1st International Conference
on
Gender, Law, and Society: Intersections and Innovations 2025
(ICGLSII25)
13th-14th November, 2025 Publication Opportunity
with
Online Mode Scopus-indexed journal
Organized by
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies
School of Arts
Faculty of Management, Commerce and Arts
&
Department of Law
School of Law
Faculty of Law
jaipur.manipal.edu
ICGLSII25
About the University
Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) is a prominent institution of higher education established in 2011 as
part of the renowned Manipal Education and Medical Group. Located on a 122-acre campus in
Jaipur, Rajasthan, MUJ has quickly risen to become one of the top universities in the region. The
university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and approved by the All-India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It has also earned an A+ grade accreditation from the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), highlighting its commitment to academic
excellence.
MUJ offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated, and doctoral programs across
various disciplines including Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Fashion Design, Interior Design,
Fine Arts, Hospitality, Humanities, and Management. The university is known for its state-of-the-art
infrastructure, including advanced research facilities and a modern digital library. The university's
commitment to research and innovation is evident in its rapid growth in scientific knowledge, which
aligns with its mission to drive economic and societal development through science, technology,
and innovation.
About DOLLCS About Department of Law
The Department of Languages, Literatures and The Department of Law offers specialized
Cultural Studies at Manipal University Jaipur programs that integrate legal studies with arts,
promotes critical thinking, humanistic values, business and management education. This
and linguistic competence through various interdisciplinary approach prepares students
programs. The department nurtures an for careers at the intersection of law and
international, multi-lingual, and commerce, such as corporate law, business
interdisciplinar y approach, with faculty consulting, compliance management, and
members from diverse backgrounds. It offers B entrepreneurship. The Department of Law is
A and M A programs, as well as PhD programs engaged in various international and national
in English, Hindi, and French, encouraging academic activities including international
students to pursue cutting-edge research in guest lecture series, Erasmus+ faculty
socially relevant, interdisciplinary areas. The exchange, and International Panel Discussions,
department also provides modular language all by joining hands with various foreign
skills and training to students, fostering universities across the globe including
professional communication standards across Universitatea Titu Maiorescu, Romania and
disciplines. University of Gdansk, Poland enhancing global
legal education and collaboration.
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ICGLSII25
About the Conference
The Interplay between gender and law is fluid, and their legal acknowledgment. The intersection
complex, and increasingly germane to a world of customary law, religion, indigenous practices,
determined by multiple histories and evolving popular culture, and the arts will be interrogated in
cultural norms, technologies, and global this conference to see how culture mediates legal
sustainability challenges. Thus, the goal of this understandings of gender justice. Discussions will
international conference is to create a forum for open up ways in which both modern and
scholars, legal practitioners, activists, and traditional culture expression affects, and is
interdisciplinary researchers to critically interrogate affected by, legal discourse.
how gender identities, roles, and relations shape Gender perspectives are equally critical in health
legal frameworks. An equally important goal of the law and policy. The legal dimensions of
conference is to foster dialogue across disciplines reproductive rights, mental health, access to
and promote creative ways to consider and address healthcare, and recognition of transgender health
gender justice through legal paradigms. needs will be explored to see if legal systems
At the center of this conference is its recognition attend to gendered experiences and
that the construction of gender in legal contexts is vulnerabilities. The conference will further discuss
neither neutral nor static. Historically, laws have how an emergency in public health demands
shaped and institutionalized gender discrimination g e n d e r- re s p o n s i ve l e g a l a c t i o n , w h i c h
existed through, but they also used to be extremely acknowledges dignity, equity, and care. Finally, it
important tools of resistance and emancipation. By will be noted in the conference that gender equity
discussing themes such as colonial and is a prerequisite for environmental sustainability
postcolonial gender jurisprudence, feminist legal and justice. Gender-related issues in land rights,
theory, and developments in family and citizenship urban planning, climate change law, and the
laws, the conference will go some way toward sustainable development goals will be studiously
understanding the historical formation and examined in regard to their feminist environmental
transformation of gendered legal identities. jurisprudential importance and the concept of
Law and technology has brought to modernity new intergenerational equity in environmental law.
challenges and oppor tunities. Issues like It would bring together and rally people from
algorithmic bias, digital surveillance, online different disciplines such as law, gender studies,
harassment, and the emerging reproductive and s o c i o l o g y, t e c h n o l o g y, p u b l i c h e a l t h ,
identity technologies reflect the real urgency to environmental studies, and the arts. It aspires to
address how developing technology affects the generate collaborative knowledge, critical insights,
different genders. Cyber law and digital ethics will and actionable recommendations aimed at
engage critically in the gendered aspects of these providing an equal legal system around the world.
problems with a proposal of equitable legal Through scholarly engagement and policy
frameworks that would uphold equity amidst an reflection, the conference will serve as a catalyst
increasingly digitized society. Cultural narratives do for future research and advocacy at the
equally a strong work of defining gender norms intersection of gender, law, and society.
ICGLSII25
Conference Tracks
Track 1: Identity: Construction of Gender and Law Track 2: Gender, Law, and Technological Convergence
Sub-tracks: Sub-tracks:
1. Legal Histories of Gender Discrimination and 1. Gender Bias in Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic
Resistance Decision-Making
2. Colonial and Postcolonial Gender Jurisprudence 2. Digital Privacy, Surveillance, and Gendered Impacts
3. Feminist Legal Theory and Historical Milestones 3. Cyber Law, Online Harassment, and Gender Justice
4. Evolution of Family Law and Gender Norms 4. Tech Access, Gender Gaps, and Legal Inclusion
5. Gender, Citizenship, and the Historical Construction 5. Legal Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and
of Legal Identities Gender Identity Tools
Track 3: Cultural Dimensions of Gender and Law Track 4: Health, Gender, and Legal Integration
Sub-tracks: Sub-tracks:
1. Intersection of Customary Law, AI Codification and 1. Legal Frameworks Around Reproductive Rights and
Gender Justice Justice
2. Religion, Law, and Gender Equality. 2. Mental Health, Gender, and Legal Accountability
3. Gender Roles in Popular Culture and Legal 3. Gender-Based Violence and Healthcare Law
Repercussions 4. Transgender Health Rights, AI-Assisted Diagnostics
4. Indigenous Gender Norms and Legal Recognition and Legal Recognition
5. Art, Literature, and the Legal Imagination of 5. Public Health Crises and Gender-Sensitive Legal
Gender in the Age of Generative AI. Responses
Track 5: Sustainability Through Gender Equity & Law
Sub-tracks:
1. Gender Justice in Climate Change Law
2. Land Rights, Environmental Law, and Gender For more information contact
Disparities
3. Sustainable Development Goals and Gendered Dr Keshav Nath
Legal Strategies [email protected]
4. Urban Planning, Mobility, and Gender-Inclusive +91 9571848514
Law
5. Intergenerational Equity and Feminist
Environmental Jurisprudence
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Important Dates
st
Last Date for Abstract Submission 31 August 2025
Communication of approved abstracts th
07 September 2025
Last date for Registration and submission th
25 October 2025
of Research Paper
Registration Details
Participants National International
Academician/Industry Professionals ` 3,000 $ 36
Research Scholar/Students ` 2,000 $ 24
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Note: Upon acceptance of the abstract, a link for payment and registration will be sent to the authors via email.
Publication Details
ICGLSII 2025 welcomes submission of original, unpublished research papers from researchers, academicians,
industry professionals, and students for presentation at the conference. Preliminary notes of the Scientific
Committee: A Scientific Committee is constituted to screen the full paper submissions.
A maximum of two submissions is allowed per individual. However, an individual can be a co-author in more than
2 papers.
Abstract Submission Guidelines: Abstracts must be structured and concise, containing 750-800 words. The
structure should cover research objectives, research gap, methodology, and major findings. No citations or
references are allowed in the abstract. Formatting should adhere to A4 size, Times New Roman font size 12, and
1.5 line spacing. The abstract shall also contain the title of the paper, the full name of the author/s, designation
with the institute/university/organization name, and email address.
Research Paper Submission Guidelines: The word count for the paper should be between 6,000 to 8000 words,
including figures, tables, and references (including fig, tables, references). The paper should follow the suggested
structure: Abstract in 150-200 words, Key words (5-6), Introduction, Review of Literature, Research Gap
Identification, Methodology, Findings, Implications, Limitations, and Further Scope of Research. Formatting
requirements include A4 size, Times New Roman font size 12, and 1.5 line spacing. References should be cited
using APA (7th edition) style.
The manuscript must be the original work of the author and free from plagiarism. All submissions will be subject
to a plagiarism check. Manuscripts with AI content in any form will be summarily rejected. The manuscript
submitted to the conference must not have been previously published or currently under review at any other
journal/conference/book. In case of any copyright violations, the organizers will not be responsible, and it is the
sole responsibility of the author/authors for any kind of IP infringement.
Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process and will be evaluated based on originality, technical depth,
research novelty, correctness, and readability. After the peer review process is completed, selected accepted
papers will be sent for publication in SCOPUS-indexed journals/Book Series/books. Based on the Book/ Book
series/ journal’s acceptance, the author/s will have to change the manuscript’s citation style. Separate APC will be
payable by authors on acceptance of papers for publication, if any.
