2016 International Conference on Law and Economics

Papers are invited for the Second International Conference on Law and Economics jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), and the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmadabad (IIMA).

Conference Themes:

There is a need for efficient legal rules to change the behaviour of individuals of societies, and basic social structures and trends to achieve societal well-being. theoretical, methodogical, empirical, comparative, and substantial and procedural rules oriented law and economics. It also emphasizes on the institutional conditions that might promote efficient legal norms. The broad themes of this conference are:

• Law and Economics of Private and Public Laws: Law and Economics of Property law, Contract law, Tort law, Corporation law, Competition law, Labour Law, Administrative law with special emphasis on Developing Countries;
• Environmental Challenges: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change will initiate institutional climate change. It will also bring to the fore issues like land use policy, environmental regulation, trade and the environment, environmental refugees, and global governance;
• Consumer Contracts: J K Galbraith’s revised sequence prevails over goods and services. The standard form of contracts by the industrial empires forces consumers to take-it or leave-it in the sectors such as e-commerce, Housing, Insurance, Medical Services, and the Market for Human Organs;
• Crime against Women: Atrocities against women, gender discrimination at home or workplace or both;
• IPRs: Policy framework on Innovation and Invention, Patenting controversies in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, and Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights;
• Law and Finance: Financial reforms in India relating to issues such as Financial inclusion, the supremacy of the Reserve Bank of India regarding monetary policy, Cyber Crimes, Stock Regulating Exchanges and Trading thereon including High Frequency Trading, Sovereign Bankruptcy, Tax Evasion, Black Money, Basel and Financial Stability Board norms, WTO and the Financial Services; and
• Constitutional functionaries and the Public Trust: The Constitutional issues such as Judicial Appointments, Judicial Overreach, Disqualification of Convicted Representatives, and Fixed Tenure for Bureaucrats.

We invite paper proposals that address one or several of the above mentioned themes. The proposals should consist of an abstract of 300 words that outlines the research questions and approach as well as its relevance to the conference themes. Proposals should be submitted to iclea16@iitk.ac.in by 31st March, 2016 and will be reviewed by an international review panel. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by 5th May 2016. Full papers are due by 30 July, 2016.

SUBMISSION TIMELINE: :

Submission of Abstracts:     31st March 2016

Notification of Acceptance:   5th May 2016

Submission of Papers:         30th July 2016

Conference:                          3-4 September 2016

The conference provides an opportunity to discuss interdisciplinary transformational research that will promote institutionalist scholarship on market, nonmarket and network transactions.

PARTICIPATION FEES:

The registration fee will offer participants:

• Conference folder and programme

• Conference breakfasts, lunches and Dinners

• Coffee breaks throughout the conference

Accommodation and travel is not included in the registration fee. Information on accommodation to special prices will be announced soon.

Students must submit a student ID or letter of supervisor, or any document stating that the student is currently enrolled at a college or university. The document must be send by email to the Conference e-mail ID:iclea16@iitk.ac.in. Note that the registration is not complete until this document is send by email!

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received and post-marked before 31 July 2016 will receive a 70 percent refund to be transferred after the Conference. After that date, it will not be possible to reimburse the fee. If you need to cancel your participation, please send an email to the Conference e-mail ID: iclea16@iitk.ac.in.

Questions: For any questions regarding the registration please contact the Conference Organization Team.

Non-liability Clause: The organisers are not liable for the consequences of any unpredictable event that might disturb the sequence of the conference.