Future Studies in Social, Legal, and Technological Sciences:
Techniques, Applications, and Practical Models
State of Kuwait: 6-7 May 2026
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Call For Papers
Key Dates
Abstract Submission
15/2/2026
Notification of Accepted Abstracts
27/2/2026
Full Paper Submission
10/4/2026
Peer Review Process
18/4/2026
Final Paper Submission
28/4/2026
Practical experience alongside scientific research
has highlighted significant shortcomings in the developmental performance of
contemporary societies. This, in turn, underscores the growing need to rely on
futures studies as a rigorous scientific and methodological approach, applied
objectively and systematically, to support informed decision-making, mitigate
risks, and enhance the achievement of strategic goals.
Accordingly, Kuwait International Law School has
dedicated its Twelfth Annual Academic Conference to examining these challenges.
The School invites academics, members of the
judiciary, researchers, and specialists to submit original and high-quality
research papers employing critical and comparative methodologies. Travel and
accommodation expenses will be covered for authors of accepted papers.
Conference Themes:
First: The Science of Futures Studies and its
Relevance to Other Sciences
§ The concept of futures
studies, their scope, their methodological bases, and their relevance in a
changing world.
§ The distinction between
prediction, forecasting, scenario building, research and planning.
§ The role of
uncertainty and risk in methods of futures analysis and studies.
§ Futures studies tools,
methodologies, and techniques.
§ Building and governing
futures studies knowledge used in future studies.
§ Presentation and
analysis of applied models.
§
Second: Future Studies in Legal Sciences
§ Anticipating the
impact of laws and regulations before enactment: models of flexible and
proactive legislation.
§ Emerging challenges
and the ability of legal systems to adapt to respond to change.
§ Future studies and the
balance between innovation and the protection of rights.
§ Regulatory
experimentation and the creation of future rules: testing solutions before
general application.
§ Predictive justice, regulatory
foresight, and conflict prevention: from conflict resolution to prevention – digital
justice
§
Approaches to proactive law – drafting contracts and
legal systems and the role of early compliance in reducing legal risks.
§ Presentation and
analysis of applied models.
Third: Futures Studies in the Social Sciences
§ Anticipating Changes
in Values and Social Identity
§ Monitoring Early
Social Indicators of Change – The Role of Foresight and Technology in Future
Societies.
§ Trends in Societal
Security – Social Justice.
§ Future Scenarios for
Demographic Changes: The Future of Values and Social Relations.
§ Presentation and
analysis of applied models.
§
Fourth: Future Studies and Technology: Impacts and
Interactions
§ Artificial
Intelligence and the Analysis of Future Trends
§ Big Data and Future Modelling
– Examining Digital Technologies Between Efficiency and Risk
§ Ethical considerations
in the use of Artificial Intelligence
§ Algorithmic Bias and
its Social and Legal Implications.
§ Data Security and
Future Privacy Protection frameworks.
§ Presentation and
analysis of applied models.
Fifth: Enhancing Future Studies in Educational and
Research Curricula
§ Specialized and
general programs and courses incorporating skills in future thinking,
forecasting, and scenario development.
§ Practical training
tools for measuring and developing foresight skills.
§ The role of research
partnerships between universities, economic sectors, and civil society institutions
in anticipating future educational, economic, and social development needs.
§ Frameworks and
guidelines for integrating future studies programs in educational curricula and
research.
§ Presentation and
analysis of applied models.
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1- Participation Policy & Conditions:
v Submitted research must
address a clearly defined topic that aligns with the conference themes and
topics, include new and innovative ideas, employ a critical and comparative
methodology and a direct approach, and it must not have been previously
published or presented at a scientific conference.
v
Participants must be faculty members, members of the
judiciary, or specialists and researchers in the fields of legal, social, and
technological sciences.
v
The
conference organizers encourage undergraduate students, as well as master’s,
doctoral, and postgraduate researchers from Kuwait and abroad, to take part by
submitting work related to the conference themes. A dedicated session will be
set aside for the presentation of their accepted research.
2- Submission Procedures & Important Dates:
v Abstract (maximum 500
words) and a brief CV with a list of publications must be submitted by: February 15, 2026.
v Authors
will be notified of acceptance by: February
27, 2026.
v Authors must adhere to
the publication guidelines of the Kuwait International Law School Journal and
its supplements.
v Full research papers
must be submitted by: April
10, 2026.
v All submitted research
papers will be subject to peer review. Authors will be provided with the
reviewers' reports to address any feedback before April 18, 2026.
v Research papers will
only be considered accepted after approval by the reviewers.
v
Final research papers must be submitted to the Conference
Committee by: April
25, 2026.
v Accepted papers will
be published in the conference supplement of the Kuwait International Law
School Journal, a peer-reviewed academic journal published regularly since
2013. KILAW Journal adheres to international academic standards and was ranked
second in the 2024 ARCIF index of the Maarefa
database among the most influential and cited Arabic legal journals, having met
32 criteria that align with international standards.
v Papers may not be published
in any other journal or periodical without the prior approval from the
conference organizers.
v Abstracts and full
papers should be sent to: kiac@kilaw.edu.kw
3- Formal Guidelines:
v The maximum word count
for a paper is eight thousand (8000) words. The minimum length is five thousand
(5000) words.
v Font for Arabic
research: Times New Roman, font size: 14, line spacing: 1.15.
v Font for English
language research: Times New Roman, font size: 12, line spacing: 1.15.
v Footnotes: Font: Times
New Roman, font size: 10.
4- For inquiries and communication:
Mr. Fathi
Al-Hamdi; +965-22280222 ext.487 / Mobile: +965-66305615
Mrs. Maysoon
Al-Samad; +965-22280181