NLUJ (National Law University of Jodhpur) is a leading law school in India, located in the bright and colourful city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Since its inception in 1999, NLUJ has strived to develop extraordinary lawyers and legal scholars who push and challenge established knowledge boundaries.
One of the most important objectives contained in the Indian Constitution, as stated in the Preamble, is to ensure political fairness. Constitutionalism in India has been moulded by the country’s unwavering belief in democratic values and efforts to secure them. Since its inception, the Constitution has successfully met numerous obstacles while remaining true to its purpose of achieving entrenched democracy. Nonetheless, seventy years later, the functioning of India’s Parliamentary democracy requires a thorough examination.
A two-day national seminar on ‘Assessing India’s Performance as a Parliamentary Democracy’ is being held at the National Law University in Jodhpur. The Seminar will take place over two days, with eminent speakers from around the world discussing and debating the most pressing issues concerning India’s parliamentary democracy. The conference will be held on the Cisco Webex Platform (ONLINE).
The Event’s Structure and Stages
Over the course of two days, the session will be conducted ONLINE (through Cisco Webex):
Day 1: The seminar will begin with an opening session, followed by concurrent sessions of paper presentations. Eminent panellists will preside over each session. Links will be distributed ahead of time.
Day 2: In the first half of the seminar, papers will be presented in parallel sessions, followed by a closing session in which distinguished speakers will share their perspectives and discuss crucial aspects of parliamentary democracy.
Themes
The following are the exhaustive list of proposed themes for abstract submission, which shall become the basis of the paper presentations: Parliamentary Procedures Role of Speaker; Anti-Defection; Motions & Procedures; Opposition Rights; and Public Participation in Law-Making.
Judicial Intervention Role in upholding parliamentary practices; Revisiting the Collegium System; and Listing of cases vis-à-vis politically sensitive matters.
Parliamentary Representation: Minority Representation; Gender Representation; and Regional Representation. Electoral Reforms Appointment of the Election Commissioner of India; Inner-party democracy; Model Code of Conduct and selective application; and Electoral Bonds.
Submission Requirements
The abstract should be between 300 and 350 words long.
- A minimum of five keywords must be underlined.
- The authors’ names, email addresses, and designations must be included in the abstract.
Guidelines for formatting:
- Times New Roman; font size: 12; justified: 1.5 line spacing
- To upload your abstract, go to the link at the bottom of this post.
- Write to conseminar [email protected] with any questions.
- Please make sure that the abstract accurately expresses the author’s main point and is full in all aspects for the sake of convenience.
Structure of Fees
Fees for Registration
Academics, Advocates, and Researchers: Rs.1100
PhD Scholars: Rs.600
Additional Information
- Once the abstracts have been accepted, the registration costs will begin to be paid.
- Separate registrations are required for co-authors.
- Selected papers demonstrating remarkable scientific work may be published in a University journal/edited book.
Dates to Remember
- Abstract submission deadline is November 30, 2021.
- Accepted abstracts will be announced on December 4, 2021.
- Registration costs must be paid by December 20, 2021.
- Manuscripts must be submitted by January 3, 2022.
- The seminar and paper presentation will take place on January 8 and 9, 2022.
Information about how to contact us
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Participants may contact: in the event of an emergency.
Convener
National Law University Jodhpur
Contact Number: +91 8902297150 Sayantani Bagchi (Assistant Professor)
Student Co-ordinators
- Prakhar Raghuvanshi: +91 8299746117
- Rajesh Ranjan: +91 8340399090
