GNLU International Conference on Economic Analysis of Law and Governance: Young Researchers/Scholars Edition: 18 – 21 March 2021

GNLU Centre for Law and Economics is organizing ‘GNLU International Conference on Economic Analysis of Law and Governance’ from 18th-21st March 2021. The subject of ‘Law & Economics’ or ‘Economic Analysis of Law’ is concerned with this interface between the subjects of Law & Economics. GNLU also offers a Ph.D. degree course in Economics to promote academic skill and research vigour in Economics and Law.

THEME

The Centre encourages submission of papers focusing on the economic analysis of law. Papers may be in any of the substantive areas of Law and Economics, including but not limited to the following:

Basic Areas of Law and Economics: Property, Contract, Tort Law and Product Liability, Forensic Economics, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Common Law, Constitutional and Election Law.
Regulation and Business Law: Antitrust, Business and Securities, Regulated Industries, Business and Cyber, Real Estate.
Economics of Legal Procedure: The Legal System Litigation Process, Illegal Behavior and Law Enforcement
Macroeconomics and Law; Use of economic tools in Public Policy analysis
Law and Finance: Financial sector reforms in India formation of monetary policy, Cyber Crimes, Stock Market Regulations, Corporate and Banking Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy code, Tax Evasion, Black Money, Basel and Financial Stability Board norms, WTO and the Financial Services;
Market Regulators: IRDA, TRAI, SEBI, PFRDA, Antitrust; Regulated Industries/ Competition law and working of the commission, Consumer laws, Financial Sector Legal Reforms Commission.
Economic Analysis of litigations: Causes of delays/pendency in judicial administration, costs of delays, out of court settlements, Judicial reforms, Legal Procedures, the legal system and illegal behaviour, Enforcement of law
International Law (public and private): International Trade, Law and Development, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law
Other Substantive Areas of Law and Economics Labor, Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety, International, Tax, Family and Personal, Immigration.

The above themes are only indicative. We invite papers from other allied areas of Law and Economics as well.

YOUNG RESEARCHERS/SCHOLARS EDITION

GNLU through its Centre for Law and Economics has been working towards creation of interest in the legal study using economic tools. Apart from that GNLU also offers a PhD degree course in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics. Following this aim further, current edition of GNLU International Conference on Economic Analysis of Law & Governance aims to promote young scholars and researchers having avid interest in the field of Law and Economics. GNLU Centre for Law and Economics has always tried to reach out to bright and young minds who have keen interest in employing economic tools and theories for legal analysis. Some of these efforts can be seen at GNLU Centre for Law and Economics page for Past Events.

In order to promote such young minds, the theme of this edition of the Conference is ‘Young Researchers/Scholars Edition’ targeting the following:
1. Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Economics
2. Research Scholars pursuing Ph.D in the interdisciplinary study of Law and Economics
3. Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Statistics
4. Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Public Policy
5. Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Development Studies
6. Students pursuing Five-Year/Three LLB Discipline
7. Students pursuing One-Year/Two-Year LLM Discipline
8. Academicians teaching and researching in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics.
9. Professionals working in Banking, Finance or Economics field.