The application period is now closed.
The Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA) is pleased to announce the conference
theme and Call for Papers for the 2024 ALSA Annual Meeting, which will be held on
13-14 December 2024 at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea. A Junior
Scholars’ Workshop will be held on 12 December 2024. Both meetings will be held in
person.
CONFERENCE THEME
“
Whose Law, Whose Voices?
Constructing Legal Stories in Asia
”
The conference theme for ALSA 2024 invites participants to share their perspectives on
legal narratives and practice across the Asian continent. This theme prompts an
exploration of the diverse voices that contribute to the construction of legal frameworks,
reflecting the nuanced interplay between tradition and change. The conference seeks to
examine whose narratives shape legal discourse and explore how they influence legal
conversations and transformations in Asia. The aim is to foster dialogue that evaluates
whose perspectives are represented within legal narratives, emphasizing the
importance of inclusivity and diversity in shaping an equitable representative legal
landscape across Asia.
In addition, the theme invites reflection on how contestations of power influence legal
discourse in the global contexts of environmental protection, digital technology, market
forces, and social change. For example, how do the voices of indigenous peoples,
women, minorities, and activists challenge or transform the dominant legal narratives in
Asia? How do the legal stories of Asia interact with the global legal narratives of human
rights, democracy, and justice? How do the emerging technologies create, shape, and
disseminate legal narratives in Asia?
Participants are encouraged to unravel the stories embedded in laws, shedding light on
the intersections of culture, society, and justice. Through this exploration, we hope to
gain a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics that shape legal narratives in
Asia. ALSA 2024 also welcomes proposals on any topic concerning the relationship
between law and society in Asia.
Please find below information on how to submit your paper or paper/book panel
proposals.
Individual Paper Proposal
To present an individual paper in a panel to be organized by the 2024 ALSA Program
Committee, please submit a paper proposal via the form:
- your full name, position, institutional affiliation, and email,
- title of the paper, and
- abstract (in no more than 200 words).
Proposal for Paper Panels
To organize a paper panel for the 2024 ALSA Annual Meeting, please submit a paper
panel proposal via the form:
- your (panel organizer’s) full name, position, institutional affiliation, and email,
- the panel Chair’s full name, position/affiliation, and email,
- the title of the panel,
- a description of the panel in no more than 200 words, and
- the titles of 4 papers, the full names of their respective presenters, their
positions/affiliations and email addresses, and an abstract (no more than 200 words) of
each paper.
Proposal for
‘Author-Meets-Readers’ Book Panels
To organize an ‘Author-Meets-Readers’ book panel for the 2024 ALSA Annual Meeting,
please submit a book panel proposal via the form:
- information about the book: full title, author’s/authors’ full name(s), publisher, and
year and place of publication (Note: the book must be a scholarly Asian law and society
book that was published no earlier than 1 October 2023), - a description of the panel in no more than 200 words, and
- the full names, positions/affiliations, and email addresses of (a) the panel organizer (submitting online), (b) the author(s), (c) the chair, and (d) 3-4 readers of the book (who will review the book and present their comments).
Important Dates
(Korea Standard Time)
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1 July 2024 New submission deadline
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31 July 2024 Notification of acceptance
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5 Aug - 30 Sept 2024 Registration