Details of the Organization

Shilpkar Law College, Pune is a legal education institution engaged in academic research and scholarly publishing. Through its publication initiatives, the institution promotes interdisciplinary legal scholarship addressing contemporary socio-legal issues, with a focus on public policy, constitutionalism, rights, and governance in South Asia.

Details of the Blog/Paper

Shilpkar Law College invites original and unpublished book chapter submissions for an edited volume titled “Public Policy, Rights & Migration in South Asia.”

Topic of paper/Blog

Public Policy, Rights & Migration in South Asia

Sub-theme

• Public policy and governance frameworks shaping migration in South Asia
• Legal, constitutional, and statutory responses to migration, citizenship, and asylum
• Human rights challenges arising from internal, cross-border, and forced migration
• Labour migration, informal economies, and migrant workers’ rights
• Refugees, statelessness, and displacement in South Asian contexts
• Access to justice, welfare, healthcare, education, and social protection for migrants
• Gendered, caste-based, and intersectional perspectives on migration
• Border regimes, securitisation, and migration control practices
• Regional cooperation, bilateral arrangements, and international legal obligations
• Comparative, interdisciplinary, and empirical studies on migration governance
• Critical policy analyses and reform-oriented approaches relevant to South Asia

Eligibility

• Academicians
• Researchers
• Legal practitioners
• Policy scholars

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions must be original and unpublished.
• Manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process.
• Authors may be required to revise submissions based on reviewer feedback.
• Submissions must be sent via email to the editorial team.

Dates to Remember

• 15 January 2026 – Last date for Abstract Submission
• 15 February 2026 – Last date for Full Paper Submission
• April 2026 (Proposed) – Publication of Edited Volume with ISBN

How to Register?

Submit manuscripts via email to: http://[email protected]