3rd National Conference on Development of Child Rights
Legal Aid Society of National University of Juridical Sciences is organizing the 3rd National Conference on "Development of Child Rights - A Step towards Ensuring Justice and Protection of Children".
Date: 1st - 3rd February, 2013
Venue: NUJS Campus at Kolkata, India
The main aim of this conference is to foster an academic dialogue, promotion of empirical studies and publication, sharing of information and knowledge on issues, and creation of a national advocacy group to campaign for the protection and promotion of these rights of children.
Registration:
To participate in the conference fill up the registration form and send it to the address mentioned below or email the scanned copy to nujslasconference@gmail.com.
Registration fee required for any student enrolled in any university and for any resource person are Rs. 500/- and Rs. 750/- respectively. Please mention "Registration form for 3rd National Conference" in the subject line of the e-mail.
Call for Papers:
The concept of children possessing some special rights has undergone a lot of changes in the last few decades. There has been a shift from the concept of children being mere recipients of welfare schemes to the entitlement of children to certain special but basic rights owing to their vulnerable status.
Children due to their vulnerable position, physical and mental immaturity, inexperience in life are prone to exploitation. As per a survey conducted by National Survey Sample Organization (NSSO), 13.3 million children in India are victims of child labour. Similarly, as per a UNICEF survey, India has the largest population of street children in the world. They are deprived of their basic right to family care, protection, shelter, food, health and education. There are a plethora of schemes, legislations and policies which recognizes various rights of children and strives to promote them but still there still remains vast gap between the implementation of such schemes on paper and in reality.
Given the significance of this subject, this conference has been arranged with the aim to promote research on the issues involving the main theme of the conference and present a forum for exchange of academic dialogue and experience. The organizing committee of National Conference on invites academics, human rights activists, policy makers, NGO and students from any discipline to present their research in the conference. Selected papers from the papers presented during the conference will be published in the conference volume after the conference.
Themes:
- International Law and Child Rights
- Juvenile Justice and Children
- Child Labour: Problems and Perspectives
- Right to Free and Compulsory Education
- Child Welfare Schemes
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Children and Health Care
- Protection of Rights of Children with Disability
- Child Rights in India: A postscript
The submissions will be of two types, viz.
- Contributed Papers and
- Student Papers
Contributed Papers:
The conference organizers call for submission of original empirical research papers and articles on any facet relating to the theme of the Conference from eminent legal practitioners, policy research and social science research groups, NGO, civil society organizations and academicians.
Deadlines:
- Last date for submission of abstract is 15th January, 2013
- Pblication of list of selected participants on the basis of abstract is 31st January, 2013
- Fnal date for submission of paper is 15th February, 2013
- Pblication of final list of participants 22nd February, 2013
All contribution should be directed at either the address mentioned below or e-mail it to nujslasconference@gmail.comwith the subject of the email being: "Contributed Paper Submission for National Conference 2013".
Guidelines for Contributed Paper
- Submission of an abstract not excluding 500 words.
- Abstract should highlight the Name & Organization of the contributor, Title, Main research issues, Research methodology, Place and time of undertaking the empirical study.
- The papers sent should be original and unpublished articles (not submitted for publishing in any place)
- The final submissions would have to be between a minimum of 3000 and a maximum of 5000 words (inclusive of footnotes).
- The NUJS Law Review Citation and Style Standard will have to be followed which is available at www.nujslawreview.org
Student Papers:
The conference organizers call for submission of original empirical research papers and articles on any of the themes mentioned below from students pursuing under graduate or post graduate full time degree course on any discipline in any recognized University under UGC or a similar accrediting body.
The abstract submitted by the student author has to be accompanied by bone-fide student certificate in the prescribed form available at page 4 of the registration form, signed and sealed by the Head of the Institution. Participation from students is especially encouraged and the best three student papers adjudged by a panel of jury consisting of eminent persons will receive cash award of Rs 3000 (Best Paper), Rs 2000 (Second Best Paper) and Rs 1000 (Third Best Paper).
Deadline:
- The last date for submission of abstract is 15th January, 2013
- The publication of list of selected participants on the basis of abstract is 22nd January, 2013
- The final date for submission of paper is 15th February, 2013
- The publication of final list of participants 22nd February, 2013
All contribution should be directed at either the address mentioned below or e-mail it tonujslasconference@gmail.comwith the subject of the email being: "Student Paper Submission for National Conference 2013".
Guidelines for Student Papers:
- Submission of an abstract not excluding 500 words.
- Abstract should highlight the Name & Organization of the contributor, Title, Main research issues, Research methodology, Place and time of undertaking the empirical study.
- The papers sent should be original and unpublished articles (not submitted for publishing in any place)
- The final submissions would have to be between a minimum of 3000 and a maximum of 5000 words (inclusive of footnotes).
- The NUJS Law Review Citation and Style Standard will have to be followed which is available at www.nujslawreview.org
Note:
Conference organizing committee reserve the right to accept or reject any contribution it deems necessary, and does not have any obligation of notifying the reasons for the same. A decision taken by the conference organizing committee will be deemed to be final and binding on any person or organization involved in anything related to this conference submission.
Contact:
Anirban Chakraborty
Assistant Professor,
NUJS and Faculty Advisor, Legal Aid Society
Phone: +91 - 9830421885
Email: anir_chak@yahoo.com
Amrita Sarkar
Convenor, Legal Aid Society
Phone: +91-9674520647
Legal Aid Society,
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhawan,
12, LB Block, Sector III, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata - 700098, West Bengal
Email: nujslasconference@gmail.com
Website: http://www.nujs.edu/
Download Call for Papers, Concept Note
