REGISTRATION DETAILS

The Registration fee for the Seminar is Rs. 1000/-,(separately

for author and co-author) for students. Registration fee of Rs

1500 is for Academicians/Lawyers/Research Scholars.

Registration and payment is to be done Online on or before 31st
October 2015. Details of Online registration and payment will
be intimated along with intimation of Acceptance of Abstract.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

A printed copy of the paper should be submitted at the

registration desk on 23rd November, 2015.
The Registration Fee for the Bill Drafting Competition is Rs
500/- for Participants. Registration and payment is to be done
Online on or before 10th October 2015 (the link for the
payment will be mailed after the registration is done).

REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration
Fees

Participants

50 USD

For Foreign Delegates(Students)

80 USD

For Foreign
Delegates(Academicians/Lawyers/Research

VICTIM COMPENSATION AND

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
AND
NATIONAL BILL DRAFTING COMPETITION
ON VICTIM COMPENSATION, 2015
rd

On

23 November, 2015
Organized by
Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights
(CASIHR), RGNUL Punjab

Scholars and Others)

1000 INR

For Indian Delegates(Students )

1500 INR

For Indian Delegates

(Academicians/Lawyers/Research

Scholars and Others)

PATRON-IN-CHIEF
Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal

ON

PATRON
Prof. (Dr.) G.I.S.Sandhu

Vice-Chancellor, RGNUL, Punjab

Registrar, RGNUL, Punjab

CONFERENCE CO-ORDINATOR
Dr. Shilpa Jain
Assistant Professor of Law, RGNUL, Punjab
casihr@rgnul.ac.in
Ph. +91 9530585190

STUDENT CO-ORDINATOR
Ms. Srishti Bharti
Ph. +91 9779717000

ADDRESS
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
BhadsonRoad, Sidhuwal, Patiala, 147001
Ph. 0175 2391600, 601, 602, 2391200, www.rgnul.ac.in
CONTACT
Dr. Shilpa Jain- +91 9530585190; 0175-2391383
Email: shilpajain@rgnul.ac.in, casihr@rgnul.ac.in

ACCOMMODATION
Limited accommodation available only on first-come, first-serve basis
on payment.

In collaboration with
Institute of Correctional Administration, Chandigarh
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL),
Punjab, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab
by passing The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Punjab Act, 2006(Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act
incorporated a University of Law of national stature in
Punjab, thereby fulfilling the need for a Centre of
Excellence in legal education in the modern era of
liberalization and globalization.
Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights
(CASIHR)
The Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights
(CASIHR) is a centre for excellence established at
RGNUL, Punjab to undertake and promote advanced
study and research in emerging trends in human rights.
CASIHR aims at conducting multi-disciplinary researchin
various human rights issues and creating working
documents serving as advices to policy makers, regularly
organizing conferences, seminars and debates on the
relevant topics.
Institute of Correctional Administration, Chandigarh
The Institute of Correctional Administration, Chandigarh is
a premier training and research Institute catering to the
training needs of the police & prison officers of the region.
It was set-up by the Government of India, Ministry of
Home Affairs in 1989 and is fully supported by the MHA.
It strives for a safer, just and humane society through
empowering correctional professionals and building up
partnerships for an effective criminal justice system. Prison

officers from all over the country come here to attend

various training programmes. ICA sensitizes officers on
latest developments in law, human rights issues, gender
sensitization with particular focus on attitudinal change and
behaviour skills. In addition, ICA also undertakes research
studies in the areas of Criminal Justice System and is also
associated with giving policy-making inputs.
In addition to it, this Institute is also organizing a number
of workshops / conferences and seminars at the regional
as well as national levels on current and relevant issues of
correctional administration and criminal justice to the
functionaries of criminal justice system. It provides vital
professional inputs to the Government of India as well as
State Governments for formulation of policies in this field.
The Institute of Correctional Administration provides for
professional competency development through a process
of continuous training, feedback, research and
development.
CONCEPT NOTE:
Social Justice being the foundation of the Indian society as
well as the Constitution. This seminar aims to first and
foremost sensitizing people belonging to various sections
of society on aspects relating to victim compensation.
Furthermore, it is an effort to reflect and examine all issues
relating to provisions for victim compensation and
restorative Justice and finally to come up with solutions to
these issues. It is an attempt to address and study issues
such as the liability of the state, the problems faced by the
victims and whether or not victim compensation be
provided? Since awareness of laws and access of justice
remains dismal. This seminar aims to raise awareness in this
regard.

opportunity to present their papers during various sessions

on the days of the conference.
GUIDELINES FOR CONFERENCE PAPER
The abstract should contain not more than300350 words
along with the particulars of the author indicating his email
id, contact number and address for correspondence. A
paper cannot have more than two co-authors.
The maximum limit of a paper is 4000 words (excluding
footnotes). The format is Times New Roman, Font Size 12,
1.5 line spacing, on an A4 sheet with 1 margin on all sides,
to be sent in .doc/.docx format. A uniform style of citation
must be strictly adhered to while submitting the paper. The
abstracts
and
papers
should
be
sent
to:
casihr@rgnul.ac.in.
SUB THEMES:

Compensating and Rehabilitating Rape Victims

Legislative Framework, Role of Judiciary and NGOs
Plea Bargaining
Restorative Justice and Weaker Sections
Rights of Victims vis--vis offenders
Punishments and Restorative Justice
Constitutional Approach to Rehabilitation and
Restoration
International Perspective to Victim Compensation

These sub-themes are not exhaustive; contributions are

invited apart from the aforementioned sub-themes relating
to the theme of the seminar.
PRIZES AND AWARDS:
The Winners of the Bill Drafting Competition shall be
given a Certificate and Cash Prizes.

NATIONAL BILL DRAFTING COMPETITION:

A National Bill Drafting Competition shall be organized
wherein participants will be required to Draft a Bill on
Victim Compensation. The Best three bills will be
presented before the Panel and the winners shall be given
cash prizes. All the draft Bills must contain the particulars
of the author indicating his email id, contact number and
address for correspondence. Co-Authorship upto a
maximum of two authors is allowed.
The maximum limit of a Bill is 4000-5000 words (excluding
footnotes). The format is Times New Roman/Garamond,
Font Size 12, 1.5 line spacing, on an A4 sheet with 1
margin on all sides, to be sent in .doc/.docx/.pdf format. A
uniform style of citation must be strictly adhered to while
submitting the Bill. The Bills should be sent to:
casihr@rgnul.ac.in.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference papers are invited from the academicians,
practitioners, researchers, scholars and students on the
issues related to the themes. It is also proposed that the
selected papers will be publishedin the form ofan edited
book carrying an ISBN No. Only full papers submitted on
or before the deadline shall be considered for publication.
The authors of selected abstracts will be given an

Best Bill

Rs 5000/-

2nd Best Bill

Rs 3000/-

3rd Best Bill

Rs 2000/-

LIST OF IMPOTANT DATES

Last Date of Submission of
Abstract
Intimation of Acceptance of
Abstract
Last Date of Registration and
Online Payment of Registration
Fees for the Seminar

10thOctober 2015
12th October 2015
31st October 2015

Full Paper Submission (Soft Copy)

(For Consideration for Publication
in the ISBN Book)

10thNovember 2015

Full Paper Submission (Soft Copy)

( For Presentation only in the
Conference)
Submission of Draft Bill

18th November, 2015

Declaration of Result of Draft Bill

31st October, 2015

Last Date of Registration and

Online Payment of Registration

10th October 2015

15th October, 2015