CfP: One Day National Conference On Legal History Of South India by TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli [June 10]: Submit by April 9

The Tamil Nadu National Law University is organizing a one day national conference on Legal History of South India to be held on June 10, 2023 and is inviting submission through call for papers.

About TNNLU

The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU),  Tiruchirappalli located in Srirangam Taluk of the Tiruchirappalli  District, was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu by the Tamil  Nadu Act No.9 of 2012 to provide quality legal education. 

About the Conference

The discipline of History as we know it emerged in British India with James Mills History of British India. And from then for a long time, history meant only political and administrative history. 

This represented the actions of only a small section of human society. Mid twentieth century witnessed a paradigm shift from this approach through the writings of D.D. Kosambi,A.L. Basham etc. The scope of history was widened by including social, cultural and economic aspects of society. 

Legal history, on the other hand, is still an emerging discipline in India unlike in other parts of the world, like Britain, Germany, the USA etc. Unlike the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, today we have a variety of sources to study the development of legal ideas and institutions along with the other aspects of society in the South Asia region. 

Among others, inscriptions of ancient and medieval south India, literature both sacred and secular, the colonial documents especially the court records and monuments such as court buildings are very crucial to construct the legal history of South India. 

It is in this background that the faculty teaching history at the Tamil Nadu National Law University and conducting Legal History through the Legal Centre for History of South India has planned this one day National Conference., 

The conference has been planned with the aim to provide an opportunity to initiate a preliminary discussion and debate among historians and legal scholars who are interested in the field of legal history of South India.

Call for Research Papers

The One-Day National Conference on “Legal History of South India” organized by the Legal Centre for History of South India, Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli will be held on June 10, 2023.

The organizing committee invites contributions in the form of research papers from students, teachers and independent research scholars from across India on the theme.

Sub-Themes

• The history of legal ideas and institutions in south India in the ancient period.
• The history of legal ideas and institutions in south India during the early medieval and medieval periods.
• The origin and growth of modern legal ideas and institutions in south India.
• Understanding the law, legal concepts and judicial administration under the south Indian rulers.
• The relationship between law and history in south India.
• The relationship between law and empowerment of disempowered social groups in south India.

Important Dates

• Issue of Call for Papers: March 27, 2023
• Last Date for abstract submission: April 9, 2023
• Communication of Acceptance of Abstract: April 12,  2023
• Last Date for Registration and Payment: April 16, 2023
• Last Date for submission of full papers: May 30, 2023
• Conference Date: June 10, 2023

Venue

The conference is to be held in the Conference Hall, PG Block, Tamil Nadu National Law University, Navalurkuttappattu, Dindigul Main Road, Tiruchirappalli-620027.

Registration Fees

• (Including food, accommodation (shared room) and conference-related materials): 
• Students and Research Scholars (single author) : Rs. 1,000
• Students and Research Scholars (co-authors) : Rs. 1,500
• Teachers/academicians/professionals (single author) : Rs. 1,500
• Teachers/academicians/professionals (co-authors) : Rs. 3,000
• Observers/participants (with accommodation & food): Rs. 1,000

Rewards

• Accommodation will be provided for two days (from 9th evening  to 11th morning).
• Certificate (hard-copy) will be issued the same day of the conference  to both paper presenters and participants.
• Publication of the selected papers in an edited volume with ISBN  number.

Submission Procedure & Guidelines

• The research paper abstract should be in 300 words and the full  paper should be between 3500 and 5000 words (excluding footnotes  & references).
• Both abstract and full paper submission should be made with the  information such as title of the paper (on the top of the front page  with centre alignment in bold form), name and designation of the  author/authors, name of the institution with address, Mobile no.  and email ID of the author (on the top below the title with right  alignment). 
• Co-authorship is allowed for a maximum of two authors.
• The submission must be made in a MS Word (.docx) format.
• The main body of the paper should be in the Times New Roman font in 12 size with 1.5 line spacing and the alignment should be justified.
• Footnote should be in the Times New Roman font in 10 size with 1.0 line spacing.
• Manuscripts will be screened for plagiarism and, if found, manuscripts will be rejected at any stage of processing.
• The authors are advised to follow the 9th edition of MLA as the style of citation.
• Abstract should be submitted through the email ID: lchsi@tnnlu.ac.in 

Bank Details

• Name of the Account Holder: TNNLU – CONFERENCE SEMINAR AND WORKSHOPS
• A/C No.: 30030110042083
• IFSC Code: UCBA0003003
• Bank & Branch: UCO Bank, TNNLS Branch, Tamil Nadu National Law University, Navalurkuttapattu, Dindigul Main Road, Tiruchirappalli 620 027.
• UPI ID: tnnluconference@ucobank

Contact Information

In case of queries, write to lchsi@tnnlu.ac.in 

Source: Lawctopus