exceed 3000 words (exclusive of footnotes).
Co-authored Paper with a maximum of two authors is permitted.
Main text should be in Times Roman with font size 12 pts. (1.5 Line Spacing)
The footnotes should be in Times Roman, Font size 10 pts.(1.0 Line Spacing)

One inch margins on all sides of the A4 size paper should be maintained.
Citation style: Preferably ILI style.
The author/s are advised to strictly adhered to the submission guidelines. All the papers must be original and unpublished work of the author/s. Plagiarized version in any form will be rejected.

The accepted papers will be published in the form of Edited book with ISBN No.

REGISTRATION FEE: No Registration Fee

REGISTRATION LINK:

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Note: E- Certificates will be provided to all the Registered Participants.

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