National Seminar to Mark 10 Years of the RTI Act “Good Governance – The RTI Way”

Live Law: Mumbai: Thursday, August 20, 2015.

National Law School of India University, Bangalore in collaboration with Karnataka State Law University, Hubli is organizing a One Day Seminar on “Good Governance- The RTI Way” to marks 10 years of the Act and invites well researched and documented papers  for presentation at the National Seminar.

Date:  October 12, 2015

Venue: Krishnappa Hall, National Law School, Bengaluru

Themes

·        Right to Information Act and its compliance.

·        Right to Information Act as an anti- corruption tool.

·        The Right to Privacy and Right to Information Act.

·        Right to Information Act and Good Governance in India.

·        Role of Right to Information Act in promoting Accountability and Transparency in Public sector undertakings.

·        Right to Information Act and its effectiveness in eradicating corruption.

·        Right to Information Act and effective service delivery.

·        Right to Information Act and Whistle Blowers.

·        Right to Information Act and role of the NGOs.

·        Right to Information Act and Corporate Law in India.

·        Ambit and scope of the Right to Information Act: Comparative perspective.

·        Exemptions under Right to Information Act.

·        Competent authority and RTI

·        RTI and Human Rights.

·        Right to information and Consumer Rights

·        Environment Protection and Right to Information Act.

·        Right to Information Act and public policy.

Form of Submission

1.    Scholarly articles and research Papers (5000-8000 words, inclusive of footnotes)

2.    Short Articles (3000 -5000 words, inclusive of footnotes)

3.    Case notes and comments

Submission Guidelines

1.   Submissions are to be made only in electronic form and must be e-mailed to bhatsairam@nls.ac.in  (in MS Word format) along with a covering letter addressed to Dr. Sairam Bhat (Coordinator).

2.    The covering letter should include the author’s contact information and a short abstract that outlines the main questions or themes addressed in the paper.

3.    The abstract may be up to 500 words.

Registration Fees: Rs 1500/- [non-residential] , DD Should be in the name of National Law School of India University, Payable at Bengaluru, to be sent to Ms. R.S. Baba, National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru-560072.