A call for papers on the theme of ‘limiting liberties’ has been issued by Kent Critical Law Society for its annual conference to be held on 27 February 2016.
Kent Critical Law Society (KCLS) is a student-led critical lawyers’ group that holds a critical legal conference each year attracting academics, practitioners and students from across the UK. This year’s conference seeks to critically examine the notion of freedom, rights and liberties and to consider their influence in shaping ideas and scenarios of socio-political disruption.
The theme of the conference is broad and a variety of panels, both theoretical and practical in nature, will consider topics ranging from the recent migration crisis to the freedom of expression. Papers are welcome (with student participation and interdisciplinary papers particularly encouraged) on any and all topics relating to the conference theme, which may include, but not be limited to:
- Immigration law
- Family law
- Human rights law
- Art law
- Intellectual property law
- Religion
- Politics
- Economics
- Gender and sexuality
- Feminism
- Legal theory
- Legal history
Possible panel proposals could be themed on:
- Limiting freedom of expression
- Gender disparity in institutions
- Rights of asylum seekers
- Equal rights for LGBT
- Female genital mutilation and its consequences
- Limiting liberties and national security
- Political realities created by media
- Ethics of the individual decision making
- Terrorism
- ‘Democratic dictatorship’
- Law and technology
- Grief as an instrument of power
- The politics of human rights
- Genocide
- Utopian societies
Conference proposals should be sent to conferencekclsoc@kent.ac.uk by Sunday 31 January 2016.
The conference will be held in the Keynes Building at the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus. Further information is available in the call for papers document: Kent Critical Law Society Call for Papers 2016
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