Registrations are invited for the National Conference on Histories of Media, Contemporary Issues and Legal Semblance by Shri. Jayantilal H. Patel Law College. Submit by March 22!

About the College

KES’ Shri. Jayantilal H. Patel Law College was incepted in the year 2012. The college has been approved by the University of Mumbai and recognized by the Bar Council of India. The college has been growing with achievements and proffering qualityb legal education.

The institute has been proliferating and has been offering 3 years LL.B. and 5 years B.A.,LL.B (Integrated course), Masters of Law in Business Law, Criminal Law and Intellectual Property Law and PG diploma courses in Cyber, Intellectual Property, and Taxation Law, and harnessing the same through modern methods and technology-based teaching.

The college commenced with Student Moot Court Society wherein the students are given hands on experience for mooting and presenting of cases according to the standards of legal profession. The college began with its own placement cell which places the in-house students to the available opportunities, the college is in collaboration with well-known firms for the same.

The college has three active forums, i.e., Legal, Cultural, and Sports, along with other committees and clubs wherein various events like moots, debates, elocutions, seminars, workshops, visits to courts and jails, annual day, traditional day, sports meet and sports day are organized.

An internal student newsletter ‘Lawspective’ that wings students to voice their concerns on legal, political, topical, or other issues has been initiated by the Students Research Society. This environment fosters intellectual growth and provides a platform to develop the skills of the students.

The institute strives to achieve the pinnacle of excellence through state-of-the-art infrastructure with dedicated, well-qualified and accessible staff.

The students have been ensured a pleasant and challenging study set-up, equipped to face any challenges coming their way, which can be visualized by the milestones of alumni who have made their mark in the legal fraternity with consistency, self- confidence, and focused, ready-to-lead their own lives while enriching the society overall.

About the Conference

The role of media in shaping history, contemporary issues and legal implications is complex. Media has the potential to provide information, shed light on affairs and change the path, however, it also has the power to disrupt, manipulate and cause harm.

The said labyrinth is important to untangle and understand. It possesses an intricate relationship between media and society. It is to be ensured that the media serves as a force for positive change in the individuals consuming the media.

Media wields power that is dominant to opinionize people segregated in classes. It can change the course of history through several means of media. However, they also hold a filter of pessimism or optimism influencing the contemporary issues and media trials affecting the legal discourse.

With the advancing times, with the fourth industrial revolution in the process, AI is transforming the field as well. The way information is created, consumed and calculated is remarkable. With this remarkability, tasks like writing, editing and personalization of the content are being automated. Is this automation good or bad? That is for the time to tell.

Looking at the future, AI will answer. However, looking in the past, Freedom of press is enshrined in the Constitution of India yet the laws and censorship through the government creates a complex balance between rights and responsibilities.

Navigating this landscape while upholding the status of ‘fourth pillar’ is definitely a challenge. The media, as defenders of fundamental freedoms, is essential in defending human rights, exposing power abuses, and speaking up for those who lack a voice.

The media must, however, use its influence responsibly, guaranteeing truthfulness, impartiality, and regard for human dignity.

We invite all like-minded work on this subject to engage with the conference’s different issues and have a critical conversation to navigating the maze of media influence.

Papers are Invited for the Subthemes Mentioned Below:

• Media and History
• Television channels’ analysis with presentation of facts on history.
• Origin, History and Importance of Print media
• Professional opportunity in mass media
• Artificial Intelligence and Mass media
• Freedom of Press and media laws in India
• Media Trial in India: Legal Issues and Challenges
• Depiction of Women in Mass media – Past to Present
• Human Rights and Media
• Media and Freedom of Speech and Expression
• OTT and legal challenges
• Social Media and Electoral Integrity
• Media and Politics
• Mass media in Developed and Developing Nations

Note: The above themes are not exhaustive. Paper submissions on any other topic related to the conference’s broad theme will be considered.

Eligibility

Location

KES’ Shri. Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Bhogilal Fadia Road,Kandivali West, Mumbai 400067.

Mode

Offline

How to Register?

Interested participants can register by the link provided at the end of this post.

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract submissions must be strictly in Word format with a permissible co-authorship of maximum of 2 authors. However, registration has to be done individually.
• The abstract should be of 300 words including keywords. The abstract must be accompanied by following details – Name of the Author and Co-author (if any), Designation, Name of the Institution, email address and contact details of the authors.
• Full papers should be between 3000-4000 words (including footnotes) and should follow APA style of citation and referencing.
• The research paper should be sent in a Microsoft Word file and has to be
• Font Style – Times New Roman, Font Size – 12, Line Spacing – 1.5, Margin on left side – 1, Margin on right side – 1 inch.
• The cover page of manuscript must contain the title of the paper, Name of the Author and Co-author (if any), Designation, email address and contact details of the authors.
• The cover page should not be a part of paper so as to facilitate peer review of the paper.
• The participants should also attach plagiarism certificate assessed by authentic software.
• Selected papers will be published in a journal with ISSN number.
• Soft copy of Abstract and Research paper should be sent via email to [email protected]