About the Institute
The Law and Development Institute (www.lawanddevelopment.net) and the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS) co-host the 2023 Law and Development Conference.
About the opportunity
COVID-19, the unprecedented pandemic since the end of World War II, has caused a worldwide economic crisis. All countries have been affected by this pandemic, but developing countries with vulnerable economies have been hit particularly hard, calling for legal and institutional remedies for economic recovery. The pandemic has also acerbated the existing socioeconomic problems in many countries, including racial and economic inequality and educational disparities in society. The conference addresses law and development issues relevant to the circumstances of the pandemic on the following sub-topics.
- Legal Remedies for the Pandemic-Caused Economic Disruptions
- The Pandemic, Racial Discrimination, and the Law
- The Pandemic and Least-Developed Countries: Legal and Institutional Approaches
- Technological Innovations at the Time of the Pandemic and the Law
- The Pandemic-induced Social Changes and the Law
- Education, the Pandemic, and the Law
NOTE: We ask all interested speakers to submit one-page paper abstracts by May 1, 2023. (Please indicate the relevant sub-topic in your submission.) We expect abstracts, papers, and presentations in the English language.
Important Deadlines
Abstract Submission: May 1, 2023
Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2023
Final Selection of Speakers: June 15, 2023
Full Papers Due: November 1, 2023
Please note that all conference papers will be uploaded on the conference website and will be accessible by the general public (with the attachment of the appropriate copyright notice).
Selected papers will be published in Law and Development Review Special Issue in 2024.
All speakers and participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements during the conference.
Please submit your abstract and conference inquiries to Law and Development Institute (Professor Y.S. Lee) by email at [email protected]