National Conference with NLU Nagpur

Deadline 20-03-2025

Location Hybrid.

Details of the Organization

Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur was established by the Government of Maharashtra in 2014. The university is an academic fraternity of individuals who foster the aim of excellence and holistic development in order to contribute effectively to society. The university aims to train socially responsible and accountable legal professionals. In order to realize this holistic vision, the University, through its multidisciplinary centres, strives to develop legal and intellectual acumen for the academic fraternity in order to institute a confident and critical outlook towards the profession and society.Justice Bhushan R. Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India is the Chancellor and Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar is the Vice Chancellor of teh University.

Details of the Conference/Seminar

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023 have ushered in significant reforms in India's criminal justice system, replacing the IPC of 1860, CrPC of 1974, and Indian Evidence Act of 1872, respectively. These new laws introduce key changes such as a shift towards the involvement of technology procedures, stricter procedural timelines and forensic-based investigations, and a renewed focus on justice and reformation. However, while these laws set high standards for criminal adjudication, their practical implementation remains challenging, requiring a balance between legal ideals and ground realities.

Eligibility

Students.
Research Scholars.
Academicians.
Advocates.
Public Prosecutors.
Judges.
Police Officers.
Other Stakeholders.

Venue

Hybrid.

Call for Papers

The Conference invites full-length scholarly papers (6000-8000 words) on the emerging areas of the new criminal laws, including theoretical, methodological, and empirical investigations, including but not limited to the seminar's sub-themes. Researchers intending to participate in the conference must submit an abstract clearly denoting the focus area of the paper, research, and relevance to the conference themes. They selected submissions will be presented by the authors at the Technical Sessions of the conference on April 05, 2025 in a hybrid mode.

Submission Guidelines

Abstract:

The abstract should not exceed 300–350 words and must be submitted on or before March 20, 2025. All abstracts must be accompanied by a cover letter containing the following details:
- Name of the Author(s)
- Sub-Theme (Optional)
- Email ID of the author(s)
- Contact Number of the author(s)
- Postal Address

Note: Co-authorship is permitted to a maximum of 2 authors. All submissions must be the author's original and unpublished work, and should not be under process for publication in any other journal.

Final Submission

The word limit of the paper shall be 4000 to 8000 words (exclusive of footnotes).
Citation Style to be followed is Bluebook, 20th edition.
The File Name should be in the format given: Name of Author-Title of paper.
The abstract and full paper have to be submitted in .doc/.docx format.
A plagiarism declaration statement should be attached along with the full paper. (The permitted similarity index is 10%).
The use of AI in writing is prohibited.

Note: The link for submission of the full paper shall be shared once the abstract is accepted.

Formatting Guidelines

The word limit of the paper shall be 4000 to 8000 words (exclusive of footnotes).
The font style of the paper should be Times New Roman with font size being 12 for the main text and 10 for the footnotes.
The line spacing for the main text and footnotes should be 1.5 and 1 respectively (Endnotes are not permitted).
Margins of 1 Inch should be maintained on all four sides of the pages.