CfP for law students: International Seminar (Eleventh Virtual) on Family Laws by Kerala Law Academy [May 28]: Submit by May 5

The Organizing Committee is calling for Research Articles from Law Students, Academicians, Lawyers, Social Workers, Policy Makers, and Officials from various Departments- Representatives from Institutions and Professionals; NGO, Social Activists, Social Science Researchers and Faculty and Research Scholars.
The Seminar is conducted through the online platform ZOOM. All the participants should have good access to the internet and be able to access the above said online platform.

Sub-Themes

Changing perspectives on personal laws.
Reforms in Muslim laws.
Special Marriage Act and Its Impact on Family Issues.
Family Relation in human rights perspective National & International.
S. 89 of CPC and its implications.
Resolution of family dispute by ADR system.
Prevalence of Technology in ADR
Future Scope of technology in ADR.
ADR and Artificial Intelligence
Role of technology in ADR Post Covid-19 ERA
Role of Technology in International Dispute Resolution
Effects of Social Media in Dispute Resolution
Challenges in Resolving pending cases in family courts.
Recent trend in settlement of dispute in family cases.
Loopholes in personal laws.
Legitimacy of Children
Property Rights- (i) Inheritance and Succession, (ii) Matrimonial
Maintenance of Children, Parents & Wife
Guardianship: Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jew, Parsi, etc.
Divorce Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jew, Parsi, etc.
Marriages: Lesbian, Gay & Live-in Relationship, etc.
Artiﬁcial Reproduction Techniques- Surrogacy, Artiﬁcial Insemination, In-Vitro Fertilization, Test Tube
International conventions related to private international law.
Correlation between Family Law and Criminal Laws.
Family and Corporate Social Responsibility.
International conventions related to Private International Laws.
Efficacy of Family Court.
Family courts Act and its functions.
Uniform Civil Code
Adoption of Family-HRM Policies.
Family Structure On Organizational Commitment National/International.
Maintenance under Cr. P.C
Impact of COVID-19 on family relations
Domestic Violence & its Impact on Children and Family
Family Issues and Media

Note: These Themes are not exhaustive; Authors are open to work on any topic related to above mentioned theme.

Publication Opportunity

The Research Articles received would be published in Proceedings with ISBN.

Guidelines

Kindly confine yourself to the areas identifiable with the title of seminar.
The papers must be in Times New Roman, Font Size: Heading-14, Text-12 in A4 format, single line spacing, in justify not exceeding 2500 words including Title, details of the Author/s and Footnotes.
Authors are encouraged to use The Bluebook (20th ed.) citation format for footnoting and it should be in Times New Roman Font 10 size. Further, speaking footnotes are discouraged.
An Abstract not exceeding 250 words shall be submitted for consideration.
The Abstract shall contain the Synopsis of the Paper, Subtitles, Reference materials and conclusion indicating author’s perspective.
The abstract must be mailed to [email protected] on or before May 5, 2022. It must be accompanied by a cover page, stating the following: Title of the paper; Sub-Theme; Name of Author(s); Name of Institute/Organization; Official Designation; E-mail Address; Postal Address, Contact Number.
The Submission should be in word format.
All foot notes must adhere to 20^th edition of Bluebook standards and must be styled using the foot note option in word. Borders, underlines or other design objects must not be included in the paper.
References need not be mentioned at the end of a paper and must be included within footnotes.
Precedents may be in Italics but not bold.
All sub headings must be left aligned, in bold.
The Papers shall be screened by a Committee. The Full Papers (2500 words) approved by the Committee shall be accepted for presentation in the Seminar. The intimation of selection will be made through E-mail.
The final paper should contain a cover page which includes Name, Designation, Relevant Discipline and Year of Study, Address, E-mail id and Contact number. Authors are to give details in the Full Paper.
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.
Submissions should be made by the author who will attend the Seminar.
Co-Authorship is allowed but limited to one Co-Author only.
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.
The Organizers will take earnest effort to publish the best articles selected from among those received, subject to their acceptance by reputed journals as per their criteria.
Publishing Charges if any demanded for the journal is to be paid by the author.

Submission Procedure

Kindly send the abstract on or before May 05, 2022 by e-mail to [email protected]

Relevant Dates

Submission of Abstracts: May 5, 2022
Communication of Abstract Acceptance: May 7, 2022
Submission of Full paper: May 21, 2022
Intimation of Full paper Acceptance: May 24, 2022
Date of payment of Registration fee: May 26, 2022
International Seminar: May 28, 2022

Registration

There is a registration fee of INR 750 per participant (Additional fee of INR 250 should be paid in the case of maximum one Co-Author).

Payment

Interested participants must pay INR 750 (In the case of co-author INR 1000) as the registration fee, through the online link provided in the Kerala Law Academy website.