DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

AND LEGAL ORDER

Organizes

International Conference

AGRO BIODIVERSITY AND

20 YEARS OF WTO

on

28-30 January 2015

Venue

AuditoriumP.G. and R.D. Block,The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University,Chennai - 600 028.044-2464 1212 / 2464 1919www.tndalu.ac.in

CHENNAI - 600 028.

THE TAMIL NADU

DR. AMBEDKAR

LAW UNIVERSITY

ABOUT THE LAW UNIVERSITY

The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, (TNDALU), Chennai, India was established in the year1997, (Act No. 43 of 1997) by the Government of Tamil Nadu and it was inaugurated by His Excellency ShriK. R. Narayanan, the then Indian President. The Law University is offering legal education on its campusand through its affiliated law colleges - seven Government and one private, at present in the State of TamilNadu. The University is located in the heart of the city of Chennai, and it is well connected by roadways,railways and airways.

The School of Excellence in Law in short (SOEL), the soul of the Law University is situated within itscampus at No. 5, Poompozhil, Dr. D. G. S. Dinakaran Salai. Under the broad canopy of SOEL, the LawUniversity is offering Five Years integrated B.A. B.L, (Hons), B.Com. B.L., (Hons) and Three Years B.L.(Hons) as part of its Under Graduate Courses and M.L., Degrees in 8 branches as part of its Post GraduateCourses. The Research wing is offering Ph. D., in Law and Inter – Disciplinary studies both Full time andPart-time. The Department of Distance Education (DDE) is presently offering 11 P.G. Diplomas and aCertificate Course. At present, there are 10 departments in SOEL having 34 well qualified and experiencedfaculty members catering to the academic needs of the students pursuing different courses that are offered.The Univesity is striving to offer quality legal education under the guidance and stewardship of our Hon'bleVice- Chancellor, Prof. Dr. P. Vanangamudi.

BACKGROUND OF THE CONFERENCE

The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force on 01.01.1995 with many covered agreements asannexures after lengthy deliberations amongst contracting parties. Many provisions of the WTO maderemarkable contributions for regulating international trade, free flow of goods and services and enabledsovereignty to States in regulating their internal markets.

The concept of Sustainable Development is an important philosophy of the WTO and covered agreements,as it balances the Optimal Utilisation of resources as well as economic development. Internationalcommunity has also parallelly laid down a strong foundation stone in the process of formulating severalMultilateralAgreements (MEAs).

Agro-Biodiversity is the natural selection process that results from the interaction between the environment,genetic resources including management systems and practices by farmers, herders, tribals and the fishersover millennia. Agro-Biodiversity encompasses variety of biological and genetic resources, crop varieties,micro-organism and aquatic ecosystem that are necessary for key of the agro-ecosystem. Protection andpreservation ofAgro-Biodiversity ensures food security for the world at large.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) significantly describes the need for conservation ofresources both for present and future generations. For the effective conservation of resources, the RioDeclaration specifically postulates legal elements. National governments are required to incorporate manyof the legal elements of the Rio Declaration in their national polices both to conserve resources as well as toprotect domestic markets.

The Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) is significantly contributing in harmonizing the mandateof the covered agreements of the WTO with the provisions of the MEAs. Various Ministerial Declarations ofthe WTO, especially the Doha and Cancun Summit, have also deliberated on the mandate of the contractingStates to make appropriate measures in protecting agriculture by providing various subsidies on agriculturalloans and electricity.

The international instruments and institutions mentioned above originated due to different reasons and havetheir own mandates. The CBD originates from Rio while the WTO owes its origin from the Brettonwood

Conference. These environmental and trade instruments and institutions have certain commonobjectives and divergent features also. The WTO-Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)

Jurisprudence has made some significant contribution both for preservation andconservation of natural and biological resources in Tuna Dolphin and Shrimp

Turtle cases. On the other hand it has been an obstacle in BeefHormone and Biotech Products case.

Theme 1 : Agro Biodiversity, Science &Technology (ABST)Agro Biodiversity &Theme 2 :Life Sciences (ABLS)

Theme 3 : Agro Biodiversity &Social Sciences (ABSS)Agro Biodiversity & LawTheme 4 :(ABL)

Interaction between Plant BiologyABST1 :& Agro BiotechnologyImplications of the Science &ABST2 :Technology in Agro Biodiversity

Traditional Knowledge andABSS1 :Benefit sharingClimate change impactABSS2 :

World Trade OrganisationABL1 :Various Summits ofABL2 :World Trade OrganisationCartegena protocol on BiosafetyABL3 :

ABL4 : Food and Agricultural Organisation& Agro Biodiversity

ABL5 : Convention on Biological Diversity,ITBGR, TBT, SPS.

Usage of Pesticides,ABLS1 :Insecticides, FertilizersToxicologyABLS2 :

ABST3 : Dominated TechnologyGenetic EngineeringABST4 :Genetically Modified Organisms /ABST5 :Generically Modified Crops

ABSS3 : Land use/Water IrrigationTribal RightsABSS4 :Human RightsABSS5 :

ABLS3 : Invaried alien speciesTaxonomyABLS4 :Waste ManagementABLS5 :

THEMES & SUB-THEMES

AGRO BIODIVERSITY AND LIFE SCIENCES

AGRO BIODIVERSITY AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AGRO BIODIVERSITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

AGRO BIODIVERSITY AND LAW

CALL FOR PAPERS

Soft copies of abstracts (around 250 words) of well researched papers on any aspect covered under thebroad theme/ sub themes with five key words should be mailed to the Conference Director to theMail ID on or before 30th October 2014. The authors of the selected abstracts will beicwto20@gmail.comintimated about the acceptance of the abstract by mail on or before 10th November 2014.

On receiving the acceptance message, the authors shall register by filling the registration form and sendingsoft copy of the full paper, along with the Registration amount on or before 20th December 2014.

PAPER PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION

The papers selected by the organizers of the Conference shall be short listed for oral or poster presentationand the abstracts shall be published in the conference proceedings volume. The organizers also propose topublish the selected papers of the Conference as an edited book with ISBN.

The WTO is going to complete two decades of its existence on 31.12.2014. It is in this context that theConference would like to address the issues confronted by both the organization and States in achievingenvironmental and agricultural sustainability with the restricted unilateral measures by the nationalgovernments.

This International Conference on Agro-Biodiversity and 20 years of WTO is a premier interdisciplinaryforum for the presentation of new advances and research in the fields of International Law, Trade Law,Environmental Law and Human Rights Law. The Conference will bring together leading academicscientists, researchers and scholars in domain of interests from around the world. Themes and sub-themesfor submission include, but are not limited to the below listed themes. These are:

Local Hospitality

All delegates will be provided Working Lunch, tea/coffee with snacks at the venue of the Conference. No T.A./D.A.will be provided to the delegates by the organizers of the Conference.

FOREIGN DELEGATE

Early Bird AfterRegistration Deadline

Academicians 150 USD 200 USD

Students 100 USD 150 USD

Others 200 USD 250 USD

INDIAN DELEGATE

Early Bird AfterRegistration Deadline

Academicians Rs. 3,000/- Rs. 4,000/-

Students Rs. 1,500/- Rs. 2,000/-

Others Rs. 4,000/- Rs. 5,000/-

Banker’s Name : State Bank of Travancore,R.A. Puram Branch,Chennai, India.

A/c No : 00000067015883913

IFS Code : SBTR 0000688

MICR Code : 600009013

Banker’s Name : Canara Bank,Kotturpuram Branch,Chennai, India.

A/C No : 1550101011370

IFS Code : CNRB 0001550

MICR Code : 600015021

ACCOMMODATION - The participants are required to make their own arrangements. For the convenience ofthe outstation participants the organizers are giving the details of accommodation.

AMS Raj Palace2, Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Road, (Opp.Sathya Studio), Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai – 600 028.

Tel : 91-44-2493 8888 www.hotelrajpalacesundar.com

Hotel Shelter,# 19-21, Near Sai Baba Temple, Venkatesa Agraharam, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.

Tel : +91-44-4924 1919 www.hotelshelter.com

ICSA Programme Centre & Guest House,#017, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. Tel : +91-44-2819 4905 Email : icsa@vsnl.com

M.S. Swaminathan Research FoundationGuest House, Third Cross Road, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai – 600113.

Tel: +91-44-2254 1698 http://www.mssrf.org

New Woodlands Hotel (P) Ltd,#72-75, Dr. Radahakrishnan Road, P.B. No. 626, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.

Tel : +91-44-2811 3111 www.newwoodlands.com

Savera Hotel,# 146, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai – 600 004. Tel: +91-44-2811 4700http://saverahotel.com

The Leela Palace,Adayar Seaface, M.R.C. Nagar, Chennai – 600 028.Tel: +91-44-3366 1234http://www.theleela.com

For Travel and Accomodation assistance:

Please Contact Hoteline (Leisure Holiday Planners)AL20,110/B, Shanthi Colony, 4th Avenue, Anna Nagar (W)

Chennai - 600040. Phone : 044 2628 0803email: hoteline@vsnl.com / web: www.hoteline.in / www.hotelineweb.com

REGISTRATION FEE PARTICULARS AND MODE OF PAYMENT

Last Date for Submission of Abstract : 30th October 2014Intimation of Acceptance of Abstract : 10th November 2014Last date for payment of Registration : 20th December 2014Last date for Submission of full paper : 20th December 2014

Contact Details

Director : 91 9444571101

Secretaries : 91 9444020960, 91 9894159585

Email : icwto20@gmail.com

Payment shall be made through online or NIFT to the following Accounts OR by Demand Draft in

favour of THE REGISTRAR, TNDALU, CHENNAI, INDIA.

Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram, also known as Mamallapuram, an ancient Indian port town is in KancheepuramDistrict Tamil Nadu. It is famous for the rock cut temples especially the 'Descent of the Ganges'.The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram has been classified as a UNESCO World HeritageSite.

KancheepuramKancheepuram, the temple town, situated on the North East coast of Tamil Nadu is bound by Bayof Bengal. Kancheepuram silks, famed the world over has acquired the GI tag.

Santhome Basilica (Santhome)

The Santhome church, the International Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica has anunderground tomb chapel. Achurch was built over his supposed tomb and today known as the SanThome Basilica. The Basilica is one of many churches that claim to have been built over the tombof an apostle.

Fort St. George Museum

Fort St. George in Chennai, unlike a fort, is an area enclosed by a gigantic stonewall. Many empire-builders namely, Robert Clive, Thomas Pitt, Elihu Yale resided in the Fort and in fact, it played animportant role in the expansion of the British territory in India. The flag staff at Fort St. George inChennai is the tallest in India.

Egmore Museum andArt Gallery

Egmore Museum, established in 1851, is located in Egmore, Chennai, known as the MadrasMuseum and is one of the largest museums in South Asia. It is particularly rich in archaeologicaland numismatic collections. Many of the buildings within the Museum campus are over 100 yearsold. The NationalArt Gallery is also present in the museum premises.

Velankanni Church, Elliots Beach

Edward Elliot's Beach popularly known as Besant Nagar Beach or Bessie is located in BesantNagar, Chennai. It has the Velankanni Church and theAshtalakshmi temple nearby.

St. Thomas Mount Church

St. Thomas Mount known in Tamil as Parangimlai is located in Chennai nearthe neighbourhood of Guindy close to Chennai InternationalAirport. Ashrinededicated to “Our Lady of Expectation” (Mother Mary) was built in 1523 on the top of the mount.Aflight of 160 steps leads up to the summit of the mount.

Covelong Beach

Covelong Beach, is located on the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal, where the shining sun,calm sea and shimmering sand form a unique aura of cheerfulness and magnetism. Flanked byattractive and uplifting palm trees and glittering white sand with fascinating and colourful sea-shells, the picturesque beauty of this place makes it a well-known tourist destination.

Vedanthangal Sanctuary

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in Kancheepuram District in Chennai. The Sanctuary isabout 75 Sq. Km South of Chengalpet. Vedanthangal is one of the oldest water bird sanctuaries inthe country. Vedanthangal in Tamil means “Hamlet of the Hunter” and was established by thedistrict collector of Chengalpet in 1798.

Pulicat Lake

Pulicat is a small seashore township which offers an invigorating and thrilling experience ofexpedition and is a leading brackish lagoon in India. It is situated on the barricade island ofSriharikota which divides the Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal, with a total area of 720 sq km ofwhich 84% comes inAndhra Pradesh and 16% in Tamil Nadu.

Pallikaranai Marsh

Pallikaranai wetland is a freshwater swamp in the city of Chennai. The Marshland is situatedadjacent to the Bay of Bengal, about 20 kms and has a geographical area of 80 sq. km radius. Themarsh land is the only surviving wetland ecosystem of the city. It is one of the 94 identifiedwetlands under National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme (NWCMP).

Places to visit at Chennai

CULTURAL EVENTS COMMITTEEDr. R. Srinivasan, Dr. P. Vasanthakumar, Dr. D. Umamaheswari, Dr. S. Rajalakshmi, Ms. P. Brinda, Ms. K. Sangeetha,

Assistant Professors, TNDALU

Dr. A. RAGHUNATHA REDDYProfessor and Head, Department of

International Legal Order andDirector School of Excellence in Law

TNDALU.

Dr. D. SANKARProfessor and Head,

Department of Criminal Lawand Criminal Administration,

TNDALU.

Dr. R. REDDIVARI REVATHIHead i/c,

Department of Constitutional Lawand Human Rights,

TNDALU.

Dr. K.S. SARWANIHead i/c,

Department of Inter - Disciplinary Studies,TNDALU.

Dr. R.V. BALAJIDirector i/c,

Directorate of Distance Education,TNDALU.

Dr. KUMUDHA RATHNAHead i/c,

Department of Business Law,TNDALU.

Dr. J. MAHALAKSHMIHead i/c,

Dept. of Labour & Administrative Law, TNDALU.

Dr. S. GANAPATHY VENKATASUBRAMANIANProfessor, Centre for Environmental Studies,

Anna University, Chennai.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Mr. P. Kannan, Dr. D. Buvaneshwari,Mr. P. Balamurugan, Mr. Ranjit Oomen Abraham,

Ms. Lucky George, Ms. S. Manjula,Mr. M Sunil Gladson

Assistant Professors, TNDALU

CONFERENCE HOST

Dr. S. AMIRTHALINGAM, Dr. S. ELUMALAI, MR. P. SAKTHIVEL, Assistant Professors, TNDALU.

Mr. R. Karuppasamy, Research AssociateP. Kanthi Meenakshi, G. S. Geraj and Iyer Meenakshi

Post Graduate Students, Department of Environmental Law and Legal Order

Note: All correspondence about the seminar shall be addressed to

Conference Director,Mobile no: +91-9444571101,

email: icwto20@gmail.com

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

Dr. D. GOPAL,

Professor and HeadDepartment of EnvironmentalLaw & Legal Order, TNDALU

,Prof. Dr. P. VANANGAMUDI

The Hon’ble Vice - Chancellor,

TNDALU

PATRON

Prof. Dr. P. VANANGAMUDIThe Hon’ble Vice - Chancellor,

TNDALUORGANIZING SECRETARIES

Dr. S. AMIRTHALINGAMDr. S. ELUMALAI, Mr. P. SAKTHIVEL,

Assistant Professors, TNDALU.

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR

Dr. D. GOPAL,Professor and Head

Department of EnvironmentalLaw & Legal Order, TNDALU

TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION ANDHOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Lt. D. Jaisankar, Dr. S. K. Ramani, Dr. R. Haritha Devi,Mr. C. Elayaraja, Mr. D. Kannan, Ms. A.Vijayalakshmi,

Assistant ProfessorsDr. K. Paramasivam, APD

TNDALU

Dr. S.K. ASOK KUMAR,Deputy Librarian,

TNDALU.

Dr. K.S. SARWANIHead i/c,

Department of Inter - Disciplinary Studies,TNDALU.

REGISTRATION FORM

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONAGRO-BIODIVERSITY AND 20 YEARS OF WTO

28-30 January 2015.

The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Chennai – 600 028. Tamil Nadu, India.

Delegate Student (pls tick)

Title (Prof./Dr./Mr./Ms.) :

Designation :

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Address for Correspondence :

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Country : Telephone No. Mobile No.

Email : Theme :

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Registration Fee Particulars and Mode of Payment :

FOREIGN DELEGATE

Early Bird AfterRegistration Deadline

Academicians 150 USD 200 USD

Students 100 USD 150 USD

Others 200 USD 250 USD

INDIAN DELEGATE

Early Bird AfterRegistration Deadline

Academicians Rs. 3,000/- Rs. 4,000/-

Students Rs. 1,500/- Rs. 2,000/-

Others Rs. 4,000/- Rs. 5,000/-

Banker’s Name : State Bank of Travancore,R.A. Puram Branch,Chennai, India.

A/c No : 00000067015883913IFS Code : SBTR 0000688MICR Code : 600009013

Banker’s Name : Canara Bank,Kotturpuram Branch,Chennai, India.

A/C No : 1550101011370IFS Code : CNRB 0001550MICR Code : 600015021

Registration Fee : D.D. No. .............................................. Date ...........................

Name of the Bank and Branch...................................................................................

Payment shall be made through online or NIFT to the following Accounts OR by Demand Draft in

favour of THE REGISTRAR, TNDALU, CHENNAI, INDIA.

Please Note:

1. Registration fee is non refundable.2. Registration fee includes Conference Kit and Lunch for two days. The tour will be arranged

for the willing delegates on payment on the third day (30th January 2015).3. Registration will be confirmed on reciept of full paper and registration fee in the prescribed

format on or before due date.4. Delegates and Participants are requested to arrange their own accommodation.5. In case of co-authors 50% of the concession will be provided in the registration fee.

6. Papers shall not exceed 10 pages (4000 words) which shall include cover page, tables,figures, footnotes etc.

7. All papers received by the organizing committee shall be peer reviewed and onlyselected papers will be allowed for oral/poster presentation in the Conference. The finallist of paper presenters shall be uploaded in the UniversityWebsite.

8. Selected papers in the Conference shall be published as an edited volume.

Paper Submission Guidelines :

Please indicate your theme and sub-theme code while communicating for submission ofabstract, full paper, etc. at icwto20@gmail.com

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5. Headings and sub-headings of the paper to be numbered, preceded by a line space, andbe formatted in bold type.

6. Sub-heading of the paper to be preceded by a line space and be formatted in bold type.

7. Citations:

t Journal

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, “Trade and Environment - Free International Trade and Protection¢

of the Environment : Irreversible Conflict”, 86AJIL(1992) pp 700-735 at 712.

t Books

Shearer, Starke’s International Law, 11 Edn .(Butterworths, London, 1994), p 21¢

t Edited Book

Antonio Cassese, “International Criminal Law”, in Malcolm D. Evans (ed)¢

International Law, (Oxford, Uni. Press 2003), pp721-756 at p 748

t Cases

Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR1975 SC597¢

t News Paper

The Hindu (Chennai Edn) dt 6 November 2009 at p 11¢

t Web Sources

Web link, Last visited on 12-10-2009¢