Date: 7th – 9th January, 2016
Venue: Thiruvananthapuram

Call for Papers:
The organizers of the Seminar calls upon the legal profession, academicians from other social science disciplines, administrators, University students, young and upcoming research scholars, social activists and the representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations to present their research papers relevant to the below-mentioned themes.

Thematic Sessions:

• Law and Justice in New Millennium
  • Developing of global and national strategic plans and programmes for justice reform and service delivery
  • Empowering the poor and marginalized to seek response and remedies for injustice
  • Improving of legal protection, legal awareness, legal aid and counsel, adjudication, enforcement, and civil society and parliamentary oversight
  • Developing a system for responding to immediate justice needs including the protection of rights of deprived sections and access to legal services
  • Addressing the grave challenges in the justice sector such as police brutality, inhumane prison conditions, lengthy pre-trial detention, and impunity for perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence
  • Strengthening the linkages between formal and informal structures

• Access to Justice and Socio economic rights:
  • Removal of economic obstacles to ensure access to the courts;
  • Strengthening of components of due process of law in administrative proceedings concerning social rights
  • Strengthening of components of due process of law in judicial proceedings concerning social rights
  • Strengthening of the components of effective judicial protection of individual and collective social rights.

• Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) System and Access to Justice
  • Justice dimension of Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation
  • Regulation of ADR: Scope and Limitations
  • Practical Problems in ADR
  • Restorative Justice

• Legal Aid Clinics and Access to Justice
  • Client counseling and follow up assistance with special reference to marginalized communities.
  • Workshops for various functionaries of the legal system such as lawyers, students, NGOs and government agencies
  • Carrying out field surveys
  • Organising street plays and poster exhibitions on socio-legal issues
  • Adopting village or villages or slum areas for legal services activities.
  • Guiding parties to the local Legal Services Institution for litigation-related legal assistance at the Court or at the ADR Centre.

An abstract not exceeding two pages shall be submitted for consideration. The abstract shall contain the:

• Title of paper
• Synopsis of the Paper
• Reference materials
• Conclusion indicating author’s perspective
• Presenter(s) name and title
• Postal addresses
• E-mail addresses and
• Telephone numbers of all contributors

The abstract should be mailed to Dr. K.C. Sunny, Professor and Head Department of Law, University of Kerala (seminarslawdpt@gmail.com) on or before 15th July, 2015.

The abstracts and papers shall be screened by a committee in a blind, peer review process and the papers approved by the committee shall be accepted for presentation in the conference. Notice of selection of abstracts will be made through email by 1st August, 2015.

Registration Fee:

Early Bird Registration (upto 23rd November, 2015)

• For Indian Delegates (without accommodation): Rs. 2,500/- (Rs 2,000 for students)
• For foreign Delegates (without accommodation): US $150 (US $100 for Students)
• For foreign Delegates (with accommodation) US $500 (Single Room) – US $450 for students
• For Indian Delegates (with accommodation for 3 days): Double occupancy Rs. 8,000/- (Rs 7,000/- for students) and single occupancy Rs 10,000/- (Rs. 9,000/- for students)

Late Registration

• For Indian Delegates without accommodation: Rs. 8,000/-
• For Foreign Delegates without accommodation: US $500

Deadline for Abstract Submission:

The last date for Abstract Submission is 15th July, 2015.

Contact:
Dr. K.C. Sunny
Director of the Seminar
Professor and Head, Department of Law,
University of Kerala
Email: seminarslawdpt@gmail.com
Website: www.deptoflawseminar.in

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Date: 9th – 10th July, 2015
Venue: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru

About the Seminar:
The National Law School of India University (Environmental Law Clinic), NLSIU one of the most reputed law universities in India and the Centre for Sustainable Development, Bangalore, a reputed NGO in the field for the last 11 years with support from MNRE, Government of India together intend to conduct a two day national seminar on Energy Law Management, Investment and Implementation for Law teachers, law practitioners, researchers, students, Government Officials, Entrepreneurs and other interested parties.

Call for Papers:
We invite participants to make paper presentation. Papers regarding any area in the Energy sector are encouraged. Paper presenters will be allotted 10 minutes time for presentation. Papers must be submitted on or before 6th July, 2015 and soft copy of the same must be emailed to baba@nls.ac.in. Selected authors will be notified by 7th July, 2015

Registration Fee:
We would be delighted to receive confirmation of your participation at the earliest. A nominal registration fee of Rs. 1000/- need be paid for this programme.

Participants interested to register should submit the form attached with this letter and send it to baba@nls.ac.in (Phone: +91-9880525646) along with a DD drawn in favour of the Registrar, NLSIU, payable at Bengaluru to be sent to Ms. Baba, Secretary, Commons Cell, NLSIU.

Deadline:
The papers must be submitted on or before 6th July, 2015.

Contact:
Ms. Baba
Secretary, Commons Cell,
National Law School of India University
Phone: +91-9880525646
Email: baba@nls.ac.in

Dr. Sairam Bhat
Associate Professor of Law
National Law School of India University
Nagarbhavi, P O Box 7201
Bengaluru – 560242
Email: bhatsairam@nls.ac.in

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Date: 23rd August, 2015
Venue: Hotel Park Prime, Morabadi, Ranchi

Sub-Themes of Seminar:

• Facilitating ethical valuation & its use: Information Asymmetry, Honest Mistake, Negligence and Fraud
• Types of fraud (identity, asset and document based, etc.) and its impact on fraud prevention strategies
• Dealing with fraud: Case analysis of actions initiated and the role of stakeholders
• Overview of legal cases relevant to unethical valuation
• Understanding recourse by bankers / lenders and valuers

Who should attend?
Professionals, Scheduled Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance companies, Government departments (Income Tax, Vigilance), Public Sector Units, and private sector entities involved in any aspect of valuation activities directly / indirectly are invited for active participation in the seminar.

Registration Fee:

• Early Bird Delegate fee is Rs. 1000/- for IOV member
• Early Bird Delegate fee is Rs. 2000/-. for Non-IOV members

Important Dates:

Contact:
Institution of Valuers (IOV)
Ranchi (Jharkhand) Branch
‘Bina’ Hinoo Bridge (E),
Ranchi – 834002
Phone: +91-9431170378, +91-9430732061
Email: iovranchi@gmail.com
Website: www.institutionofvaluers.net

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Date: 17th -18th August, 2015

Thematic Break:

• Right to Health as a Human Right:
  • Right to health as a fundamental human right
  • Right to universal health care, legitimate scope of right to health
  • Role of state
  • Measures to realize health care
  • Socioeconomic policies on health
  • Public participation in health care
  • Public procurement & state aid in a regulatory framework

• Realizing the Quality of Health Care:
  • Eluding risks of realization of health right
  • Standard of health care
  • Appeasing patient
  • Medical indication, communication, & self- determination
  • Passive unequal treatments
  • Subjugated quality-standard of informed consent
  • Negligence organizational liability
  • Liability of health professional under law of tort
  • Judicial intervention-compensation

• Accessibility and Affordability of Health Care System:
  • Access to essential medicines
  • Standard & safety of materials used in health care quality of drugs
  • Drug price parity & control orders and parameters of medical care, quality of therapeutic care in tools, drugs & Institutional facilities
  • Paramedical services, nursing etc
  • Safety of sampling, detection, analysis for treatment
  • Access to medical products & services

• State Action for Treating Epidemic Diseases:
  • Preventive health care
  • Diseases & asymptomatic diseases / genetic inclination towards diseases
  • Role of state in combating communicable diseases
  • Curative care for specific diseases HIV-AIDS/bird flu etc
  • Incidence response system
  • Mechanisms for immunization
  • Immunization coverage

• Sketching the Panorama of Law & Bioethics:
  • Organ transplantation
  • Organ trading and organ donation
  • The dying life
  • Life sustaining treatment
  • Bailing out treatment
  • Right to end the life
  • Presumed consent medical futility
  • End of life issues and enhanced policies

• Affording & Disposing of Medicines in a Regulatory Framework:
  • Access to medicine
  • Scope of medicine
  • Measure to realize access to medicine
  • Recent developments
  • Impact of access to medicine on life expectancy & mortality rate judicial interventions

• Parameters of & Entree to Innovative Therapeutic Technologies:
  • Regulating the quality of medicines
  • Who ensures safe medicines
  • Regulating drug use & distribution for medicinal purposes
  • Addressing a comprehensive approach towards health systems
  • Essential services
  • Technologies for improved health-types impact of innovative medicines on health
  • Access to therapeutic technologies
  • Stem cell therapy
  • Gene therapy
  • Marketing of drugs
  • Diagnosis & prognosis unethical & unnecessary diagnostic tests
  • Policies & state interventions

• Identifying Patents for Health Care:
  • Patenting human health
  • Legal and ethical issues
  • Conceptualizing human dignity & right to life
  • Points for convergence of patentability of human genome
  • Pharma patents in therapeutic & non therapeutic treatments
  • Medical diagnosis & techniques in identification
  • Pooling medicinal patent
  • Essential medicines
  • Factors affecting accessibility and affordability

• Interface Between IPR & Human Rights in Realizing Right to Access to Medicine:
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Exclusive right to patent
  • Patentability
  • International patent system
  • GATT-TRIPS-privatization
  • Marketing
  • Knowledge of drugs
  • Asymmetries & restraints on patenting of drugs
  • Generic competition vs. Patent rights
  • Role of national and sub national jurisdictions in generic substitution of pharmaceuticals
  • Strategic misuse of IPR
  • Drug counterfeiting
  • Public access to legitimate generic drugs
  • Substantial transformation of bioequivalent drug and biodegradable drugs

• Quality of Patented Products in Health Care:
  • Clog on quality of drugs
  • Prescribing standards
  • Price parity
  • Patent pooling
  • Data exclusivity
  • Patent thickets
  • Parallel imports
  • Defective or inappropriately stored medicines
  • Enforcement measures
  • Licensing of medicines

• Medical Research – Ethical and Legal Confrontations:
  • Need of medical research for the future
  • Ethical and legal issues
  • International and Indian Standards
  • Drug trials
  • Experimentation with vulnerable groups: women, children, marginalized etc,
  • Legal and policy options

Call for Papers:

• The organisers of the Seminar call upon the legal fraternity, Academicians from other social science disciplines, Doctors, Administrators, young and upcoming research scholars, social activists, representatives of governmental and non- governmental organisations and students of relevant disciplines to present their well researched papers at the seminar, relevant to the above themes.
• Kindly confine yourself to the areas identified for the Seminar. The papers may be in Times New Roman Font 12 size in A4 format, single line spacing, not exceeding 3000 words.
• An abstract not exceeding 200 words shall be submitted for consideration. The abstract shall contain the Synopsis of the Paper, Subtitles, Reference materials for each sub-titles and conclusion indicating author’s perspective. The abstract along with the duly filled registration form must be mailed to amnmtnuals2015@gmail.com.
• The papers shall be screened by a committee. The full papers approved by the committee shall be accepted for presentation in the seminar. The intimation of selection will be made through email.
• The final paper should contain a cover page which includes Name, Designation, Relevant Discipline and Year of Study, Address, Email id and Contact number. In case of co-authorship, the covering letter should include details of both the authors.
• Abstracts and papers should be written in English, and the working language of the seminar will be English and presentations shall be done in English.
• Co-authorship is permitted, subject to a limit of maximum two authors per submission. Submission should be made by the author who will attend the seminar. If the paper is co-authored, please include the names of your co-authors in your submission form (in the appropriate order).
• Only one paper per participant will be permitted. Multiple submissions will lead to disqualification.
• No part of the paper should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
• Participants of the Seminar whose papers have been accepted and who needs accommodation shall intimate on or before 7th August, 2015. Accommodation charges shall be met by the participants.
• A Registration fee of Rs 1000/- is to be paid by the participants after the final acceptance of paper.

Important Dates:

Contact
Dr. Liji Samuel
Director, Centre for Health Law and Policy
Phone: +91-9497195387

Ms. Namitha K.L
Director, Centre for Human Rights
Phone: +91-9446450090

Ms. Athira P.S.
Director, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights
Phone: +91-999523004
Email: amnmtnuals2015@gmail.com
Website: www.nuals.ac.in

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Date: 2nd – 4th November, 2015
Venue: The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad

Concept Note:
The question of the law is a continuous concern in Derrida’s writings, especially in his later work. Even though “Force of Law” approaches the question of the law primarily in its distinction from the legal concept of right and within the horizon of the problematic of justice, this 1989 text refines numerous, earlier reflections on the law and anticipates others that will be developed in greater detail in later works. I mention only the distinction of the Greek notion of nomos and Mosaic Law, the difference between the laws and the Law, the enigma of the injunctive and binding character of all laws, along with the hyperbolic, but also aporetic, nature of these injunctions, the violence involved in making the law, its subsequent power or force, and so forth.

On a broader level, “Force of Law” intersects with Derrida’s elaborations elsewhere on the relation of the law to nationalism and community formation, its connection with particular idioms and language in general, the commerce between the theological and the political, that is, also the question of secularization, the whole Schmittean problematic of the state of exception, and the foundation of authority. As its very title suggests, however, “Force of Law” is also a meditation on the metaphysical concept of force, on the difference of force from violence, and, more generally, on what to understand by ‘deconstruction,’ how the latter is linked to the question of the law and under what conditions something like a deconstruction becomes possible and necessary.

Registration Fee:
Each participant is required to pay a registration fee of Rs.1500/- through a bank draft payable to “Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences” on any bank in Baroda. The fee will take care of lunch and tea during the seminar. The fee does not include the cost of accommodation, and is non-refundable.

Those who need accommodation at Hyderabad should get in touch with the local convener. Participants have to make their own travel arrangements.

Deadline for Application:
The last date for receiving the proposal for participation and 300-word abstract is 31st August, 2015.

The abstract may be sent as an email attachment to Prafulla Kar (prafullakar@gmail.com), with a copy to D. Venkat Rao, the Local Convener of the Seminar. Selection for participation will be made by 15th September, 2015. The last date for registration by sending the required fee is 30th September, 2015. The last date for receiving the full paper is 15th October, 2015.

Contact:
Mr. Prafulla C. Kar
Director, Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences
C-302, Siddhi Vinayak Complex
Faramji Road, Behind Railway Station
Baroda – 390007, Gujarat
Phone: 0265-2320870
Email: prafullakar@gmail.com
Website: www.balvantparekhcentre.org.in

Mr. D. Venkat Rao
Professor of English
The English and Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad – 500007
Email: telvenkat@gmail.com
Website: www.efluniversity.ac.in

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Date: 25th – 26th July, 2015
Venue: Seminar Hall, Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad

The 21st Century throws great challenges to the Indian economy. The status of India as No.1 in the global economy depends upon the legislative support in the form of corporate legislations apart from other factors. The present Central government has announced various programmes like “Make in India” and other programmes. In line with the central government, various state governments are also announcing programmes to achieve a rapid economic development and growth. In this connection the small and medium industries need high encouragement and protection from the onslaught of the giant business houses for which the Competition Act, 2002 plays a very pivotal role.

The corporate legislations like the Companies Act, 2013, The Securities Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, The Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act, 1956, Depositories Act, 1996, The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 and other allied legislations play a very centrifugal role. These legislations are essential for the corporate governance and have high relevance in the light of the proposed government policy of enhancing the FDI ratio.

So it is essential now to study whether these existing corporate laws are enough and sufficient to channelize the flow of foreign investment into India and further controlling the share market, unhealthy takeover bids, facilitating healthy growth of medium and small scale industries and the growth and development of giant Institutions. Further, when the foreign investment is encouraged very much in the present scenario, a pertinent question is that whether this foreign contribution will help the massive and fast growing number of younger generation to get suitable employment based on their eligibility, qualifications and training.

Absorption of this massive younger generation through proper employment is a great challenge to the government. The finality is that India belongs to this younger generation, which will ultimately mould India’s future status in the world economy in the ensuing years. Thus this seminar is aimed at analysing the efficacy and relevance of the present corporate legislations to make India a great giant in the economic front as the industry, trade and commerce ultimately form the backbone for the nation’s economy. A deep rooted study is invited to analyse the above issues and find out the efficacy of these corporate laws and suggestions for improvement.

Sub-Themes:

• Companies Act, 2013 and allied laws, their relevance and contribution to meet the challenges in the 21st Century
• Laws relating to foreign investment in India and the issues thereon
• Competition law in India, its role in promoting competition in markets in India
• Social Security and human rights concept in corporate sector

Call for Papers:
Papers are invited from the field of Law, Management, Finance, Engineering or any other discipline and they are requested to contribute their original and unpublished articles relate to the Seminar Themes and any other issues relevant to the subject. CS members and other professionals may contribute the papers, though they are not pursuing Ph.D.

Submission Guidelines:
Participants are requested to send their abstracts / full length research papers on:

• A4 size paper using 12 font size on Times New Roman with single space
• Abstract should include a concise title, name of the author(s) and address
• Name of the presenting author should be underlined
• The Abstract should not exceed 250 words
• Participants are further requested to send their soft copy of abstract through e-mail on or before 20th June, 2015 to csoupgclseminar2015@gmail.com
• The candidates whose abstract are selected, should submit the Full length papers on or before 30th June, 2015.
• Best selected full length papers will be published with ISBN No. in the book form and the same shall be released at the Seminar.

Registration Fee:

• Professional / Academicians: Rs. 1,000/- (the Members of the ICSI are entitled to 8 credit hours)
• Students, Ph.D. Scholars and APS Members of ICSI Hyderabad Chapter: Rs. 500/- (the Students of ICSI are entitled to 16 credit hours)

Anyone can participate in the Seminar; above mentioned fee is for only participation and no separate fee for presentation of paper.

The Registration fee can be paid at the registration counter on the day of seminar. The participants are requested to confirm their participation well in advance, which helps the organisers to make the arrangements accordingly.

The schedule of the Seminar and the keynote speakers’ details will be informed well in advance to all the participants and paper presenters through e-mail.

Accommodation:
Accommodation will be provided on payment basis to the participants, who send their request on or before 10lh July, 2015.

Important Dates:

Contact:
Mr. A. Sridhar
Seminar Co-Convener
PG College of Law, Osmania University
Basheerbagh, Hyderabad
Phone: +91-9989394290
Email: csoupgclseminar2015@gmail.com

Mr. Issac Raj
Seminar Co-ordinator
6-3-609/5, Anand Nagar,
Khairatabad, Anand Nagar,
Hyderabad – 500004
Phone: +91-7658983099, 040-23399541, 040-23396494

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Date: 7th – 9th January, 2016
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel, Asset Area 4 – Hospitality District, Delhi Aerocity, New Delhi

Global IP Convention (GIPC), in its eight year, is an annual meeting platform for Board-level IP managers, IP regulators and policy makers, as well as IP experts, litigators, investors and their advisers in a dialogue designed to discuss best practices and solutions to enhance IP management strategies.

Theme:
The convention will discuss on the theme ‘Innovation & Technology as the Key Performance Indicator’.

Who Should Attend?

• In-house IP teams
• Attorneys practicing IP laws
• IP owners
• IP Managers and Paralegals
• IP protection service providers
• Faculty and students of IP
• Brand owners and marketing professionals
• Government officials
• Representatives from worldwide, regional and national IP Offices
• Associations focused on Intellectual Property

Why you should attend:

• New Delhi, being the national capital of India, is home to top corporate and legal office of India. Take advantage by visiting current clients and introducing yourself to new ones
• Build and expand your professional network
• Learn best practices from the Global IP experts
• Hear how your colleagues are shaping IP policy worldwide
• Meet within IP Office representatives from all over the world to learn more about their service and hear about updates to their respective system.

Registration:
http://www.iprconference.com/registration.php

Registration Fees:

Contact:
Dr. Dhanpat Ram Agarwal
Founder Director, ITAG Business Solutions Ltd.
Phone: +91-3340048652
Email: dr.agarwal@iitrade.ac.in
Website: www.iprconference.com

ITAG Business Solutions Ltd.,
Intellectual Property Consultants
Subham Plaza, Suite # 1C, 1st Floor 83/1,
Dr. S. C. Banerjee Road, Kolkata – 700 010
Email: info@itagbs.com
Website: www.itagbs.com

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Date: 21st August, 2015
Venue: Amity Law School, Delhi

Since its independence, India adopted a socialist pattern based on the Directive Principles of State Policy to prevent concentration of wealth and to maximize the maximum good of maximum number of people. Licensing policy led to the growth of Monopolistic industries resulting into Monopolistic, Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices leading to the enactment of Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act. With the development of liberalization, privatization and globalization, MRTP Act was deficient to cope up with the economic reforms and led to the repeal of the same and the enactment of the Competition Act, 2002.

The Symposium aims to stress on the objective of Competition Law that is to maximise the consumer welfare by promoting competition by offering better quality products at lower prices. Competition is indisputably advantageous to all the market participants whether it is consumer or business, thereby accelerating the growth of the economy. Competitive Industry offers its consumers wider options to choose the product and that too at lower price. It also motivates producers to do maximum utilization of available resources and also to invent new technologies, thereby, to reduce cost of production and to enhance quality.

The subject-matter of competition law and its various arenas is a priority area for the Government, the Competition Commission of India and the larger global community. Hence, it is imperative that Universities and Institutions of Higher Education generate and disseminate knowledge and perspectives among various stakeholders regarding competition law reforms in India. With this objective, Amity Law School, Delhi proposes to hold a National Symposium on ‘Competition Law in India’

Call for Papers:
Devoted to a theme that has continued to engage the attention of the intelligentsia for decades; this Symposium will discuss various issues related to competition law in India in a profound and substantive manner. The Organizing Committee of the First Amity National Symposium invites academic and policy papers on the thematic areas highlighted below:

• Competition Law and Abuse of Dominant position
• Anti-trust laws
• Competition Law and Intellectual Property Rights: Between the Market Place and Regulation
• Competition Law and Consumer Welfare.

Abstract Submission Guidelines:
The author(s) / researcher(s) have to submit the abstract by the stipulated date. Based on the abstract, the author(s) / researcher(s) will be informed about the selection and will be asked to submit the full paper. The Abstract should include:

• Title of the Abstract and Theme
• Name, Designation and Institution of Author(s) / Researcher(s), Email, Contact Number
• Abstract (Issues, Methodology, Value-addition and Usefulness of the research)
• The Abstract limit is up to 300 words. It must be typewritten in the Times New Roman, 12 Points, Line Spacing: 1.5 and justified alignment. No Footnotes shall be provided in the abstract.
• Keywords (5-6)
• All abstracts are to be submitted at alsdsymposium@amity.edu in .doc or .docx format with the subject titled as ‘Abstract: Your Name(s) and College.’
• Author(s) are requested to fill the online registration via Google Forms.
• Co authorship of maximum two is allowed.

Paper Submission Guidelines:
The selected author(s) / researcher(s) will have to submit full paper by the stipulated date. The paper should have the cover page that will include:

• Title of the paper
• Theme
• The Final Paper limit shall be not less than 3500 words and not more than 5000 words and must be typewritten in the Times New Roman, 12 Points, Line Spacing: 1.5 and justified alignment. All footnotes shall be in the Times New Roman, 10 Points, Line Spacing: 1 and justified alignment.
• Name, Designation and Institution of Author(s) / Researcher(s), Email, Contact number
• Footnotes should be used and not endnotes.
• The reference style to be used shall be OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities).
• All papers will be reviewed by the Editorial Board.
• Quotations over 50 words should be indented. Double quotation marks should be used; Single quotation marks should be used only for quotes within a quotation.
• All papers shall undergo a plagiarism check.
• The author(s) of the selected papers shall be presenting their papers in an interactive panel discussion, where the panelists shall be experts in the field of Competition Law from around India
• All full papers are to be submitted at alsdsymposium@amity.edu in .doc or .docx format with the subject titled as ‘Full Paper: Your Name(s) and College’ respectively.

Publication:

• Abstracts of the selected papers shall be published in the form of an abstract book.
• The shortlisted papers will be reviewed separately for publication in Amity Law Review, which is a reputed refereed National Law Journal with an ISSN number.
• Copyright to all papers shall be with Amity Law School Delhi.
• All authors who get selected to participate in the symposium shall be awarded with the certificates.
• Best Paper shall be awarded with the cash prize.

Seminar Registration Fee:

• Demand Draft along with the selected papers should reach the Amity Law School, Delhi on or before 1st August, 2015. We would also request you to send scanned copies of the Demand Draft at alsdsymposium@amity.edu by 1st August, 2015.
• Demand Draft to be made in favour of the ‘Amity Law School, Delhi’ payable at New Delhi. It should be posted to The Director, Amity Law School Delhi, F-1 Block, Sector 125, Amity University Campus, Noida – 201303.
• The envelope should clearly state on top “Amity National Symposium, 2015”.
• No TA/DA will be provided to the participants from the Organizing Committee. Registration fees to be paid as per the following guidelines:
  • Ph.D Scholars: Rs. 750/-
  • Students: Rs. 500 /-
  • Academicians: Rs.750/-
  • Experts/Professionals: Rs.750/-

Important Dates:

Contact:
Dr. Reeta Garg
Faculty Co coordinator
Phone: +91-9818833843

Ms. Gurpreet Kaur
Faculty Co coordinator
Phone: +91-9718744555

Ms. Divya Patpatia
Student Convener
Phone: +91-8527440289

Mr. Anmol Khurana
Student Co Convener
Phone: +91-9643866843

Ms. Ambika Kalsi
Student Co Convener
Phone: +91-9717391117

Email: alsdsymposium@amity.edu
Website: www.amity.edu

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Concept Note:
The shadow of the state nowadays, falls upon every sphere of human activity. The state shapes and controls, or regulates, authorizes, supervises or proscribes, myriad activities, from education, to sanitation, to social welfare, to domestic order and external defence, economic management, etc. Certain aspects of life, which otherwise are considered to be private or personal, via, marriage, abortion, divorce, etc., are also subject to the authority of the state. It is no surprise therefore, that the central question has been, defining the nature or character of the state. The necessity to explain the nature of state stems from the fact that the term “State” is the central concept in constitutional law.

The acts attributed to “the State” are acts which result in legal consequences in accordance with their contents. Every such act is performed, in exercise of power granted to the actor through a rule of competence. This power is the capacity to create rules that bind others. This difference in legal position between individuals as holders of private autonomy and certain qualified persons, possessing power, in furtherance of a rule of competence, has given rise to the idea that the power which has the character of public authority and the acts in which it finds expression, cannot “properly” be ascribed to the acting individual. The acting individual is considered to have acted “on behalf of the State”, or as an “organ of the state”.

When these “organs of the State” act without having the capacity, or do so, in a manner, at variance with, or contrary to, the manner prescribed, the validity of their action comes under question. The governing power wherever located must be subject to the fundamental constitutional limitations, for the Constitution was framed on the theory that limitation should exist on the exercise of power by the State.

The character of the State has undergone drastic changes in recent years, the problem that continues is that, in what circumstances an act of an individual or a group is to be considered to be an action of the state, and that particular individual or group is to be considered as an “organ of the State”. With this background the Colloquium Opus Law Journal invites papers on the changing dimensions of role of State under or connected with any of the following subthemes:

• Evolution, Development and philosophical foundations of the State in various legal systems viz. England, United States of America and India;
• The concept of “State”, under the Constitution of India, with reference to:
  • Fundamental Rights,
  • Directive Principles of State Policy, and
  • Tortious and contractual liability of the State

• Judiciary within the ambit of the expression State
• Interpretation of “Other Authorities” in the light of changing role of State.

About Colloquium Opus:
Colloquium Opus, the Seminar Committee of National Law University Odisha is a student committee which organizes academic activities such as Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums among a varied range of activities such as Mediation, Client Counseling and Negotiation competitions. The Committee is presently led by Dr. Sheela Rai, Associate Professor of Law, National Law University Odisha.

Colloquium Opus has conducted Conferences such as National Seminar on Institutional Challenges to Protection of Environment (August 2013) and National Conference on Intellectual Property Rights (October 2014). Further, it publishes the Colloquium Opus Law Journal (ISSN-2348-1277) bi-annually which has published Volume 1 Issue 2.

Guideline for Submissions:
All the interested participants are required to submit their final paper on or before 30th May 2015 (in .doc or .docx format) to colj@nluo.ac.in and cc it to seminarcomm@nluo.ac.in.

Submissions should include as succinctly as possible:
A separate title page which clearly indicates the name(s) of the author and co-author, affiliation(s), complete mailing address (es), Telephone/fax numbers and e-mail address (es) and title of the paper shall be sent with the final paper.

Formatting:

• Margin – Manuscripts must be in single spacing, font size 12 in “Times New
• Roman” and all margins: 1.5 inches (left) and 1 inch (top, right and bottom).
• Length – Manuscripts are maximum 15 pages (including references, attachments, tables and graphical information).
• Tables – Must be placed as part of the text. DO NOT attach tables at the end of the manuscript.
• Software – Manuscript must be submitted in MS Word form ONLY.
• Title of Manuscript – Written in uppercase, bold, size 14 and centered.
• Author/s – Name, address, email and contact number of all authors, font 12, Times.
• Abstract -Between 250-350 words in “Times New Roman” size 12.
• Keywords – There should not be more than FIVE keywords.
• Headings/Sub-headings – Written in uppercase, bold, size 12 and left margin.
• Tables/ Figures – Title of the tables/figure should be written on the top of the tables/figure. “Times New Roman”, size 12, Bold, lower case, centered.
• Footnoting – Footnoting should be done strictly according to 19th Bluebook. Font “Times New Roman”, Size 10, Line-Spacing 1.

Important Date:
The last date of submission is 30th May, 2015.

Contact:
Dr. Sheela Rai
Faculty Coordinator
Phone: +91-8895921256

Mr. Kartik Pant
Student Co-ordinator
Phone: +91-9439368896

Ms. Pavani Nagaraja Bhat
Student Co-ordinator
Phone: +91-9437504517

Ms. Simran Sahni
Student Co-ordinator
Phone: +91-8763552611

Email: seminarcomm@nluo.ac.in, colj@nluo.ac.in
Website: www.nluo.ac.in

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