GNLU: 13th Asian Criminology Conference [20th to 23rd July, 2022]

About Asian Criminological Society:

The Asian Criminological Society (ACS) : was established in 2009 in Macau with the following objectives: (1) to promote the study of criminology and criminal justice across Asia; (2) to enhance co-operation in the fields of criminology and criminal justice by scholars and practitioners; (3) to encourage communication between criminologists and criminal justice practitioners in Asia and the world through publications and conferences; and finally, (4) to foster training and research in criminology and criminal justice in institutions of learning, and in criminal justice agencies. Since the original conference, ten annual conferences have been held, respectively, in: Chennai (India); Taipei (Taiwan); Seoul (Korea); Mumbai (India); Osaka (Japan); Hong Kong; Beijing (China); Cairns (Australia); Penang (Malaysia); and Cebu (The Philippines). The 12th Annual Conference, which was held th in Kyoto, Japan. Now the 13 Asian Criminology Conference is proposed to be conducted at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

About Gujarat National Law University (GNLU):

Gujarat National Law University is a statutory University established by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003. The University is recognized by the Bar Council of India and the University of Grants Commission. The University functions as a nodal agency to uplift legal education in the State of Gujarat. The University offers teaching, research and training programme in law and inter-disciplinary fields such as Arts, Commerce, Science and Technology, Business Administration and Social Work at undergraduate and post-graduate level. It is the only National Law University which is offering integrated undergraduate law degree in five areas- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), B.S.W. LL.B. (Hons.), B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.), B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), and B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.); full-time LL.M., MBA in Financial Management and Business Laws and Ph.D. in laws and other disciplines as recommended by the UGC as well as diploma/certificate courses in various areas.

Theme of the Conference: "Emerging trends in Technology and its impact on Law, Criminal Justice and Public Policy"

Who can attend:

This conference is aimed at students, educators, researchers, academicians and practitioners in the area of Criminology, Victimology, Law, Sociology, Information Technology, and allied sciences, from Criminal Justice Professionals, NGO practitioners, and from experts in the fields of cyber-crimes, information security and digital forensics. The conference will have a balance of lectures and presentations from the academic as well as the practitioners' perspective and will have renowned speakers. It is aimed at creating a platform for a healthy exchange, debate and development of ideas and emerging issues in the area of Law and Technology, Criminal Justice and Public Policy. Note: The conference shall be held in physical mode for all the Indian delegates. However, only foreign delegates shall receive the opportunity to attend and present virtually.

Call for Submissions:

Research Papers on the above theme and sub themes are invited from faculties, researchers and students in the fields of Criminology, Victimology, Law, Sociology, Information Technology, and allied sciences, from Criminal Justice Professionals, NGO practitioners, and from experts in the fields of cyber-crimes, information security and digital forensics. An abstract of the papers to be presented with not more than 300 words should be submitted on or before 10 May 2022. After the acceptance of the abstract, the full paper should be submitted on or before 31 May 2022. The abstract and the full papers should be sent to acsgnlu@gnlu.ac.in

ACS Student Best Paper Award:

ACS Student Best Paper Awards will be given for two best research papers submitted by the students and the research scholars of Criminology, Law and related subjects. The age limit for submission under this category is th below 30 years on or before 30 April 2022. The papers should be an outcome of an empirical research study conducted relating to the theme and sub themes of the conferences in the last five years. The papers under this category should be sent to acsgnlu@gnlu.ac.in

Publication and Certificate:

Selected peer reviewed papers will be published in a book with ISBN, subject to the approval of the review committee setup by the Organizing Committee. The decision of the organizing committee will be final in case of any dispute/discrepancy. The Certificate of Presentation will be issued to the author(s) who will remain present on all the days of the conference. For Certificate of Presentation, the author(s) must present his/her Research Paper before technical session chair(s). Certificate of Participation will also be issued to all the participants. Certificates will be distributed after valedictory session.

Important Deadlines:

Submission of Abstract	10th May, 2022
Payment of Registration Fee and Registration	20th May, 2022
Submission of Final Paper	31st May, 2022
Dates of Conference and Paper Presentation	20th – 23rd July, 2022

Registration:

All the delegates should register for the conference through online or offline in the proposed format provided by filling this HERE. Note: Registration is mandatory before submission of Final Research Paper. Further, no registration is required for submitting abstract.

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Programme Committee:

Conference Director: Prof (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director, GNLU.

Organizing Secretary: Dr. Anjani Singh Tomar, Head of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Law and Head, GNLU Centre for Research in Criminal Justice Sciences, GNLU

Co-Organizing Secretaries: Dr. Saira Gori, Assistant Professor of Law, GNLU.

Dr. S. Latha, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Madras, Chairman, Institute of Criminological Research Education and Services, Chennai, India & Founding Member, Asian Criminological Society.

In case of any queries, you may mail us on acsgnlu@gnlu.ac.in