CfP: Workshop on Climate Change Consciousness in Law at CUSAT, Cochin [Dec 21-22]: Submit by Dec 15

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29 Nov 2023

Categories: Call for Papers Courses & Workshops

School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, is organising a Two-Day International Hybrid Workshop, ‘Climate Change Consciousness in Law’, from December 21 – 22, 2023. Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a holistic scheme of development for higher education in India initiated by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala has received various projects under the RUSA 2.0 Scheme, one of which is related to Climate Change. As a part of this project, this international hybrid workshop is being organised on the theme ‘Climate Change Consciousness in Law’.

About the Workshop

Climate change is said to refer to long-term shifts in the weather and temperature. As years pass, this will continue to increase, affecting agriculture, all living beings and nature as such. It is even forecast that the rise in temperature can melt the ice in Antarctica, and this paves the way to flood ultimately, apart from the catastrophic in- between.

The responsibility is solely on human beings. It is the wanton destruction of nature, the rash ways of handling various types of waste, like burning. The use of Chloro Fluro Carbon (CFC) has various deleterious effects on the environment, including ozone depletion.

Though the concept of sustainable development is defined in various documents directly and indirectly, and the judiciary in India has been endorsing them often, the practical applicability of this term has not yet materialised.

If a person takes his food as the first person to take food, knowing that others also have to take their food, finishes the food, leaving nothing, or puts the entire food in his place, eats half of it, and leaves the rest, rending the half-left food also worthless or useless, what should this act be called? It is not just immoral or unethical. It is more ignoble than that.

Programme Details

Day 1: 21st December: Offline Technical Sessions by Experts at Conference Hall, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala (Paper presenters can attend online)
Day 2: 22nd December: Online paper presentations

Call for Papers

Research papers are invited from academicians, researchers, practitioners, social workers and students on the broad themes given below.

Themes: The theme for discussion is climate change consciousness in law. The themes identified are not exhaustive, and participants are free to choose themes which are within the scope of this framework.

Sub Themes:

Climate Change Consciousness in International Law
Climate Change Consciousness in Foreign National Laws
Climate Change Consciousness in Indian Laws
Climate Change Consciousness in Judicial Decisions

Submission Guidelines

The paper must be submitted only in Microsoft WORD format
The paper must be accompanied by a cover page containing details such as the Title of the Paper, Theme of the Paper, Name of the Author, University/ Institution/ Organization, Email Address and Mobile Number.
The full paper should be between 3500 – 4000 words (excluding the footnotes)
The main text should be in Times New Roman with font size 12 and spacing of 1.5.
All references must be in the form of footnotes. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, font size 10 with single spacing. The authors should follow OSCOLA standard of footnoting.
Co-authorship is allowed only up to two authors.
All entries must be original and unpublished work of the author(s) and should not have been submitted for publication/published elsewhere in any form. Any sort of plagiarism will not be entertained.