National Conference On Evidence Law: Contemporary Development at Galgotias University, Campus –I

A National Conference on Contemporary development in Evidence Law is being organized at School of Law, Galgotias University. The event will be a first of its kind in India wherein various issues and challenges in the Evidence Act will be debated. The Law School will invite Judges, Senior Advocates and Academicians who have expertise in this field, for the two day event. The Conference will usher discussion on contemporary development in Evidence Law, and how its understanding in theory and practice can be enhanced.

The Conference is open for participation to Academicians, Researchers, Legal Practitioners and Students. The Conference will witness dialogue by experts in the relevant field along with paper presentations. Participants will be invited to contribute research papers on select themes, which will be subsequently published in Galgotias Journal of Legal Studies.

The event is being organized by Centre for Criminal Justice Studies School of Law on 23rd -24th April 2016 at Campus-I Galgotias University.

Themes & Sub Themes:

1. Colonial shadows under Indian Evidence Act

a)      Legitimacy and Paternity jurisdiction,

b)      Judicial notice,

c)       Confessions to police,

d)      Human Rights aspects under Evidence Act

2. Standard of proof

a)      Relevancy & Admissibility,

b)      Proof beyond reasonable doubt - Clear and convincing proof,

c)       The Exclusionary Principle

3. Witness

a)      Witness Protection Scheme

b)      Hostile witness

c)       Perjury

4. Forensic Evidence

a)      Scientific evidence,

b)      Police reform,

c)       Instrumentation & Field Criminalists

Guidelines for Abstract Submission:

• Abstract submission via email to : events.sol@galgotiasuniversity.edu.in

• Title of the paper, Name of the author, University/Institution/Organization, Email Address, Mobile Number    etc. to be stated clearly on the cover page of the abstract.

• The abstracts should not exceed 200-300 words, and should contain the basic outlines of the central          argument(s) of the paper.

• Microsoft Word Document Format only.

• The Editorial Committee of the Conference will review the abstracts.

• Notifications of acceptance status will be sent by email.

Guidelines for Paper Submissions:

• Full paper submission via email to: events.sol@galgotiasuniversity.edu.in

• Cover Page: Authors shall mention their names, contact details and affiliations on the cover page of the      manuscript.

• English: British spellings and punctuation conventions.

• Font Size and Style: Times New Roman, 12 point, for the main text and 10 point for footnotes.

• Headings: The headings should be used as per the following style:

• First heading: 12pt, bold, centre

• Second heading: 12pt, bold, left-aligned

• Third heading: 12pt, italics, left-aligned

• Length: Articles should generally be between 8,000 and 10,000 words (including footnotes.)

• Line Spacing: The line spacing of main text of paper should be 1.5.

• References: Footnotes should be used and not endnotes.

• Footnoting Style for Books and Articles:

• Books: Name of the author, Title of the book (in italics), Edition (if any), Name of the Publisher, Place of publication, Year, Page no.

• Articles: Name of the author, Title (in double quotes), Name of the journal,

• Volume Year, Page No. otherwise the mode of citation provided in the journal itself).

Last date for Abstract Submission: 27/02/2016

Notification of paper selection: 05/03/2016

Last date for submission of Final Paper & Registration Fee: 02/04/2016

Conference: April 23rd-24th 2016.

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