Cfp for law students: 8th International Conference on Law and Economics by NLU Delhi -Nov 12 to 13- July 15

• The Indian Association of Law and Economics Association (IALE) was formed at the International Conference on Law and Economics, on 3-4 September 2016 at IIT Kanpur. At the said conference, IALE was conceptualized by the Consortium of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad.
• The field of economic analysis of law has arguably emerged as one of the influential theories of jurisprudence. The interdisciplinary subject provides relevant and deeper insights into a number of contemporary legal issues in India.

Themes

This in-person conference invites Research papers/Essays on the interdisciplinary subject of Law
and Economics, including but not limited to the following:

1. Law and Economics:
   (i) Public Policy
   (ii) Behavioural Law and Economics
   (iii) Welfare Economics
   (iv) Economic analysis of Law
   (v) Decision Making in reference to Risk and Insurance under ‘Uncertainty’.
2. Consumer Law and Economics:
   (i) Data Protection and Consumer Law.
   (ii) Mandatory Disclosure and Consumer Law.
   (iii) Transparency and Consumer Law related to Mortgage loans.
3. Intellectual Property Law and Economics:
   (i) The philosophical foundations of Intellectual Property Laws and paradigm of law and
   economics.
   (ii) The proprietary model of Intellectual Property and Economics.
4. Corporate Law and Economics:
   (i) Implications of economic changes on issues of capital such as IPOs and FPOs.
   (ii)Economic analysis vis a vis enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
   (iii) Analysis of the impact of corporate governance reforms on economic growth.
   (iv) Financial market regulation and economics.
5. Competition Law and Economics:
   (i) Influence of Law and Economics on Regulations and Antitrust Law
   (ii) Application of Economic tools to competition law analysis
   (ii) Horizontal/Vertical Agreements and Economic Analysis
   (iii) Abuse of Dominance and its Economic Analysis
   (iv) Mergers and Acquisitions and Applicability of Economics
6. Property Law and Economics:
   (i) An Economic theory of Property.
   (ii) Transaction Costs and Property: An Economic Survey.
   (iii) Protecting property rights, claiming damages and injunctions.
   (iv) What can we own privately? The interface of Property Law and Economics.
7. Tort Law and Economics:
   (i) Approaching Contributory and Comparative Negligence in Law and Economics.
   (ii) Economics of Joint and Several liability.
   (iii) Tort Damages, Punitive Damages and non-pecuniary losses.
   (iv) Tort Law and Liability Insurance.
8. Criminal Law and Economics:
   (i) Economics and increase in crime rate.
   (ii) Economics and Adjudication under Criminal Law.
   (iii) An economic theory of Crime and Punishment.
   (iv) Applying Rational Crime Model to Public Policy.
9. Contract Law and Economics:
   (i) Bargain Theory and Contracts.
   (ii) Contractual Mistake, Misrepresentation and Economics.
   (iii) Gratuitous promises.
   (iv) Foreseeability of Damages.
10. Economics and Regulations:
    (i) Economic Analysis: Effectiveness of Regulations
    ii) Role of Regulators
    iii) Regulatory Compliance and Cost-Benefit Analysis
    iv) Regulatory Governance and its tools
11. Poverty and Economics:
    (i) Information Economics and Private Ownership.
    (ii) Patents and Poverty: The role of economics
    (iii) Migrants, Property and Poverty.
12. Labour Law and Economics:
    (i) Labour’s labour and Employers’ choice to employ and economic principles.
    (ii) Economic implications of Labour-related Laws on Business.
    (iii) Labour, Employment and Law at the workplace.
13. Gender and Economics:
    i) Gender Inequalities and related economic implications
    ii) Gender Equality and Economic Growth
    iii) Impediments and Challenges in current times
14. Technology, Data, Artificial Intelligence and Economics:
    i) Big Data and Economic Policy
    ii) Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth – Benefits and challenges
    iii) AI’s Impact on market participants and ancillary issues
15. Constitution and Economics:
    i) Question of ‘Inclusion’ and Equity in Economic Development
    ii) Social Justice and Fair Globalization
    iii) Freedom of Trade and Human Rights
    iv) New Frontier in Federalism: Fiscal policies and Tax structures

Review Procedure

• Papers will be reviewed independently by at least two scholars through a double-blind peer-review process, allotted on a random basis;
• The review will be based on the scientific rigour of the paper, the originality of the research, and its relevance to the conference themes.

Submission Rules

• Abstracts should not exceed 350 words. (word format)
• Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12, Line spacing 1.5 and Alignment ‘justify’.
• The abstract should mention the following specific details on the front page:
  • Name of the Author
  • Affiliation
  • Designation
  • Contact Number
  • Email Id
  • Title of the Submission
• Length of full paper: Not more than 3,500 words (excluding footnotes and title)
• Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12, Line spacing 1.5 and Alignment ‘justify’
• Footnotes: Font ‘Times New Roman, Font Size 10, line spacing 1.5
• Follow the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th Edition) for footnoting.
• Policy papers will be eligible only if they cover important and contemporary issues.
• Submissions must be original and not yet published.
• Co-authorship is allowed.
• Payment of Registration fees is mandatory for all the presenters and attendees.

Registration Fee

• For Presenters:
  • For Indian Students/Research scholars: 1500 INR
  • For Teachers: 3500 INR
  • For Indian Industry Professionals: 5000 INR
  • For Students (Foreign Nationals): 55 USD
  • For Teachers & Professionals (Foreign Nationals): 100 USD
• For Attendees:
• For Indian participants: 1000 INR
• For Foreign participants: 100 USD

Please note:

• The registration fee includes meals and refreshments.
• The registration fee does not include accommodation or travel (international/national and local transportation.
• If in case the selected presenter is unable to attend the conference, 75% of the registration fee shall be refunded.

Rewards

• Best Paper: INR 10,000
• 2nd Best Paper: INR 5,000
• 3rd Best Paper: INR 2,500

Relevant Dates

• Last date of submission of Abstract: July 15, 2022
• Date of communication of Acceptance of the Abstract: July 30, 2022
• Date of Submission of Final Research Paper: September 30, 2022
• Last date of registration for the Conference: September 30, 2022

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