Epistemological Innovation Reconnaissance of the Contours
of Legal Research Methodology
18-19 October 2024
| Organiser | Mode | Deadline |
| Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT-KGP | Online | 30 September 2024 |
About the Event
A key consideration for this symposium is to promote crosspollination across different disciplines as law is a part of a complex system. However, this raises an important question about the autonomy of law as a separate field of study. How can legal scholars balance the need for interdisciplinary insights with the preservation of law’s distinct analytical framework? This tension between integration and autonomy will be a central theme of the symposium. Through discussions and deliberations spread over a span of two days, this symposium seeks to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on the future of legal research. By fostering discussions on epistemological innovation, it aims to enrich the methodological toolkit and to encourage the development of more nuanced and effective approaches to the study of law.
Important Dates
| Last date for submission of extended abstracts | 30.09.2024 |
| Last date for registration for the Symposium | 15.10.2024 |
| Dates of the Symposium | 18.10.2024 – 19.10.2024 |
Sub-Themes (Suggestive)
- Law as Data, Text as Data, and Legal Ontology
- Computational Legal Research and Artificial Intelligence
- Law as a Complex Adaptive System and Legal Memetics
- Legal Entropy, Information Theory, and Legal Epistemology
- Evidence-Based Legal Research
- The Autonomy of Law in Multidisciplinary Research
- Technology-Assisted Legal Research Management
- Bibliometrics and Network Science in Legal Literature Reviews
- Critical Research Methods in Legal Studies
- Indigenous and Decolonial Approaches to Legal Research
- Action Research in Law and Policy
- Bridging the Gap between Scientific Temperament and Legal Research
- Interdisciplinary, Trans-disciplinary, and Multi-disciplinary Legal Research
How to submit ?
- The extended abstract should summarise the scope of the paper, the results, and the findings.
- Please use “Times New Roman” as the font, 14 (Bold) as the font size for titles, 12 (Bold) as the font size for section subtitles, and size 12 as the font size for the main text.
- The extended abstract should not exceed 1000 words excluding the footnotes.
- The extended abstract should preferably have the following sections:
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Analysis and Outcomes
- Conclusion
- References
- Citation method : OSCOLA (4th ed.)
- No plagiarism will be entertained.
- The files should be submitted in PDF/doc/docx format.
- Co-authorship is allowed up to a maximum of two co-authors.
- To submit, visit : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemBuI4i5D6UuBmnD5m0kGzv7QLMY5IMDfvJ_G2ivPK2XAQ4A/viewform
- Program Fee : Rs. 2000/-
For further queries email to : colloquiumrgsoipl@gmail.com
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