Call for Papers | National Conference on Constitutional Law of India by Siddhartha Law College: Apply by March 24

About Siddhartha Law College

Siddhartha Law College has been registered under the auspice of Siddhartha Group of Institution (SGI) and is managed by Siddhartha Educational Society (Regd. No. 1363/2002-2003), under the dynamic leadership of renowned social worker Mr Durga Prasad Verma. Siddhartha Law College is developing under the guidance of Justice (Retd) K. D. Shahi, Director Siddhartha Law College. Siddhartha Law College is Affiliated to Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technological University (Uttarakhand State Govt University) and approved by the Bar Council of India New Delhi.

Call For Papers

Research papers are invited for a two days National Conference on “Constitutional Law of India: Immerging Issues & Challenges.”

In collaboration with VMSB Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand State Govt University) the Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun is conducting a two-day National Conference on “Constitutional Law of India: Immerging Issues & Challenges”, on April 15^th and 16^th, 2023.

Theme

“Constitutional Law of India: Emerging Issues and Challenges”

India has been a democratic society, the Constitution of India has tried to understand all the diversities of India. It has provided such provisions to ensure good governance, but in the changing economic, social and political environment, some new issues and challenges are being faced by the Indian polity.

Challenges have been presented that the constitution is ready to face, but there is a need for deep thinking and debate on them, for without debate reliable solution to new challenges is not possible. The college will organize a national seminar with the aim of raising these challenges and issues through a brainstorming session and having an intellectual reflection on them.

Sub-Themes

• Constitutional Supremacy vs Parliamentary Sovereignty
• Changing dimensions of Constitutionalism
• Collegium System of Judicial Appointment
• Parliamentary Competence to amend the Constitution and Principle of Basic Structure
• Role of Governor: Contemporary Issues and Challenges
• Money Bill: Special Reference to Speaker’s power
• Judicial Activism: Need of hour or Encroachment on Legislative power
• Role of the Election Commission in the democratic system: Contemporary Issues and Challenges 
• Accountability of Political Parties for their Manifesto and their role to make an effective democratic system
• Unconstitutional practices: Political and Social threats to Constitutionalism.
• Secularism: Issues and Challenges
• Uniform Civil Code: Need or Myth
• Data Protection Bill and Right to Privacy.
• Right to life and its new dimensions
• Corruption: A threat to Constitutionalism
• Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policies: Relations and Comparisons
• Reservation, Nuisance Politics and overriding effects on Election.
• Right to approach the court.
• Rights to an Accused person under judicial and police custody
• GST: A Challenge to Fiscal Federalism.
• Judicial precedents: Casual Approach and Confusions in considering them.
• Multiculturalism and Constitution of India.
• One Nation One Election.
• Status of Fundamental Rights of the people in the time of Covid-19.
• Media Transparency: An essential condition for a successful constitutional system.
• Rights to Protest: Scope and Challenges

Any other relevant topic related to the theme and sub-theme.

Publication Fee

The publication is proposed in a book with ISBN number publication charges ₹ 500 for Single Author, and ₹ 300 for two or more authors.

Important Dates

Registration fees

Faculty member:  ₹ 1500

Research scholar: ₹ 1250

Students: ₹ 1000

Note: Rs. 500 will be charged per person for the accommodation only for 14^th April.

Mode of Payment- NEFT/RTGS/IMPS

Account No. 50065378452

UPI ID- slc@allbank

IFSC-  IDIB000D558

Mode of Submission

Submissions are to be made only in electronic form. The same may be e-mailed to [email protected] in MS Word format along with a cover letter addressed to Organizing Secretary.

Email ID for sending abstract and full paper: [email protected]

For the brochure, click here.