Call for Abstracts | International Conference On Intersections of Traditional Knowledge Systems and the Future by DME Law School: Submit by Apr 10

About GGSIPU University, New Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) was the first University established in 1998 by Govt. of the NCT of Delhi. Accredited with NAAC A++, in a short span of 27 years, the University has been able to earn the best of national accreditations, educational awards, and stringent certifications.

It is a teaching and affiliating University with the explicit objective of facilitating and promoting studies, research, and extension work in emerging areas of higher education with a focus on professional education and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields. DME Noida is affiliated with GGSIPU.

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About The Organisers: DME Law School, Noida

Accredited with NAAC A+, Delhi Metropolitan Education, imparts education in the fields of Law, Management, and Journalism, with the law course approved by the Bar Council of India. It was founded by the Sunshine Educational and Development Society (Est. 2004). The Society has been providing quality education to 10, 000+ students through its 6 sister institutions including schools & colleges.

This conference is being organized by the DME Law School. The Law school offers LL.M. and 5-year integrated B.A., LL. B (Hons.) & B.B.A., LL. B(Hons.) programs and practices project-based pedagogy with a strong connection between classroom teaching and evolving legal & corporate needs.

Call For Contributions

Educators, academicians, activists, think tanks, researchers, scholars, students, professionals, and other relevant stakeholders of all disciplines are invited to contribute to this conference. Research papers describing original and unpublished works of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas related to the theme of the conference can present papers in the event.

Overview

Traditional Knowledge Systems (TKS) are historically evolved bodies of knowledge, practices, and innovations developed by indigenous peoples and local communities through sustained interaction with their natural, social, and cultural environments. Embedded in cultural traditions, social institutions, and customary norms, these systems span domains such as medicine, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, craftsmanship, and ethical governance. Despite their enduring relevance, TKS have long been marginalised, inadequately protected, or commercially exploited under dominant legal, scientific, and economic frameworks. In recent decades, however, they have gained renewed prominence within national and global legal and policy discourses, particularly in relation to intellectual property rights, biodiversity conservation, public health, sustainable development, and climate resilience, positioning traditional knowledge as a subject of global governance rather than a purely domestic concern.

International instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol, TRIPS, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples seek to address recognition, protection, and equitable benefit-sharing, while national frameworks, including India’s Biological Diversity Act, Geographical Indications regime,

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, and education reforms under the National Education Policy 2020, reflect growing institutional engagement with traditional knowledge. At the same time, the incorporation of TKS into legal, academic, and market oriented frameworks such as universities and emerging ESG governance models raises complexSocio-Legal questions concerning ownership, community agency, standardisation, consent, and commodification.

From a Socio-Legal perspective, traditional knowledge systems thus offer a critical lens to examine the interaction of law, culture, power, and governance across national and transnational contexts, forming the basis for the proposed International Socio-Legal Conference on Traditional Knowledge Systems and its comparative global focus, with particular attention to Indian Knowledge Systems.

Suggested Sub-Themes

1.   Historical Perspectives of Traditional Knowledge Systems

•  Historical evolution of traditional knowledge systems- Oral traditions, folklore and literary traditions
• Comparative civilizational knowledge systems- interaction and knowledge exchange
• Understanding traditional knowledge systems for an inclusive future
• Colonialism and epistemic marginalisation of traditional knowledg
• Knowledge decolonisation and revival movements
• Oral traditions, folklore and collective memory
• Modernization, globalization and cultural transformation

2. Power, Inequality and Knowledge Systems

• Caste, class, gender, ethnicity and access to knowledge and its creation
• Traditional knowledge and silenced/unheard histories
• Politics of recognition and legitimacy
• Traditional  crafts, skills and their changing dimensions
• Youth, migration and changing knowledge systems
• Knowledge transmission and intergenerational dynamics
• Traditional skills and changing livelihoods

3.   Social Institutions, Education, and the Future of Traditional Knowledge

• Well-researched papers, articles, and case studies are invited from students, scholars/researchers, faculties, bar and bench, and other professionals.
• Co-authorship of up to two authors is permitted. Each co-author would be required to pay the registration fees separately.
• The manuscript must be typed in MS Word Times New Roman,
• Font size 12 and 1.5 spacing on A4 size paper with 1” margin on all sides.
• Footnotes should follow a uniform ILI style of citation.
• The papers should be thematic, not more than 4000 words (3000-4000 words is appreciable).
• Each paper should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 300 words.
• The sub-themes provided are merely indicative and not exhaustive. Participants are free to choose any topic of their choice relevant to the central theme of the conference.
• The abstract and the article should indicate the title of the paper, name of the author(s), organization (s), contact number, relevant sub-theme, and e-mail address.
• Research papers/articles submitted should be accompanied by a declaration by the author(s), stating that the contents of the research paper are original and have not been published elsewhere.
• All papers shall be strictly subjected to anti-plagiarism software and shall be scrutinized through blind review of the Editorial board.
• Selected research papers shall be published in a UGC CARE
• Listed Journal/ Journal with ISSN or in a book-bearing ISBN at an additional cost.
• The abstract (with the subject of the mail- “Abstract”) and the complete papers with the subject of the mail- “Full Paper”) are to be sent to [email protected]

Awards- Best Paper for Each Category

• Students
• Research Scholars/Academicians
• Professionals

Registration Procedure

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Please note that the conference will be held in hybrid mode. The registration can be made at any time on or before 15^th March 2025. Please mention the subject as ‘Law Conference’ while making the payment. If it is a co-authorship, both participants are required to pay the registration fees separately.

Contact Info

For any queries, feel free to reach out:

Faculty Coordinators:                                                                       

• Ms. Sreedurga TN (8826559126)  
• Ms. Mansi Madan (7838256542)      

Student Coordinators:                                                

• Prapti Chaturvedi (87662 06694)
• Anshuman Mishra (92898 46657)

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