The Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka is organizing Senior Advocate Ozair Farooq Memorial Law Conference on 16-17 September 2018. The key theme of the conference is ‘Law, Justice and Society’, which is designed to address contemporary legal issues. The conference is aimed at creating a platform for young law academics and scholars to present their legal research.
Under the principal theme of the conference, this year abstracts are invited under the following four sub-categories of themes-
Themes of the Conference
Digital Security & Cyber Crime
Environment, Natural Resources & Climate Justice
Constitutional Rights & Remedies
Human Rights, Refugee Rights & Realities
Abstract Submission
Interested legal academics (preferably Lecturer and Assistant Professor) and young lawyers/legal researchers should send an abstract of an original paper (maximum 500 words) to deanlaw@du.ac.bd. The abstract should be accompanied by a short biography including the author’s date of birth and academic/professional affiliation. Subject head of the email should include “Abstract submission for the Law Conference”.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is August 2, 2018.
The deadline for submission of the full paper is October 31, 2018.
Selected manuscripts will be published in the Dhaka University Law Journal subject to the Journal’s peer review process. The paper should also maintain the reference style of the Journal which, along with other details, will be sent to the authors once their abstracts are accepted for the conference.
Conference Registration
In addition to the submission of abstracts for presentation at the conference, the organizers are also inviting participation from young legal researchers as discussants/observers at the conference. However, the number of participants is limited and prior registration is required for participation. For registration as a participant at the conference, please send a cover letter along with a short biography to deanlaw@du.ac.bd. Please write “Registration for Participation at the Law Conference” in the subject head of the email.
The registration is free of charge. All participants including the selected conference presenters will be provided with lunch and refreshments on the conference day. However, all other costs and arrangements regarding attending the conference including travel, accommodation, etc will be participants’ personal responsibility.
For more details, visit the official website or contact with Professor Dr. Md. Rahmat Ullah, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000. E-mail: deanlaw@du.ac.bd, Phone: +880258613724 and +88029661900, Ext. 4348
