ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON
HUMAN RIGHTS & PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES, 21st DECEMBER, 2019 AT THE
INDIAN LAW INSTITUTE, NEW DELHI
Board of Patrons
Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University,
Nagpur.
Prof. (Dr.) J. S Patil, Vice Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy,
Assam.
Board of Advisors
Dr. Adish C Aggarwala, President International Council of Jurists, London.
Sh. Srinivas Chandra Prusty Registrar, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
Prof. (Dr.) Yugal Kishore, Dean, ICFAI Law School, Dehradun.
Prof. (Dr.) Shefali Raizada, Addl Director/Joint Head(s), Amity Law School, Noida.
Dr. A.K Verma, Deputy Registrar, The Indian Law Institute, Delhi.
Organized By:
Law Mantra (Non -Profitable Trust)
The Indian Law Institue, New Delhi
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
National Law University and Judicical Academy, Assam
Academic Partners:
International Council of Jurists, London
Amity Law School, Noida
ICFAI Law School, Dehradun
About Law Mantra: Law Mantra is a registered charitable trust with the Government of India under
the India Trusts Act 1882 (Registration No 150 in Book No.4 Vol No 3, 603 of 2018). Law Mantra is
exempted under Section 80 G and 12A. For corporate donations, partnering with Law Mantra qualifies
under Schedule VII, Item 2, of the Companies Act, 2013. It can, therefore, be a part of the corporate
social responsibility initiatives of commercial enterprises.
“Law Mantra” (headquarters New Delhi) is a body of Jurists, Advocates, Academicians and Students
running for the purpose of enhancing legal academics and legal awareness in the society and in the
practice of the same. We at Law Mantra enable people to take responsibility for the situation of the
deprived Indian women and children and so motivate them to seek resolution through individual and
collective action thereby enabling women and children to realize their full potential.
About The Indian Law Institute: The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi is a Deemed University and
socio-legal research institute, founded in 1956. Established in New Delhi, primarily with the objective
of promoting and conducting legal research, education and training. The objectives of the Institute as
laid down in its Memorandum of Association are to cultivate the science of law, to promote advanced
studies and research in law so as to meet the social, economic and other needs of the Indian people,
to promote systematization of law, to encourage and conduct investigations in legal and allied fields,
to improve legal education, to impart instructions in law, and to publish studies, books, periodicals,
etc. Hon’ble Chief Justice of India is the ex officio President of the Institute. The Law Minister of
Government of India & the Attorney-General for India are its ex officio Vice Presidents.
About Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur: Maharashtra National Law University
Nagpur (MNLU Nagpur) is a National Law University located at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is the
19th National Law University established in India by The Maharashtra National Law University Act
2014, passed by Maharashtra Legislature under the Maharashtra Act No VI of 2014
About National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam: The National Law University and
Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) has been established by the Government of Assam by way of
enactment of the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009 (Assam Act No. XXV
of 2009). The word 'School' was replaced by the word 'University' by amending the National Law
School and Judicial Academy, Assam (Amendment) Act, 2011. The Hon'ble Chief Justice of Guwahati
High Court is the Chancellor of the University. NLUJAA promotes and makes available modern legal
education and research facilities to students and scholars drawn from across the country, including
the North East, coming from different socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.
Note:
The present seminar is aiming at highlighting different issues underlining disability jurisprudence from
human rights perspective. We welcome different stakeholders including persons with disabilities,
disability law activists, academicians, researchers, lawyers, medical professionals and bureaucrats. This
seminar is a noble initiation of Law Mantra in association with The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
MNLU, Nagpur and NLUJAA. We are considering this seminar as a platform to initiate a RIGHT
discourse, expecting thought provoking, multidisciplinary, quality research papers.
Themes for Seminar
Social Integration and Challenges
Human Rights of women, children & sex workers
Discrimination and Human Rights violation
The role of National Human Right Commission in promotion and protection of Human Right
Human Rights of Indigenous people
Mob Lynching and Vigilantism
Conflict between IPR/Business Law and Human Rights
Disability as a Social Impairment
Social Model of Disabilities and Human Rights
Disability and Human Rights: Legal Framework
International Humanitarian Law and Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Healthcare and Disability
Medical Professionals and Interaction with Persons with Disabilities
Reproductive Rights of Women with Disabilities: International Human Rights Perspective
Right to Education and Persons with Disabilities
Right to Employment and Disability
Healthcare and Treatment of Persons with Disabilities: A Issue of Consent
Healthcare and Privacy Issues related to Persons with Disabilities
Comparative study on Disability Laws and Policies
Indian Laws and UNCRPD: Future of Disability Laws
Note: These Themes are not exhaustive; Authors are open to work on any topic related to above-
mentioned theme.
Procedure for Submission of Abstracts:
Abstract (of about 250 words) should be sent as an attachment in a word file. Abstracts will
be peer reviewed before they are accepted.
The following information, in the given format, should be send along with the Abstract:
Name of the Participant, Official Designation/Institution Details, Address and Email id, Title
of Abstract
Submit your abstract to seminarnlus@[Link]
Guidelines for Paper Submission: The title of the paper should be followed by Name, Designation,
Name of the Organization / University / Institution and Email address. It is mandatory to mention
Email address, as all future correspondence will be through it.
Name and details of Co-author, if any.
The paper should be typed in MS WORD format ( preferably 2007or 2010).
The paper must be in single column layout with margins justified on both sides.
Thesubheadingshouldbeinfontsize12, bold and Times New
Roman, left aligned.
The main text should be in font size 12, Normal, Times New
Roman, 1.5 spacing and
Justified.
The length of paper should not exceed 6,000 words (including footnotes). Exceeding the word
limit may lead to rejection of papers.
All references must be in the form of footnotes with font size 10 and should be according to
attached foot note style sample.
Publication Opportunity
Selected will be published in UGC Referred Book bearing ISBN, International Journal of Legal
Research and Governance and Law Mantra Journal. (If Selected for Publication in UGC Referred
Book bearing ISBN, Publication Charge will be Extra as Per bill of Publication House).
IMPORTANT DATES
IMPORTANT DATE
Submission of Abstract th
10 November, 2019
Confirmation of Abstract Selection 15th November, 2019
Registration th
30 November, 2019
Submission of Full paper th
17 December, 2019
Seminar Date st
21 December, 2019
Who Should Attend?
Students, Research Scholars/Faculties/Academicians, Disability Rights Activist, Corporate Delegates,
Business entities, Lawyers.
Rules for the Presentation:
No abstract or full paper shall be accepted after the last date of submission respectively.
Participants/Paper Presenters have to register after the acceptance of abstract with payment
of required fees.
For participation, registration is mandatory on confirmation of the participation. Only
registered participants will be allowed to take part in Conference.
All the registered participants will be provided a participation certificate, conference kit, lunch
and tea.
The registration fee includes conference kit, lunch, High Tea, entry to all Technical session,
and Certificates.
Coordination & Organizing Committee:
Dr. Himanshu Pandey, Associate Professor of Law, Maharashtra National Law University,
Nagpur.
Mr. Kishor Kumar Mishra, President, Law Mantra.
Ms. Akansha Jain, Joint Secreatry, Law Mantra.
Dr. Shailender Kumar, Trustee, Law Mantra.
Dr. Bhavna Batra, Vice-President, Amity Law Foundation.
Dr. Shobhna Jeet, HOD (School of Legal Studies), Apeejay Stya University.
Ms. Monmi Gohain, Assistant Professor of Law, National Law University and Judicial
Academy, Assam.
Mr. Samrat Dutta, Assistant Professor of Law, ICFAI.
Mr. Nishant Chauhan, Law Mantra.
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Email: seminarnlus@[Link]
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