Call for Papers: NLU Assam Centre for Advanced Research in Corporate Law Companies and Insolvency Laws in India: Contemporary Developments

Act 2002, Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 and Chartered Accountants Act 1949, Indian Company Secretaries Act, 1980 along with various amendments and notifications. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is mainly concerned with the regulation of various acts and rules in accordance with the law. With the advent of the concept of globalization, various other sectors came to be associated with the mainstream corporate law such as cross border business transactions, foreign direct investments, international securities market, international trade in goods and services, etc. Lot of research needs to be done in the larger aspect of corporate law rather than studying the same as a single area. Effort should be made to draw attention of the people to consider the corporate law as a vibrant area of research. This responsibility lies on the academic institutions to draw out different modalities which can develop corporate law as a subject as well as a vibrant discipline of research.

It is also a known fact that it has been a decade since the Companies Act 2013 has come into force which is considered to be an improvement over the Companies Act 1956. It was formulated to cater to the needs of the upcoming developments in the corporate and the allied sectors in India. This legislation has also gone through various amendments and subsequent changes. At this juncture, it is also important to analyse the decadal experience of the Companies Act 2013 and how it is catering to the needs of the dynamic and ever increasing corporate sector in our country.

The study of company law cannot be completely isolated from the study of insolvency laws in India. Alongside the Indian Companies Act 2013, we have the Insolvency and he Bankruptcy Code 2016, which deals with promotion of entrepreneurship, ensuring a timely and effective resolution of insolvency and bankruptcy cases, creating a balance between the interests of all stakeholders, including creditors, debtors, and employees of a company which is in the verge of insolvency and bankruptcy. The study of insolvency laws is particularly important because it deals with both the corporate sector and the financial sector. With respect to the financial sector, an effective insolvency law enables financial institutions to monitor the deterioration of the value of their assets by taking appropriate procedures. It also ensures predictable, equitable, and transparent allocation of risk among participants in a market economy.

With the objective of promoting research and development in corporate law in India and its various allied areas, The National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam has established a Centre on Advanced Research in Corporate Law (CARCL) to cater to the activities needed to focus on various aspects of corporate law, especially in the North East India. The focus area of the Centre will be to develop Corporate Law as a vibrant academic discipline. The Centre aims to organise programmes and work with different agencies and institutions which focus on corporate issues in the northeast region.

In furtherance of its various objectives, Centre on Advanced Research in Corporate Law (CARCL) is taking an initiative to publish an edited book titled “Companies and Insolvency Laws in India: Contemporary Developments”. In this regard, research papers, essays, articles, and case comments are invited based on the following themes:

1. Analysing the decadal experience of the Companies Act 2013
2. Regulatory Framework of Company Law in India
3. Share Holders and Shareholder’s rights under Companies Act 2013
4. Analysing the role of Independent Directors.
5. Securities Exchange Board of India and its role in regulating company law in India
6. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
7. Corporate Governance in India.
8. Human Rights and Companies in India
9. Sustainable Development Goals vis a vis Company law in India.
10. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Company Law in India
11. Multinational Companies and Human Rights.
12. Role of Insolvency Professionals under Insolvency and the Bankruptcy Code 2016
13. Role of Judiciary in analysing Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016
14. Issues and Challenges of Corporate Insolvency in India.
15. Case Comments on Corporate and Insolvency Laws in India.
16. Any other theme within the parameter of Corporate and Insolvency Laws in India.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

1. The themes are broadly suggestive. Author may write on any topic relevant to the theme of the book.
2. All the contributions should be the original work of the contributors. All submissions will undergo the plagiarism test.
3. The contributions should be ideally above 3000 words.
4. All articles, notes and comments should provide a brief abstract of 250-300 words.
5. The text shall be in font style Times New Roman, font size 12, spacing 1.5.
6. The foot notes shall be in font style Times New Roman, font size 10, spacing 1.
7. Kindly use footnotes instead of endnotes. Footnotes should conform to the Bluebook (20th Edition) Style of Footnoting.
8. All submitted papers will go through a peer review process.
9. All submissions are to be made through the following email address: [email protected]
10. Submission Deadline: 15th July 2023

The book will be published by National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam with ISBN.