Call for Papers: MNLU Aurangabad

About MNLU Aurangabad

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLU Aurangabad, MNLUA) is a National Law University in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

It was established in 2017 by the Government of Maharashtra, the third and final university to be installed through the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014, following Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, and Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, the 21st National Law University in India.

Concept Note for the Virtual Seminar on Surrogacy

It is a natural human desire to have one’s progeny, and thereby the concept of marriage and reproduction took birth in society. Different religions have different notions of marriage in their laws. For some religions, the base of marriage is spirituality, and for some, the objective of marriage is to reproduce. Indirectly or directly, the objective of all religions is to have a child who will be supporting the couple in their old age.

However, in modern times and competitive era, married couples find it difficult to have their own babies either because of biological reasons or socioeconomic reasons. Therefore, in order to fulfill this desire of infertile couples, some religions keeping in view spiritual obligations have adopted the notion of adoption. However, this frustrates their basic urge to have their progeny, making them difficult to fulfill their religious aspirations and personal desires.

To fulfill this desire, in this modern world, medical science has now developed to the extent of making available some mechanisms like IVF, Test tube baby, surrogacy, etc., thereby making it possible for such couples to fulfill their desire of having their progeny. Such medical advancements have become more popular in the competitive era where people’s focus has been more on employment and personal autonomy, thereby making it easy for them to have work-life balance. Statistics show that 25,000 children in India were born out of surrogacy as it has gained popularity, and India being a developing country with less GDP has become an easy target for surrogacy.

Surrogacy conceptually and practically has several dimensions, and it involves an interplay of all disciplines such as law/medicine/taxation/commerce/morality/religion/human rights/social connotation/economic implications/human trafficking, etc. To address all these disciplines and thereby explore the concept of surrogacy, it is required for the academicians, stakeholders, and industry people to come together, form a forum, and discuss the concept in the interest of justice. Furthermore, India is heading towards its own surrogacy bill, and academic discourse of such nature is required to be there to exchange ideas and inputs.

Therefore, we at MNLUA are privileged to organize a 2-day virtual Multi-disciplinary Seminar on Surrogacy to revisit the concept of Surrogacy and shed light on the economic, social, religious, legal, and psychological aspects of surrogacy.

Themes

Legal Framework on Surrogacy in India
Constitution of India and Surrogacy
Human Rights and Surrogacy
The religion and surrogacy
Validity of Surrogacy contracts
Surrogate motherhood: ethical or commercial?
Surrogacy and Society
The Paternal Mother Vs. The Surrogate Mother
International Commercial Surrogacy Laws
Surrogate Mother- Health and Implications
Psychological Exploitation in Transnational Surrogacy
Commercial Surrogacy: Victims of Globalization?
Surrogates: Future in desolate
Surrogacy Act: The need of the hour

Seminar Structure

Day I

Inauguration Session

Hon’ble Justice Sadhana Jadhav, Judge, Bombay High Court
Shashikala Gurpur, Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Session I: Constitutional and Human Rights and Socio-Economic Perspectives of Surrogacy

Chairperson: Prof. Jaykumar, Professor, MNLUA

Session II: Ethical and Moral Dimensions of surrogacy

Chairperson: Sukhwinder Singh, Director, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur

Session III: Commercial surrogacy and Human Trafficking

Chairperson: Dr. Sunita Adhav, Principal, Modern Law College, Pune

Day II

Session IV: Surrogacy: Medical advancements and Health issues

Chairperson: Dean, Government Medical College, Aurangabad

Session V: Gender Perspective of surrogacy

Chairperson: Mayuri Raghuvanshi, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India.

Session VI: Legal perspectives of surrogacy: Problems and Prospects

Chairperson: Dr. Anita Rao, Director, Gitam Law School, Gitam University, Vishakhapatnam

Valedictory Session

Sri Krishna Dev Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi
Vijaya Rahatkar, Former Chairman, National Commission on Women

Who can Participate?

The seminar will be open to Advocates, Academicians, Doctors, and Students of various fields.

Mode of Seminar: The Seminar will be conducted in Online mode.

Proposed Date of Seminar: May 2-3, 2022

Registration Fee for the Seminar

UG/PG/Ph.D. students/Academicians/ professionals (Single Author): Rs 500/-
UG/PG/Ph.D. students/Academicians/ professionals (Co-Author): Rs 700/-
MNLUA students: Free

Guidelines for Abstract Submission:

The Abstract shall be 300-500 words
The abstract must contain the name, email address, and designation of the authors
The last date for abstract submission is April 15, 2022
Click here to submit the abstract.

Publication

Selected papers shall be published in the form of an edited book.

Important Dates

Last date of abstract submission: April 15, 2022
Last date for acceptance of abstract: April 17, 2022
Last date of payment of fee: April 19, 2022
Last date of manuscript submission: April 27, 2022
Presentation: May 2 to 3, 2022

Brochure

Brochure-of-Seminar-on-Surrogacy Download

Contact details

Registrar I/C, MNLU Aurangabad

Email Address: registrar@mnlua.ac.in
Mobile Number: 9650778117

Ms. Anagha Pedgaonkar

Teaching Assistant, MNLU Aurangabad

Email Address: anagha.pedgaonkar@mnlua.ac.in
Mobile Number: 922534982

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