Call for Papers! Two-Day International Conference on Law, Rights & Indigenous Futures by HNLU Raipur! Submit Now!

About the Conference

Indigenous and tribal communities today stand at the crossroads of history. On the one hand, they bear the heaviest burdens of displacement, ecological loss, cultural erasure, and political marginalisation. On the other, they carry with them resilient knowledge systems, community structures, and alternative visions of justice that offer the world fresh ways of thinking about democracy, environment, and human dignity. This conference is an attempt to rethink tribal justice by breaking disciplinary silos. We invite scholars of law, sociology, anthropology, political science, environmental studies, history, women’s studies, and cultural studies to place their perspectives in dialogue. Here, customary laws will be read alongside constitutional promises, oral traditions alongside human rights standards, and ecological ethics alongside development policies.

Themes & Sub themes

Law, Rights, and Justice
Culture, Identity, and Lived Experience
Human Rights and Public Policy
Climate, Ecology, and Sustainability
Development, Economy, and Globalisation
Comparative and Global Dialogues

Mode

Online

Dates

28^th – 29^th March 2026

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Research Papers → Abstract (250–300 words) (inclusive of 4 keywords)
Policy Briefs → Executive Summary (150–200 words)
Community Case Studies → Abstract (150–200 words)
Ethnographic Notes → Context Note (100–150 words)

Abstract must be accompanied by a bio-note (in 100 words) of the author indicating his/her email ID, contact number, designation and official address. All submissions must include:

Author’s full name
Institutional affiliation
Contact email
Short bio (100 words)

The abstract should be in the following format:

Times New Roman, Font Size 12 & Line spacing 1.5, Justified.
1-inch margins on all the four sides.
Submissions are to be made in MS Word format only.

The abstract must identify a research problem clearly to be discussed by the author in the full paper, and the particular theme of the conference associated with the paper.

Who can Submit?

Academicians, Postgraduate and Undergraduate students from law, social sciences, humanities, environmental studies and related disciplines.
First-generation scholars and tribal/Indigenous students.
Young researchers and interdisciplinary scholars working on issues related to law, rights, justice, culture, ecology and Indigenous futures.
Students interested in presenting research papers, policy briefs, community case studies, or ethnographic notes within the conference themes.

How to Submit?

Click here to Submit.