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Established in 2012, Mar Gregorios College of Law is located at Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The institution is affiliated with the University of Kerala and recognised by the Bar Council of India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes, with an emphasis on academic excellence, practical legal training, professional ethics and holistic development.
Mar Gregorios College of Law, in collaboration with its Centre for Human Rights and Centre for Women and Law, is organising a three-day international conference on Digital Threats and Gender Justice.
The conference addresses the growing challenges posed by technology-facilitated gender-based violence, cyberstalking, online harassment, deepfakes, privacy violations and digital discrimination.
It aims to bring together academicians, legal practitioners, researchers, law enforcement professionals, policymakers, media professionals and civil society to examine legal frameworks, enforcement challenges, emerging technologies and gender-responsive approaches to cybersafety.
Participants are invited to submit original and unpublished research papers under the following broad themes:
1. International Cyber Law, Human Rights and Gender Justice
International legal frameworks addressing cybercrime and gender-based violence.
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence as a human-rights issue.
CEDAW, equality, dignity and the protection of women in digital spaces.
State responsibility and due diligence in preventing cyber violence against women.
International human-rights standards and digital gender justice.
Gender-responsive approaches to international cyber law.
2. Comparative Cyber Law, Jurisdiction and Gender-Based Cybercrime
Comparative legal responses to cybercrime against women.
Comparative regulation of online gender-based violence.
Jurisdictional challenges in transnational cyber violence.
Cross-border investigation and prosecution of gender-based cyber offences.
International cooperation and mutual legal assistance.
3. AI, Emerging Technologies and Gendered Cyber Harms
Artificial intelligence and gender-based cybercrime.
Deepfakes and non-consensual sexual imagery.
Generative AI and sexualised synthetic content.
AI-enabled cyberstalking, harassment and surveillance.
Algorithmic bias and gender discrimination.
4. Digital Rights, Platform Accountability and the Future of Gender Justice
Women’s digital rights and online safety.
Privacy, data protection and gender justice.
Social-media platforms and gender-based online abuse.
Platform accountability for technology-facilitated violence.
Content moderation and online gender harms.
The themes are indicative and not exhaustive.
Authors must follow the requirements below:
Abstract: 250 words.
Full paper: 4,000–8,000 words.
Citation style: Bluebook, 20th or 21st edition.
Co-authorship: Maximum of two authors.
Formatting: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing.
Originality: Submissions must be original and unpublished.
The conference will be conducted in a hybrid format. Presenters may select their preferred mode of presentation in the registration form.
Selected papers will be considered for publication in an ISBN book.
A Certificate of Merit will be awarded to the Best Paper under each sub-theme.
Abstract Submission Deadline - November 9, 2026
Conference Dates - November 11–13, 2026
Full Paper Submission Deadline - December 30, 2026 (post-conference)
Single Authorship - ₹1,000
Co-authorship (maximum two authors) - ₹1,500
Participants (Non-presenters) - ₹300
Non-presenters will receive a participation certificate.
Interested participants must submit their abstracts through the official submission form linked in the original announcement.
Abstract submission: Click here to submit
Payment: Payments can be made through the payment gateway provided on the Mar Gregorios College of Law website.
Payment instructions: Refer to the payment-instructions link provided - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3jIOhQaXvWHc_LugCSlR0nx7btEsam9/view?usp=drivesdk
Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GhIwDS71X7HQR7x0fT_ND1WULTS8GP5A/view
For queries regarding the conference, participants may contact:
Ms. Kripa Prasad: +91 9946639024
Dr. Shazila Shajahan: +91 8921740257
Ms. Jia Jose: +91 7902775297
Mr. Devarsh K.: +91 9787612425
Mr. Ajith Joseph Baby: +91 7592956086
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