1. Only selected abstracts will be permitted for presentation.

2. ABSTRACT: The abstract should summarize the paper’s contents in 200-250 words. The abstract should be accompanied by a cover page stating the following: - Title of the Paper, Name and Designation of the author/s, Affiliations, E-mail addresses, Postal addresses and Contact number/s.

3. KEYWORDS: The abstract is to be accompanied by a minimum of three keywords and a maximum of six keywords.

4. Abstract Submission: Abstract submission is to be done by addressing an email to iclaw.ncr@christuniversity.in

1. The contribution title should be followed by the name of the primary author first, followed by second or a maximum of third co-author and their designations and email address. The title shall be font size 14 and bold.

2. Length: The manuscript should contain an abstract of 200-250 words with not more than six keywords. Both the abstract and keywords are mandatory. The manuscript should be of an average length of 4500-6000 words, typed in MS Word, with 1.5 line space, 12 Font size, Times New Roman font.

3. Figure, Tables, Images or Illustrations: Each table, figure or illustration shall have a caption. A reference citation may be added to the table source at the end of the caption, if necessary. Proper citation should be given in the manuscript for Images/Figures and Tables reproduced from other sources. All tables are cited in the text in sequential order. Do not write “the following table”. Figures shall be numbered and cited in the text in sequential order. Do not write “the following figure”. The tables and figures in the text, if any, should be centred with proper titles and figures. Scattered images and tables are not accepted. A figure caption is always placed below the illustration. Short captions are to be centered, while long ones are justified..

4. Permissions: Authors should take obligatory written permission from the concerned publishers for reproducing the Images/Figures/ Tables. Authors are expected to produce this written permission on the request of the Editor. If excerpts from copyrighted works (including websites) such as illustrations, tables, animations, or text quotations are included in your manuscript, please obtain permission from the copyright holder (usually the original publisher). Whenever a copyrighted material is used, contributors should accurately reproduce and obtain permission from the copyright holders, which should be acknowledged in the article.

5. Every contribution should be accompanied by a declaration that the article is original and has not been published nor submitted elsewhere for publication

6. References: For citations of references, the manuscript should use square brackets and consecutive numbers. Citations using labels or the author/year convention are also acceptable. The following bibliography provides a sample reference list with entries for journal articles [1], a chapter [2], a book [3], proceedings without editors [4], as well as a URL [5]. References: 1.Author, F.: Article title. Journal 2(5), 99–110 (2016). 2.Author, F., Author, S.: Title of a proceedings paper. In: Editor, F., Editor, S. (eds.) CONFERENCE 2016, LNCS, vol. 9999, pp. 1–13. Springer, Heidelberg (2016). 3.Author, F., Author, S., Author, T.: Book title. 2nd edn. Publisher, Location (1999). 4.Author, F.: Contribution title. In: 9th International Proceedings on Proceedings, pp. 1–2. Publisher, Location (2010). 5.LNCS Homepage, link URL, last accessed 2016/11/21. Cite references in the text with author name/s and year of publication in parentheses (“Harvard system”): – One author: (Miller 1991) or Miller (1991) – Two authors: (Miller and Smith 1994) or Miller and Smith (1994) – Three authors or more: (Miller et al. 1995) or Miller et al. (1995)

7. Footnotes: Use footnotes instead of endnotes. Use footnotes instead of a reference list. Footnotes should not consist of a reference citation. Footnotes should not contain figures, tables and/or the bibliographic details of a reference. American Psychological Association (APA) citation (fifth edition) format to be strictly adhered to.

8. Headings: Heading levels should be clearly identified and each level should be uniquely and consistently formatted and/or numbered. Use the decimal system of numbering if your headings are numbered. Only two levels of headings should be numbered. Lower-level headings remain unnumbered; they are formatted as run-in headings. The contribution should contain no more than four levels of headings. The first level heading shall be 12 point font size and bold. The second level heading shall be 10 point font size and bold.

9. Technical terms and abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear in the text. Italics should be used for emphasized words or phrases in running text, but do not ‘Sustainable Development Goal-16:Harnessing Law, Technology and Human Rights’ 7 format entire paragraphs in italics. Bold formatting should only be used for run-in headings

10. British English spelling and grammar is to be used throughout the manuscript. Alternatively, authors can prepare the manuscript with American English however mixing of both is not allowed

11. All submitted articles will be double-blind peer-reviewed. Acceptance of articles is subject to recommendation by the review panel and subsequent acceptance by the Editor

12. Every accepted article will be copy-edited. The Editorial Board reserves the right to make necessary revisions to the text in keeping with the journal style sheet and standard.

13. Declaration: Authors should state any conflict of interest in the manuscript.

14. Funding information: Authors may mention about the funding/grant received to carry out the research work.

15. Correspondence: One author should be designated as Corresponding author and will be the principal contact for the editorial team for any publication related matters. Corresponding authors should get the consent from the co-authors for any matter related to publication.

16. Upon acceptance of the article, the copyright form should be submitted to the editorial office signed by all authors. If acceptable to all authors, the corresponding author ma sign on their behalf.

17. Changes in Authorship: If any change in authorship is necessary after a manuscript has been submitted, the corresponding author must email a copy of a signed letter to the conference email id confirming that all of the original co-authors have been notified and have agreed to the change. If the change involves the removal of a co-author’s name, the Corresponding Author must arrange for a signed consent letter from the co-author concerned and email the same to the Editor. No changes in the author list will be permitted after a manuscript has been accepted.

18. All correspondence should be addressed to: iclaw.ncr@christuniversity.in Publication Policy: Depending on the quality of submission the conference intends to publish its proceedings with potential publishers.