AGISS: National Conference On Alternate Dispute Resolution

Date of Conference: 05 November, 2023 | Sunday| (Hybrid Mode)

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

AGISS Research Institute is organizing a National Conference on Alternate Dispute Resolution in the month of November (November 05, 2023) and the venue of the conference shall be Delhi- NCR.

This conference shall be an intellectual conglomerate of Legal Fraternity whereby all the academia, policy makers, Lawyers & Legal experts and professionals from various fields shall come together to collaborate scholarly for a Deliberation, Research Interventions and Collective Interpretations pertaining to dynamics of ADR.

The Objective of the Conference is to provide a holistic approach to necessitate the academic pedagogy for greater legal acquaintances to the fundamentals of ADR and its driving elements. The Conference shall be an event of legal academia and other related aspects of law, which will empower the general discourse of society with the legal mechanisms, amendments, reformations, and latest developments, taking place in the curriculum of law, especially in the field of ADR.

The indispensable element of the conference is that it shall be in-person gathering and is an offline event, where narrations will be source of enrichment and information which adequately serves for meticulous learning, greater understanding and highly advantageous from legal standpoint, and based on diverse interactions and academical inculcation. This engagement will develop profound interest towards ADR and its subjective curriculum and to build awareness and cognizance with respect to several methods of dispute resolution.

Henceforth, the National Conference is designed to honour legal industry and profession intellectually, educationally and internationally for their diverse influence over all sectors.

ABOUT AGISS INSTITUTE

AGISS Research Institute is an Independent, Non Partisan, Non-Profit public policy organization. Our aim is to conduct High Quality research so that governing bodies can make better decisions. We believe in strengthening Democracy, Foster the Economic and Social Welfare, Security and Opportunity for all so that we make the world a better place for all of us and the generations to come. AGISS as a trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882. This project of setting think tank was undertaken so as to fill the vacuum that has arisen in the field of law due to limited research by several organizations and with the guidance of several Retired Justices of Honorable Supreme Court of India and High Court of various states and RETD. Members of Tribunals also expressed several similar thoughts with regard to the need of good research in several areas pertaining to legal field.

ABOUT AC-IAC (AVIATION CHAMBER- INTERNATIONAL ADR CENTRE)

AC- IAC has been setup under the aegis of AVIATION Chamber of Commerce and Industries and is solely devoted to promote the Alternate Dispute Resolution under the guidance and leadership of Former Justices of Supreme Court of India and High Courts.

THEMES AND SUB-THEMES

Theme: Alternate Dispute Resolution

Sub – Themes: Jurisdictional Perspective of ARBITRAL Tribunal

ADR in Criminal cases.

• Adhoc Arbitration v. Institution Arbitration – A critical analysis
• Constitutional Aspect of ARBITRAL Tribunal
• Alternative Dispute Resolution and its methodological procedures
• Managerial Skills in Dispute Resolution
• Dispute Resolution in Organizational Ethics
• Industrialization of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms.
• Alternate Dispute Resolution at Construction Industry
• Dispute Resolution between Union and Management
• Business Organization and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Dispute Review Board and Alternative Board
• The Ways of Dispute Resolution: Law Practice Management
• ADR in India: Legislations and Practices
• CPC and ADR
• ADR- Artificial Intelligence and Technology
• ADR in Industrial Dispute and Labour Law
• Cross-Border Disputes and International Arbitration.
• Domestic and International Arbitration- Issues and Challenges
• E-Lok Adalats & Future of Lok Adalats
• Environment Social Governance (ESG) & International Arbitration.
• India as an International Commercial Arbitration Hub: The Challenges
• Mediation and the effective role of lawyers
• Negotiation -in theory and Practice
• Nyaya Panchayat.
• Court Support for Arbitration in its Three Stages: Before, During and Post Rendering of the Arbitral Award.
• Negotiation – Future & Challenges
• Recourse against Arbitral award.
• Negotiation and Consumer Disputes
• Alternative approaches in Criminal Justice System.
• Negotiation in Merger and Acquisition
• ODR (Online dispute resolution)
• Future of Alternate Dispute Resolution: Challenges and Prospects
• Jurisdiction-specific issues in Arbitration.
• Evidence in International Arbitration Procedure.
• India as an International Commercial Arbitration Hub: The Challenges.
• India's instance on the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID) Convention in relation to Banking.
• The emerging importance of Environment Social Governance (ESG) & and its impact on International Arbitration.
• Cross-Border Partnership and collaboration in International Arbitration.
• The Role Diverse Bar Associations Play in Increasing DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in ADR.
• Arbitration and Technology: Blockchain Arbitration and Smart Contracts.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Kindly do not submit the same paper at any journals/ conferences/seminars etc.
• The submission must be an original work of the authors i.e. the paper shouldn't be plagiarized and it should be free from grammatical, spelling, and other errors. It must not contain any defamatory words.
• The submissions should be unpublished.
• The author is required to include the declaration form stating that his work is original and hasn't been published anywhere.
• Submission must be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 500 words and author(s) affiliation. No paper will be accepted without an abstract.
• Co-authorship of 2 or more authors is allowed.
• Author's info to be attached:
• Name of the Author(s)
• Qualification
• Name of the Institution/Organization
• Email ID & Phone Number
• Submissions will be subjected to a plagiarism check during the initial scrutinization process.
• The submission should be made in .doc/.docx format only.
• The word limit for abstracts should be between 250-500 words.
• All abstracts will be accepted subject to review and modification.
• The Indian Law Institute (ILI) rule of footnoting and citation style should strictly be followed in the submissions, non-compliance to which will lead to it being summarily rejected.
• The word limit for research papers is 3000-6000 words (maximum, excluding footnotes).
• The body of the paper should be in Times New Roman, with font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing. Footnotes should be in Times New Roman, size 10 with single line spacing.
• Page borders should not be used.
• Note : You may present your ppt with the rough draft of your paper.

PUBLICATION DETAILS

• AGISS Research Institute shall select remarkable papers presented during the Conference, post the successful conclusion of the review process.
• Subsequently, the selected articles shall be published in a Book on Constitutional Law & Human Rights to be published by AGISS Research Institute through an International publisher or Indian Publisher with International repute.
• Rest of the articles shall be published in the articles section of website of our Think Tank.
• Certainty of publication of all papers received either in book or in article section of Think Tank.

PERKS

• Certificate of Presentation to all who will present and Certificate of Participation to all who will attend it.
• Certificate of Appreciation for the Best Presentation.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Last date for Abstract Submission & Registration : 31October, 2023
• Final notification of selected abstracts : within 48 hrs of abstract submission
• Last date of Full paper submission : 20 December, 2023
• Date of Conference : 05 November , 2022

REGISTRATION DETAILS

• Paper presentation / Submission/ Registration fees for Students/ Researchers
• Single Author : Rs. 1,000/-
• Co-Author (2 or more) : Rs. 1,200/-
• Paper presentation / Submission / Registration fees for Professionals / Academicians :
• Single Author : Rs. 1,200/-
• Co-Author (2 or more) : Rs. 1,500/-
• Please Note that in case the co-authorship is a combination of student and professional, then the registration fees to be paid will be the Co-authorship of professionals.
• Participation/ attending fees for Students/ professionals : Rs. 500/-

PAYMENT DETAILS

A/C Holder : AGISS Research Institute

A/C No. Current A/C No. 326621010000045

Bank Name : Union Bank of India

Branch Name : Faridabad, Green field Branch

IFSC : UBIN0932663

HOW TO REGISTER

• For Abstract submission/to register as a presenter for presentation, click here:

https://forms.gle/9D6ofZdybUR6xHFa6

• To register as an attendee/participant, click here:

https://forms.gle/oRVmVj1VQJgwGo156

VENUE

DELHI-NCR

MODE : HYBRID

FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT

Afsana Ahmed-+919999899494

Ms. Surbhi Khurana - +91 9911633779

Mr. Lokendra - +91 7983171016

Prof. (Dr.) Annu Bahl Mehra - +91 9210303690

Dr. Suvesh Kumar - +91 8587012770

Or E-mail with the subject "Query for National Conference on Alternate Dispute Resolution” at agissconference2023@gmail.com

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