Organised by
COUNCIL ON LEGAL STUDIES, Centre for Study and Research (CSR) in Collaboration with DEPT. OF LAW, AMU, CENTRE-MALAPPURAM, KERALA
About:
The AMU Malappuram Centre stands as a distinguished educational institution affiliated with Aligarh Muslim University, situated in South India within the state of Kerala, in the Malappuram district near Perinthalmanna at Cherukara post. Established in 2010 under the auspices of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India. The centre encompasses three departments—Law, Business Administration, and Education, all of which operate with requisite approvals from governing bodies such as BCI, AICTE and NCTE Endowed with comprehensive facilities, the campus has undergone scrutiny by UGC and NAAC peer teams in June 2017. Aligarh Muslim University, a product of the Aligarh movement, has played a pivotal role in socio-economic and political upliftment, leaving a lasting impact on Indian society.
Concept Paper:
he conference on ‘Review and Reform: Exploring the Colonial Legacy within the Indian Legal System’ will engage with a wide variety of related issues, from Legal Theory to Criminal Laws to Personal Laws. It will focus especially on how the idea of reform has been presented in the legal discourse from different perspectives. We invite abstracts on any subject dealing with law reforms, whether taking a comprehensive view of the entire legal system and the assumptions and ideas underpinning it, or looking at particular areas of the law.
Themes:
1. History of Criminal Justice System in India
- History of Indian Penal Code
- Legacy of 1857 and its effect in shaping criminal law under the British Raj
- Criminal Law in India before British rule
- Colonial Legacy in ‘IPC Countries’: Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Pakistan, Bangladesh
02. Sociology: Re-Reading Sociological AHistory of Muslim Personal Law Application and Reformpproaches
- Muslim personal law in India: history of application and reform in British period
- Personal laws and Fundamental rights: exploring the politics of reform
- Understanding problems of interpretation of personal law in secular courts Theoretical underpinning of Muslim personal law and interplay with colonial legal systems
03. Reforming the Criminal Justice System
- Debates around reform of criminal laws in India
- Evolution of the idea of punishment in Indian Criminal Justice System
- Social Justice and Criminal Law in India
- Colonial legacy and Criminal Justice System post independence
- Interplay of Constitutional Freedoms, ‘Offenses Against the State’ and Counter-Terrorism Laws in India
- Exploring narratives of Decolonisation in Criminal Justice reform Beyond Criminality: Looking for alternative sources of inspiration for Criminal Justice reform
Key Dates:
● Abstract submission deadline : 5th February 2024
● Notification of acceptance : 10th February 2024
● Full paper submission deadline : 1st March 2024
● Conference dates : 6th March 2024
For submission guidelines: Law-Seminar
