Call For Chapters By National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), CLEAR For Book On Natural Resource Management: Submit by: 28 February 2023

Who Is The Organiser?

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM (NLUJAA)

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam was established in 2009. Hon’ble, Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court is the Chancellor of the University. The university is dedicated to imparting comprehensive legal education and training at all levels to achieve excellence in legal education and to promote cultural, legal and ethical values to foster rule of law and the objectives enshrined in the Constitution of India.

THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH (CELAR)

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR), the first of its kind in North-East India, is devoted to strengthening and contributing to the jurisprudence on environmental law, under the auspices of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. CELAR endeavors to be a torchbearer of NLUJA, Assam’s mission to translate legal knowledge and skills into an instrument that addresses various environmental concerns of the country and especially the NorthEastern region of India. Through National Resource Management, call for chapters; a voice to various aspects of the environment vis-à-vis National Resource Management is being provided

What Is This Book All About?

With this edited book, the editors aim to contribute a comprehensive book on Natural Resource Management to academia with a special focus on the North-East Region. The book, “Natural Resource Management” is an honest attempt to identify and connect various aspects within the ambit of Natural Resource Management in the era of Climate Change and other Environmental issues, to fulfill the critical gap in the existing literature on the subject.

Inclusive Sub-Themes of the Proposed Book:

1. Decentralization of natural resource management on a national level
2. International Trade Law dimensions and Natural Resource Management
3. Sustainability: A new beginning and an end to better resource management
4. Environmental Personhood: A new perspective to Natural Resource Management
5. National Green Tribunal – Role in Natural Resource Management
6. Public participation for better Natural Resource Management
7. Natural resource management during Environmental /Natural/ Chemical/ Industrial disasters
8. Natural Resource Management vis-à-vis customary and tribal practices
9. Natural Resource Management vis-à-vis India’s commitment in COP-26
10. Human Rights, Gender and Environmental issues
11. The EIA, industrial projects and the Government: A baneful nexus
12. Wildlife crimes of trans-national nature: A challenge to a national policy to combat trafficking
13. National Resource Management with respect to medical and e-waste
14. Any other theme relevant to Natural Resource Management

Note: Kindly refer to the brochure (link given at the end of this post) for the formatting guidelines.

Who can Submit The Paper?

Environmentalist, Professionals, Scientists, Academicians, Researchers across all disciplines.

What Is The Submission Process & Date?

All submissions should be mailed at celar@nluassam.ac.in with the following line as subject:

For abstract: Submission Abstract- “Title”
For chapter: Submission Chapter- “Title”

Following are the important dates for submissions abstract and full chapter:

Last date for abstract submission – 28th February, 2023
Communication of acceptance – 15th March, 2023
Last date for the submission of full paper – 15th May, 2023

What Are The Benefits?

Further, no publication fees will be charged to authors and Selected Chapters will be published, by National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, after peer-review as a book with ISBN No.