Saveetha School of Law
PART OF SIMATS DEEMED UNIVERSITY, SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES, CHENNAI, TN, INDIA
ABOUT US :
Saveetha School of Law established in 2009 aims to strive for Quality Legal Education and maintains higher standards of Legal Research and Training. With its academic autonomy together with flexibility for innovation in teaching in pursuant of excellence, the School is striving to emerge as one of the Best Institutions in the field of Legal education. Our journey has been remarkable and has grown in leaps and bounds in every possible angle. SSL also encourages students’ active participation in various extra – curricular activities such as Moot Court, Client Counseling, Community outreach programmes, Mock Trial, Seminars. Besides teaching, the School imparts special skills to the students relevant to their professional pursuit and makes them have a holistic personality.
International Conference-Criminal Jurisprudence on Death Penalty
Date – 15th and 16th September, 2023
About the Conference :
The conference on the death penalty in India will address social, ethical, and legal issues surrounding its imposition. It aims to engage all stakeholders of the criminal justice system, including accused individuals, victims, police, prosecution, defense counsel, courts, correctional authorities, and academicians associated with death penalty laws. The primary objective is to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the death penalty regime in India.
Themes of Presentation
- Theories of Punishment on Death Penalty / Deterrence and Crime Prevention.
- Sentencing reforms on Death Penalty / Alternatives to Capital Punishment.
- Constitutional Validity and Judicial Review.
- Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Justifications
- Impact on Victims and Families
- Global Perspectives on Capital Punishment
- Role of Media and Public Opinion
- Capital Punishment and Mental Health
- Death Row Conditions and Human Rights
- The Death Penalty and Racial Disparities
- International Abolition Efforts
- Power of Pardon and Constitutional provisions for Death row prisoners.
- Delay in Execution of Sentence of Death.
Research Paper – Guidelines :
- MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
1.1. Margin: Set the paper size to A4.
1.2. Fonts: The font type to be used is Times new Roman with font size of 12. Headings -16 and subheadings-14. Please use BOLD letters for paper title
1.3. Major and secondary headings must be BOLD.
1.4. Spacing: The body of the papers should be single spaced.
1.5. Length of the Paper: The paper length should not exceed 30 pages maximum including figures,
tables, references and appendices.
STRUCTURE OF MANUSCRIPT
2.1. Covering page: The front page of the manuscript must be organized as follows:
2.1.1. Title of the Article –Paper title to be centered , BOLD with CAPITAL Letters .
2.1.2. Author(s) name(s) and their Organization’s associated name – Both should be centered.
2.1.3. Email addresses of all the author(s)
SUBMISSION PROCESS :
4.1. Manuscript should be written in English and should be submitted electronically via email as an
attachment to: [email protected] Submission by any other mode will not be accepted.
4.2. Manuscripts are to be submitted as Microsoft Word document format for Windows. Other
formats will not be accepted.
4.3. No Manuscript will be accepted without the required Format. All Manuscripts Should Be
professionally proofread Before the Submission
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