Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University,Kurukshetra
Organises
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON
“LAW AND MEDIA: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES”
On Thursday 11th February , 2016.
About The Seminar:
The relationship between law and media is very old, complex and dynamic. They are
not separate domains but constantly overlap, define and redefine each other. If the
law defines media and regulates media practice by bringing it into the very folds of
the law, the media influences the framing, implementation and interpretation of the
law. There are countless examples that illustrate the relationship of law and media.
Moreover, in a democratic country like India this relationship assumes more
significance because media is essentially known as the fourth pillar of democracy.
The media are the means by which we receive and send information we want and
need. A democracy functions on the basis of a free exchange of information. The
technological development in the past few decades has enlarged the sphere of media
and empowered it. The social networking sites like Face book and Twitter and peerto- peer networks such as Whatsapp have made media a powerful instrument of
change in the hands of a common man. Keeping in mind these facts, the Institute of
Law, KUK takes great pride in organising a national seminar on the contemporary
issues and challenges in the relationship of law and media. The seminar will provide
a platform to law and media practitioners, legal and media theorists, scholars from
the law and social sciences, media and visual studies and media anthropology to
engage in a meaningful dialogue, while keeping in mind the nuances of legal and
media practice.
About The Institute of Law:
The Institute of Law is one of the best twenty Law Schools and Institutes in
India. In order to meet the challenges of globalization and liberalization and to
develop an institution of excellence in legal education, Kurukshetra University
established the Institute of Law in the Year 2001 on its campus to offer 5-year
Integrated Law Course. The object of the Institute is to disseminate legal knowledge
that meets the demands of the fast changing economic, political and social
institutions. The emphasis is to look at law as an instrument of social change and
progress and to inculcate amongst students high degree of professionalism with a
sense of responsibility towards the society. The Institute is housed in its own
building on the campus, the foundation stone of which was laid by the Hon’ble Mr.
Justice Dr. A. S. Anand, the then Chief Justice of India. It is a modern building
complex having a compact area of 60,000 square feet with state –of –the –art
infrastructure.
The Institute of law is proud that around forty students passing from the
Institute have joined judiciary as judges in the different states of India. Many
students are working in the corporate sector, government sector as administrators
and some students own their law firms. Apart from organizing a host of extra cocurricular activities annually, the Institute is organizing national seminar
consecutively for the second year.
Patron:
Mr.Hardeep Kumar, IAS
Vice Chancellor,
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Executive Director:
Prof. (Dr.) R.K. Gupta
LL.M., Ph. D
Director,
Institute of Law
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Organising Secretary:
Jai Kishan Bhardwaj
Assistant Professor
Institute of Law
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Sub-Themes of the Seminar:
Following are the important sub- themes for paper presentation:
1. Legal Ethics and Media
2. The Role of Corporate Media in the Largest Democracy of the World: An
Appraisal
3. Media Trials : Pros and Cons
4. The Freedom of Speech and Expression Versus Sting Operation
5. Regulation of Media in India: In Search of a Viable Regulatory Mechanism
6. Law and the Investigative Journalism
7. The Constitution of India and Social Media
8. The Role of Media in Crime Prevention
9. The Role of Media in Spreading Legal Awareness
10. Defamation and Media
11. Freedom of Press vis-a vis Right to Privacy
12. Law and Pornography
13. Evidence Law and Media
14. Any other related theme
Who Can Attend the Seminar?
This seminar invites participation of academicians and research scholars from
law and social sciences, media and visual studies ; law and media practitioners;
legal and media theorists.
Call for Papers:
Research papers are invited from the participants on any of the above-mentioned
themes. The paper should be well researched with proper citations and
references. It should be on A4 size paper in Times New Roman font, font size 12
with 1.5 line spacing (Kurti Dev or Mangal 15 font size with double spacing for
Hindi- medium participants). The word limit for research paper is 3000 words.
Before sending the research paper the participants have to submit an abstract of
the paper in around 250 words as e-mail attachment to the E-mail id
[email protected] The abstract should have the name, designation, e-mail
and workplace address of the participant. The soft copy of both the abstract and
research paper should be submitted in MS-Word. The papers selected by the
Review Committee shall be allowed for paper presentation.
Important Deadlines:
The Last Date for Abstract Submission is 10 January 2016.
The Acceptance of the Abstract to be Communicated by 20 January 2016.
The Last Date for Research Paper Submission is 31st January 2016 .
Registration Fees:
Delegates from Outside
Delegates from KUK Campus
INR.700
INR.500
Research Scholars
INR.500
There shall be on-the-spot registration on the seminar day.
NOTE: No TA/DA shall be paid to the participants by the host institution.
How to Reach Kurukshetra?
Kurukshetra town, a district headquarter, is situated 160 km from Delhi (north) on
NH-1. It can be reached by trains connecting Delhi to Ambala Cantt. It can also be
reached via Ambala (located about 50 km north of Kurukshetra town).
All kind of buses starting from ISBT Delhi and bound to Chandigarh, Punjab and
Himachal Pradesh will take you to Pipli town, which is 10 km from Kurukshetra
University. Delegates coming via Ambala can take any bus bound to Delhi and get
down at Pipli on NH-1. The Seminar hosts will arrange for a pick-up either from
Pipli, the road point, or from Kurukshetra rail station on receipt of advance
information.
Participants from far off places can also come via air routes where Chandigarh and
Delhi happen to be nearest airports.
Contacts for Further Inquiry:
Jai Kishan Bhardwaj (Org. Secy.) 9896249926 e-mail: [email protected]
Dr.Tripti Choudhary (Co-Org. Secy.) 9416482049 e-mail: [email protected]
Dr.Ramesh Kumar (Co-Org.Secy.) 9416565355 e-mail : [email protected]