International Conference on Championing Inclusivity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Disability by Delhi Metropolitan Education, GGSIP [May 17 – 18; Hybrid]: Submit by April 5!

About GGSIP University, New Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) was the first University established in 1998 by Govt. of the NCT of Delhi under the provisions of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998.

In a short span of 24 years, the University has been able to earn the best of national accreditations, educational awards, and stringent certifications. It is a teaching and affiliating University with the explicit objective of facilitating and promoting studies, research, and extension work in emerging areas of higher education with a focus on professional education, for example, engineering, technology, management studies, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, education, law, etc. and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields. The DME Noida is affiliated with GGSIPU.

About The Organisers: DME Law School, Noida

Delhi Metropolitan Education (DME) is an ‘A’ grade premier educational institute affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi. DME imparts education in the fields of Law, Management, and Journalism, with law courses approved by the Bar Council of India.

The institute is housed in a splendid building laced with modern educational facilities, a sine qua non for enhancing students’ creativity and capabilities. This symposium is being organized by the DME Law School.

The Law school offers a 5-year integrated B.A., LL. B & B.B.A., LL. B programs and practices project-based pedagogy with a strong connection between classroom teaching and evolving legal & corporate needs.

Call For Contributions

Educators, academicians, activists, think tanks, researchers, scholars, students, professionals, and other relevant stakeholders of all disciplines are invited to contribute to this symposium.

Research papers describing original and unpublished works of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas related to the theme of the symposium are cordially invited for presentation.

Major Sub Themes

• Disability: Theories and Concepts
• Disability: Changing paradigm and evolving approaches
• Right to inclusive education and Persons with Disabilities
• Advancing disability rights via legal engagement: Disabled Peoples’ Organisations (DPOs) in policy making.
• Disability and access to justice
• Assistive technology for disabled persons: Fostering inclusivity and accessibility.
• The right to legal identity of people with disabilities.
• Disability Rights in the context of climate change, emergencies and disasters
• Disability rights of the vulnerable groups: An intersectionality approach
• Sexual and Reproductive Autonomy of disabled Persons
• Cultural identities of disabled groups: Theories and approaches
• Disability: laws and policies in India
• United Nations and Disability Rights: international perspectives
• Cultivating Change: Media, Arts, and Culture in Shaping Disability Rights Narratives
• Mental health laws and disability rights: Indian and international perspectives
• Comparative study on Disability Laws and Policies of countries
• Indian Laws and UNCRPD: Future of Disability Laws
• Judicial Response to Disability: Indian and International Perspective
• The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An Opportunity to create an Inclusive Work Environment
• Disability and violence: socio-legal issues
• Disability Rights: Accessible and equitable health services.
• The intersection of economic accessibility, employment opportunities and the rights of individuals with disabilities.
• Disability rights in Sustainable Development Goals
• Consent, privacy, and disabled persons: Right to dignity for disabled persons
• International Humanitarian Law and Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Perceived Stigmatization and Discrimination of Persons with Disability
• Role of disabled persons in good governance: Inclusivity in policy making

Important Dates Of Submission

• Last date for submission of Abstract: 5^th April 2024
• Acceptance of Abstract: 10^th April 2024
• Last date for Submission of Full Article: 5^th May 2024

Date of Symposium

17^th – 18^th May 2024

Mode Of Symposium

The conference will be conducted in hybrid mode with both online and offline components. This is subject to the Government of India guidelines pertaining to SARS-Cov2, issued from time to time.

How to Register?

Interested participants can register by the link provided at the end of this post.

Please note that the symposium will be held in hybrid mode. The registration charges (along with abstract) can be made at any time on or before 1^st March 2024. The full paper is required to be submitted on or before 5^th May 2024. Please mention the subject as ‘Law Symposium’ while making the payment. If it is a co-authorship, both participants are required to pay the registration fees separately.

Payment Details (Fee payable through IMPS/NEFT)

• Delhi Metropolitan Education
• HDFC Bank Ltd., Sector 18, Noida
• Account No: 50100187447560 (Savings Account)
• IFSC: HDFC0001592

Fee Payable

Online Presentation

• Students – ₹300
• Faculty and Research Scholars – ₹700
• Other Professionals – ₹1000
• International Participants – $50

Offline Presentation

• Students – ₹700
• Faculty and Research Scholars:₹1200
• Other Professionals: ₹1500
• International Participants – $6

Awards

Best Paper for each Category

• Students
• Research Scholars/Academicians
• Professionals

Contact

• Srilakshmi Karampudi: 7013035215
• Parth Agarwal: 9315782090

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