Call for Papers for Online National Seminar on Competition Policy and Cartels by MNLU on December 12; Submit by 26th November 2020

ABOUT MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY MUMBAI:

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai has been established under the Maharashtra Act
No. VI of 2014 on 20th March 2014. The Act envisages to establish and incorporate National
Law Universities in the State for the development and advancement of legal education and for
the purposes of imparting specialized and systematic instruction, training and research in
systems of law and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

ABOUT SEMINAR:

Objectives:

This conference aims to:
 Provide an interactive forum to engage in the discourse on Substantive and Procedural
laws in Cartel
 Stimulate research and debate on contemporary challenges in digital market economy
with respect to Cartels
 Develop a better understanding of competition concerns in different types of cartels in
different market conditions
 Create network among the academicians, researchers, students and industry
(particularly those working in the area of Competition Law) so as to develop an
environment for exchange of ideas between academia and industry.

Conference Sub-themes:

 Legal & Enforcement Framework
 Cartels in digital platform market
 Hard Core Cartels
 Soft Cartels
 International Cartels
 Dawn Raids & Investigations
 Calculation of Fines in various jurisdictions
 Punishments: Civil & Criminal Liability
 Leniency Programme
 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
 Private Enforcement Actions
 Cartels in Pandemic Times
Note: The sub-themes mentioned above are only suggestive. Authors are free to include any
issues within the main theme.

Conference Participation:

Who should participate?
This conference is aimed at students, researchers, academicians, executives of companies and
practitioners in the area of Competition Law. The conference will have a balance of lectures
and presentations from the academia as well as the practitioners.
Co-Authorship:
 There can be a maximum of three Co-Authors for a Research Paper. All the author as
well as co-authors will have to separately register themselves by paying the requisite
registration fees.
 One co-author or all may present the paper.
 Only those who submit the full paper can attend the conference and present their paper.

Submission of papers:

A 500-word abstract of the paper including research questions, methodology and expected
results along with one-page curriculum vitae and contact details should be submitted initially.
Authors of selected abstracts will then be invited to submit full original papers of not more than
5000 words. The paper should be original. It should be submitted in word, single spaced in
Times Roman 12 and the margins should be 4.9cm (top & bottom) and 4.5 cm (left and right
margins). Foot notes should follow The Bluebook: A uniform System of citation 20th Edition
with font of Times Roman 10.

Registration:

 On abstract being selected, the author/authors have to register by making online
payment. In case of more than one author, all the co-authors have to register
separately.
 After registration, participants shall write a mail to [email protected] with
subject ‘Registration and Payment Details’. The mail shall include Amount deposited,
date of transaction and transaction ID.

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