CfP for law students: 1-Day Seminar on Social Security for Urban Poor, by NLSIU Chair on Urban Poor and the Law -Nov 26: Submit by Nov 20

Concerning the Seminar
The Seminar will be held under the auspices of the Chair on Urban Poor and the Law, which was created at the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru in 2012 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA).

Envisioned to engage stakeholder intervention in matters of law, policy, capacity building and enhancement, diffusion of legal knowledge and application, and serve as a catalyst in enabling answers to subaltern challenges in the urban environment and exploring legal remedies.

Participation is invited from members of Industry, Academia, Regulators, Public Policy, Social Sciences and Non-Governmental Organizations.

The following thematic areas are open to paper presentations:

• Right against Homelessness
• Slums and Squatter Settlements
• Forced Evictions and Constitutional remedies
• Affordable Housing and Land Rights in Post – Disaster Scenario
• Development induced Displacement
• Landlessness and Urban Poverty
• Protection of Migrant Workers
• Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation 

Registration is open to anyone who wants to participate as an observer or a paper presenter.

To register, send an email to:

Lianne D’Souza, Ms.

lianne@nls.ac.in is her email address.

INR 500/- as a registration fee

The registration fee will be confirmed upon receipt of a valid registration request.

Dates to Remember

• Registration closes on November 20, 2021.
• The deadline for submitting an abstract (150 to 300 words) is November 20, 2021.
• The deadline for submitting a full paper (between 2000 and 3500 words) is November 25, 2021.
• The seminar will be held on November 26, 2021.

Submission Requirements

• The following footnoting style should be used: The 20th Edition of the Bluebook
• The abstract should be between 150 and 300 words long.
• The length of the full paper must be between 2000 and 3500 words.