National Seminar on “An Evaluation of the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Lucknow” Under the aegis of Research and Development Scheme (2022-2023) Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh Organized by Faculty of Law University of Lucknow

Table of Contents

• About  the University and Faculty of Law
• About the Seminar
• Objective of the Seminar
• Date of the Seminar
• Venue of the Seminar: 
• Themes for the Paper
• Publication
• Guidelines for the Paper  Submission
• Important Dates
• Participants
• Patron in Chief
• Patron
• Contact

About the University and Faculty of Law

The idea of starting a University at Lucknow was first mooted by Raja Sir Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan, Khan Bahadur, K.C.I.E. of Mahmudabad, who contributed an article to the columns of “The Pioneer” urging the foundation of a University at Lucknow. Lucknow University was established in the year 1920. The vision of the University is to develop human resources for the furtherance of knowledge through teaching, research, and innovation and to rank amongst the top educational institutions of the world for better service to humanity in general and our nation in particular. University’s mission is to be a university driven by values enriched with diverse cultures and promote economic, social, and spiritual advancement for an egalitarian society.

The Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow was established in 1921 with three teachers. Mr. Jag Mohan  Nath Chak was its first Dean. Prof R. U. Singh was the real architect of the faculty who developed the teaching and research in a systematic manner in the faculty and held the office of the Dean, Faculty of Law till 1956. Dr. V.N. Shukla, a well-known authority on Constitutional law, Dr. Avtar Singh, is known for his books on Commercial Law, Dr. V.G. Goswami, who has written books on Labour Law,  Dr. R.C. Nigam, who is known for the Criminal law Book, has been a teacher of this great faculty. The Faculty has produced many distinguished personalities including Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (Former President of India), Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. Anand (Former Chief Justice of India), Sri Ramakrishna Hegde, Mr. Surjeet Singh Barnala, Mr. N.K.P.Salve, etc. Currently, there are thirty faculty members who are serving with their endeavor and working positively in enhancing the capabilities of the Faculty and society.

About the Seminar

Assisted Reproductive Technology is developed as an advanced medical science miracle to assist conception and pregnancy. It is used as a guarantee for the cure of infertility everywhere. These techniques are designed to assist both medical and social infertility. It is used indisputably in assisting human reproduction for all simple processes (like IUI) to complex processes (like IVF, ICSI, etc.) It has gained fast growth in India in comparison to other countries of the world. Indian Government policies promote medical tourism in India. In response, a well-versed infertility industry got established in India providing the best and cheap services for ART and Surrogacy arrangements. Infertility among Indian couples is rising due to various reasons at one end and at the other end doors for foreign nationals are open to facilitate ARTs and surrogacy arrangements in India (up to 2012).  In fact, India has developed as one of the best destinations for ART services.   Internationally, The Global Assisted Reproductive Market size is expected to grow from 26.28 billion in 2021 to $31.29 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate of 19.1% (ETHealthWorld.com 16 Jan 2022). Indian IVF is growing at a CAGR of 28% and is expected to be around INR 495 crore by 2022. The worst part is that such a large industry was running without legal regulations for more than two decades in India.  It was merely regulated by the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (National Guidelines for Accreditation, Supervision, and Regulation of ART Clinics 2008). Recently, Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act 2021 and Surrogacy (Regulation) Act was passed in Dec 2021.

With all its merits the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology is always subject to public debate for its ethical and legal issues. ART industry is working on an experimental basis without certainty of success or even in some cases without the probability of success.  Therefore it is required to explore, discuss, the research asked, suggest, reform, analyze, and criticize the area of application, relevance, scope, and limitations of ART. 

Objective of the Seminar

1. To provide a fundamental and specific understanding of Assisted Reproductive Technology
2. To explore the relevance and scope of Assisted Reproductive Technologies from National and International perspectives.
3. To examine the accessibility, availability, and approachability  of the  Assisted Reproductive Technology
4. To examine Assisted Reproductive Technology in a social context.
5. To discuss the ethical  and legal issues involved in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
6. To examine the legal conflicts and concerns regarding Assisted Reproductive Technologies  and analyze the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2021

Date of the Seminar

7^th January 2023

Venue of the Seminar:

Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031

Themes for the Paper

1. Assisted Reproductive Technology and  Treatment of Infertility
2. Scope and  use of Assisted Reproductive Technology  in India and Internationally
3. Reproductive Tourism and Infertility Industry in India
4. Ethical, Legal and Social issues concerned with Assisted Reproductive Technology
5. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Genetics
6. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Human Rights
7. Assisted reproductive Technology and Public Health
8. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Women , Children Health
9. Abuse of  Assisted Reproductive Technology
10. Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2021

Publication

Papers will be published in  the Seminar Proceedings.

Number of Participants is Limited to 50 (fifty)

First 50 papers will be accepted.

Guidelines for the Paper Submission

1. All Submissions have to be in English.
2. The abstract should not be of more than 300 words. It shall contain- a brief profile of the author including Theme of the Paper and Title of the Paper, e-mail ID, contact number and official address.
3. Word limit for full Research Paper- 5000-8000 words (inclusive of all Citation and references).
4. There shall be Zero tolerance policy on Plagiarism and Copy right . Similarity up 10% is permissible. The authors should also need to submit a declaration along with the abstract & final paper that their work is original and unpublished and that it does not infringe the copyright of anyone. The organizing committee is not responsible for any copyright infringements by the authors.
5. Submissions must be typed in Times New Roman, Font Size 12 on A4 size paper with 1″ margin on all sides with 1.5 line spacing.
6. There can be only one Co-author.
7. Potential contributors are required to adhere to a uniform mode of citation(OSCOLA/BLUE BOOK
8. Submission should be made torichasaxenalu@gmail.com
9. There shall be no registration fee. For registration kindly fill the following google form: https://forms.gle/d7TSa7wZwuPpnAhQA

Important Dates

Date of Submission of Abstract-10th December 2022 till 11.59 am

Date of submission of full Paper-30^th December 2022 till 11.59 am

Date of  the Seminar-7^th January 2023

Participants

Academicians, Research Scholars and Post Graduate Students

Patron in Chief

Prof Alok Rai, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, University of Lucknow

Patron

Prof. B.D. Singh , Head and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow

Contact

Organising  Secretary                           

Dr. Richa Saxena, Assistant Professor,

Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow                                 

Mob: 9839469011                                                                      

Email: richasaxenalu@gmail.com

Student Coordinator

Mr. Prateek Tripathi, Junior Research Fellow

Mob: 8765582281/6393851481

Email: prateekt02@gmail.com

Organising Committee

Ms. Anju Yadav, Junior Research Fellow

Ms. Iqra Saleem       

Mr. Satyam Pathak   6388089589

Mr. Vishal Kumar Maurya   

Mr. Shubhankar Singh 

Mr. Sandeep Tiwari  9044888491

Mr. Vikas Mishra  9161417672

Official Link: https://www.lkouniv.ac.in/site/writereaddata/UploadNews/pdf/C_202211221735348127.pdf

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