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CALL FOR PAPERS - FEMINISM & THE LAW

Women’s Studies Center (Sponsored by UGC),

ILS Law College, Pune in partnership with the

Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales and the

Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney

is pleased to announce the inaugural

10 – 12February, 2012

ILS Law College, Pune, India

CALL FOR PAPERS

The International Conference on Feminism and the Law: Revisiting the Past, Rethinking the Present and Thinking the Way Forward aims to bring together academics, lawyers, researchers, students and activists from India and around the world to explore how women’s experiences have been structured, impacted, controlled, or ignored by law; the challenges posed by globalization, growing militarization and fundamentalism to the law and legal structures, and the possibilities and limits of realizing women’s rights through the law. The main lines of inquiry around which the Conference will be structured are as follows:

Feminist Litigation
Feminization of Poverty
Teaching Gender
Gender & Violence
Women & the Environment
Women & Globalization
Women & Reproductive Rights/Health
Women & Sexuality
Women & Trafficking
Women & Work
Women & Militarization

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

Prospective participants are invited to submit ABSTRACTS of up to 300 words to ilslaw@vsnl.com before August 15, 2011. All submissions must include the speaker's/speakers' name(s), title of paper, affiliation(s), and contact information (address, email, & telephone number).

REGISTRATION FEES

International

Standard USD 200

Student USD 100

India/Non OECD

Standard INR. 1500

Student INR. 750

Registration fees include:

· Attendance at all conference sessions

· Conference Kit

· Morning and afternoon teas and lunches

· Conference dinner

Information on accommodation, visa application procedures, and travel details to Pune will be provided after 15 August 2011.