About CLE:
The Centre for Law & Economics (CLE) is a centre of excellence for research and training in the discipline of law & economics (also referred to as the Economic Analysis of Law). The Centre values rigorous work in the discipline and aims to promote awareness of and research in the field. It carries out courses and conferences for scholars, practitioners and students apart from publications on the economic analysis of contemporary legal issues. It aims to produce quality prescriptions for legislators, regulators and government departments and provide clear explanations and guidance to businesses and ordinary citizens alike.
About the Conference:
GNLU through its Centre for Law and Economics has been working towards the creation of interest and awareness in legal study using economic tools. The Centre has always tried to reach out to bright minds who have a keen interest in employing economic tools and theories for legal analysis. Some of these efforts can be seen on the Centre’s page for past events (Link: https://gnlu.ac.in/Law-And-Economics/Past-events).
Theme of the Conference:The Centre encourages the submission of manuscripts focusing on the economic analysis of law. Manuscripts 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.
- 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 behavior, enforcement of law.
- International Law (Public and Private): international trade, law and development, environmental law, human rights law.
- Regulation and Business Law: antitrust, business and securities, regulated industries, business and cyber, real estate.
- 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, sovereign bonds, corporate and banking bankruptcy, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), tax evasion, black money, Basel and financial stability board norms, WTO and financial services.
- Market Regulators: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), Competition Commission of India (CCI), Consumer Protection Authority (CPA), Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission.
- Other Substantive Areas of Law and Economics: labor, energy, environmental, health and safety, international tax, family and personal, immigration.
- Economical Analysis of Contemporary Legal Developments: for instance: anti-defection law, etc.
The above themes are only indicative. We invite research papers from other allied areas of law and economics as well. In case the authors require some guidance for writing and research in the field of law and economics, the GNLU Journal of Law and Economics can be accessed: https://gjle.in/.
Awards and Publications:
In order to promote and reward deserving submissions, the following awards have been decided for the Conference:
- 1st Prize for Best Paper Presentation at the Conference: 10,000 (INR) Cash Prize + Publication in GNLU Journal of Law and Economics.
- 2nd Prize to Second Best Paper Presentation at the Conference: 5,000 (INR) Cash Prize.
- 3rd Prize to Third Best Paper Presentation at the Conference: 3,000 (INR) Cash Prize.
Submission Guidelines:
The interested contributors are requested to send their original papers/manuscripts by Clicking at this Google form link.
- Length of full paper: The word limit for Original Papers is 3500-6500 words (excluding footnotes and title).
Important Dates:
Submission of Full Paper – 15th January 2023.Confirmation of Acceptance – 28th January 2023.Last date of Registration and Payment – 5th February 2023.Submission of Power Point Presentation – 15th February 2023.
Registration Fee:
- GNLU Students – 1000/- (INR)
- Non-GNLU Students and Ph.D./Research Scholars – 1500/- (INR)
- Academicians and Professionals – 2500/- (INR)
- Foreign Students and Research Scholars – 40 (USD)
- Foreign Academicians and Professionals – 80 (USD)
Organising Team:
- Chief Patron – Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director, Gujarat National Law University.
- Head of Centre – Prof. (Dr.) Ranita Nagar, Professor of Economics, Gujarat National Law University.
- Convenor – Dr. Hiteshkumar Thakkar, Assistant Professor of Economics, Gujarat National Law University.
Organising Secretariat:
- Mr. Vikram Amrawanshi, Teaching and Research Associate (Law), Gujarat National Law University.
- Krishna Agarwal, Student Convenor, GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, +91-9476273728.
- Anant Agarwal, Student Co-Convenor, GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, +91-9662594851.
- Mansi Subramaniam, Student Member, GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, +91-9819749556.
- Khushi Rathi, Student Member, GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, +91-7573866802.
- Adya Desai, Student Member, GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, +91-9157516290.
