About the Event

As the world stands on the cusp of the 4^th industrial revolution, we are in a unique position to witness humankind begin its journey to the future on a digital highway. In the globalized and digitalized world, technological developments like 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and surveillance will usher in an era that was only thought of as fictional by the mainstream. Technology has especially affected the functioning and operations of the media and entertainment sector.

In the last couple of years, the fields of media and entertainment have undergone transformative changes majorly driven by technological advancement. This has had major implications for legislators, policymakers, judges, advocates, lawyers, and students of law. For instance, freedom of speech and expression has extended from the physical format to digital and social media, giving rise to the hitherto unknown problems of fake news, online abuse, sponsored posts, harassment, etc. that have the public and private scuttling for measures to contain. It is believed that many such challenges will arise in the future. They are bound to evolve with the practice of law in courts. Even minor changes and developments can force one to ponder if our legal and regulatory systems are equipped to deal with such shifts.

It is evident that digitalization has opened up a world of opportunities for the media and entertainment industry. At the same time, it has threatened and disrupted the traditional methods giving way to emerging business and work models. Internet penetration has revolutionized e-commerce, brand building, public outreach, online streaming, etc. It has also brought certain issues to the forefront that include online trolling, surveillance, stalking, privacy rights, intellectual property rights, data theft, etc. These are some matters that have serious consequences and ramifications for almost all members of the general public. To address concerns related to users’ rights on digital and social media, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 have been framed in the exercise of powers under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

With the rise of predictive algorithms and artificial intelligence, we are witness to a post-human society where the lines between the physical and the digital sphere are blurry. Discourses and deliberations in this area are relatively new and still in their nascent stages of jurisprudential development. Needless to say, a continuous stream of innovations will demand regular updates and even pose arduous challenges for legal professionals.

This international conference organized by Bennet University provides a platform to explore legal complexities emerging from the interactions and interrelationships of media and entertainment sectors with the law while focusing on digitalization. The conference organized by Bennet University welcomes discussions, arguments, and submissions related to the identified sub-themes and other areas that are relevant and appropriate to the main theme. The conference encourages research with a critical or comparative approach.

Objectives of the International Conference

The conference organized by Bennet University shall explore what it really means to be a netizen with a digital personality that interacts with media and entertainment platforms and how the rights and duties are interwoven with Indian constitutionalism and legal regime. It offers an opportunity for discussions and debates – around constitutionality, legalization, and regulation – that are related to the theme of the conference. It aims at bringing all stakeholders together and deliberate on the latest developments, especially in the legal domain.

Sub-themes for the International Conference

• Critical analysis of laws related to mass communication, media, and entertainment.
• Right to privacy in the virtual world
• Digital Media and Surveillance
• Censorship in the age of digital media
• Law and ethics in media reporting
• Social Media’s growth and consequential challenges to cybersecurity
• Press and the freedom of information exchange and dissemination
• Cinematograph Act and recent amendments
• Critical Analysis of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021
• Regulating advertisements in the digital world
• Regulating digital media vis-à-vis freedom of speech and expression
• Broadcasting and Licensing rights
• COVID-19 and contract enforcement in the media and entertainment industry
• Regulations for social media influencers and celebrity endorsements
• Changing dimensions of criminal law in the new age virtual world
• Any other topic directly or indirectly related to the main theme.

Brochure

Submission Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY POLICY

• The HNLU Corporate and Commercial Law Society Blog welcomes blog posts in the form of articles, short notes, opinions, and case comments which address issues of a corporate-legal nature on laws of banking, insolvency, capital markets, companies, competition, contract, securities, taxation, amongst others. We are additionally open to entries discussing contemporary issues of commercial importance in arbitration and international trade or investment law.
• We accept entries from students, researchers, academicians, practising lawyers as well as authors pursuing related fields. However, we discourage posts that merely summarise cases or are descriptive in nature, and prefer posts that critically analyse or explore particular themes of wider resonance.

DRAFTING GUIDELINES

• Please add references to sources as hyperlinks in the body of the text. In keeping with the informal style of the blog, we ask that you refrain from using footnotes. If a hyperlink cannot be inserted, kindly use endnotes that adhere to the 4th OSCOLA citation format.
• Although we do not have a strict minimum word policy, we prefer blog posts that are a minimum of 800 words. The maximum word limit is 1,500 words. The word limit is exclusive of endnotes if any.
• Co-authorship is permitted subject to a maximum of two authors.
• The content must be written in Times New Roman in font size 12 for the main body and font size 10 for the endnotes, with a line spacing of 1.5.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

• We value the originality of pieces above anything. Although we expect blog posts to be original, the Editorial Board may relax this standard up to an acceptable level, if required to maintain the quality of the post.
• Contributors must make known to us any submissions of the draft post with other publishers, at any time during the review process. We reserve the right to cease collaboration with respective contributors, if they fail to do so.

REVIEW AND SUBMISSIONS POLICY

• The Review Policy includes double peer review, which we undertake to complete within 14 days of submission. Please note that suggestions from the Editors may need to be incorporated by the contributors within 7 days of notification. 
• All submissions are to be made by filling the following google form: https://forms.gle/Wm5G7B67VzfYXjt9A. Please do not email your entries directly, unless intimated otherwise.
• The submission of the draft post must be in the MS-Word format (.doc/.docx). Contributors are requested to share their personal details only on the google form.
• We shall send an email acknowledging receipt of the draft post within 48 hours of receiving your entry. If you do not receive one, do email us at clshnlu@gmail.com. 

COPYRIGHT AND RELATED POLICY

• In making submissions to the HNLU CCLS Blog, the contributor(s):
  • warrants that the piece is their original work and has not been published elsewhere;
  • acknowledge that the copyright of a blog post, once accepted, vests with the HNLU CCLS Blog. 
• Each post will be shared on HNLU CCLS’s social media pages with due credit to the contributor(s).

The Journal on Dispute Resolution (‘JODR’) is the flagship biannual, open-access, and student-reviewed Journal of the Mediation Clinic published under the aegis of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. It seeks to serve as a platform for the discussion of contemporary national and international developments in the field of dispute resolution. The Journal also aims to strike a balance between practical and academic contributions on issues that form the forefront of contemporary legal discourse.

JODR was launched in association with the NUJS Mediation Clinic and the Indian Mediation Week (‘IMW’). The NUJS Mediation Clinic was the first student-run Mediation Clinic of the nation, inaugurated by Justice A.K. Sikri. IMW is also recognized as India’s largest student-run Access to Justice Campaign, spread across the country and supported by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, and Supreme Court Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC).

Volume 1(1) of JODR featured articles authored by students and notable practitioners including Ajar Rab, Anuraag Mitra, Shweta Sahu, and Souvik Bhadra, among others. The previous editions of the Journal can be accessed here. JODR is now accepting submissions of manuscripts for publication in Volume II, Issue I of the Journal. The deadline for submission of manuscripts for the forthcoming issue is October 4, 2021.

Theme of the Journal

The theme of the journal includes but is not limited to:

• International Commercial Arbitration
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism
• Investor-State Dispute Settlement
• Investment treaties issues
• Institutional and Non-Institutional Arbitration
• Jurisdiction specific issues on arbitration
• Developments in litigation in the concerned field

Submission Guidelines

Please note the following details in relation to the submissions.

• We accept submissions from academicians, legal practitioners, research scholars and students encompassing but not limited to the themes mentioned above.
• Since we wish to observe flexibility of content to ensure comprehensive publications, we accept:

1. Long Articles: 6,000 +
2. Short Articles: 3,000 to 6,000
3. Case Comments: 1,500 to 3,000
4. Legislative Comments: 1,500 to 3,000
5. Book and Article Reviews: 1,500 +

• Co-authoring of papers amongst individuals is permissible. However, the number of co-authors must not exceed three.
• The manuscript must not contain any mention of or reference to the Author’s name, credentials or affiliations in any form. Such relevant biographical information must be provided in a separate cover letter.
• The manuscript must contain an abstract of up-to 300 words. It may also contain a maximum of 5 key-words to ensure search engine optimisation.
• The author must uniformly follow the OSCOLA guide to legal citation (4th ed., 2012) in the manuscript.
• The body of the manuscript must be in the font ‘Times New Roman’, font size 12, line spacing 1. All footnotes must be in font ‘Times New Roman’, font size 10, line spacing 1.
• The manuscript must be an original and unpublished work of the Author(s). While the submission is under the process of review, it shall not be considered for publication by any other platform. Submission(s) made by the Author(s) shall not be plagiarised and the editorial board has the right to reject a plagiarised manuscript.

For detailed submission guidelines and editorial policy:

Submission Deadline

The deadline for submissions for the third issue is October 4, 2021. While submissions shall be accepted across the year, those made after the deadline will be considered for the forthcoming issues.

Submission Procedure

The manuscript shall be submitted in an MS Word (.doc/.docx) format and must be compatible with MS Word 2007 and above. The submissions shall be sent to jodr@nujs.edu with the title as “Submission—JODR”.

Contact

For any queries, reach out at  jodr@nujs.edu.

You may also contact:

Prateek Joinwal, Editor JODR, prateek218095@nujs.edu , 9958333483

Aatmik Jain, Editor JODR, aatmik218066@nujs.edu, 9599032455

About the Competition Commission of India

Competition Commission of India is the competition regulator in India. It is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 and promoting competition throughout India and preventing activities that have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India.

Call for Papers

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body established under the Competition Act, 2002 with the objective to prevent practices having an adverse effect on competition, to promote and sustain competition in markets, to protect the interest of consumers and to ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India. CCI is also mandated to take suitable measures for the promotion of competition law through organising various advocacy programmes for the stakeholders.

In furtherance of the above, CCI as a public institution is engaged in encouraging scholarship in the field of competition law and policy so as to develop a better understanding of competition issues relevant in the Indian context, to draw inferences for implementation of competition law and to create a culture of competition in India. In pursuit of the same, the Commission is publishing its annual Journal on Competition Law and Policy in both print and online versions.

Submission of Papers

The Commission invites original high-quality research papers, articles, case law and book reviews on competition law, the economics of competition law and contemporary antitrust issues for publication in the aforesaid journal. The orientation of the papers may be theoretical, empirical or case studies based. The journal would cover a wide range of related themes. However, research papers/ articles/ book reviews on the following themes, in the Indian context and based on empirical research, would be encouraged:

• Cartel
• Vertical Restraints and Competition
• Market definition, measuring market power and abuse of dominance
• Merger and acquisition
• New age economy, platform markets and challenges for antitrust enforcement
• Intellectual property rights and competition law
• Recent development in competition law and policy
• Any other issues related to competition law and policy

Selection Process

Papers received for publication in the journal shall be selected through a rigorous two-stage review process. At the initial stage, the Joint editors will carry out a blind review to determine the eligibility of the paper for further review. On clearing the initial stage, the paper will be sent to the editorial board. A double-blind review process will be followed at both stages. Based on the editorial board recommendations, the paper will be rejected or accepted or sent to authors for revision.

Important Dates

There is no specific deadline for the submission of papers. Papers cleared by the Editorial Board will be published in the next available issue of the Journal.

Guidelines for Authors

• The work should be original and unpublished work.
• The manuscript of the research paper should be in the following order:
• Title
• Abstract and Keywords
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methods and Results
• Discussion
• Summary or Conclusion
• Acknowledgements and References

Contact Us

Full papers along with a CV of the author(s) and duly signed certificate of originality (Please see Annexure) may be sent to journals@cci.gov.in. Requests for further information or any other queries may also be sent to this email id.