Author: LEXPEEPS editor

Theme: The impact of the Pandemic on the legal Framework

The COVID 19 Pandemic has disrupted all aspects of human life to unimaginable proportions, globally. The actual impact of the economic slide and massive layoffs can be seen within the next two years.  The Pandemic has also exposed how weak health care systems are, even in developed countries, to handle a health crisis of this magnitude. The worst hit have been the people of the unorganised sector, who unfortunately, are always at the receiving end of such calamities. Social isolation, which seems to be the new normal, has also impacted individuals psychologically. According to the National Commission for Women, domestic violence has increased during this period. Courts too have been forced to go on the virtual mode.  The Pandemic has also seen  gross Human Rights violations across the globe. In this context, Christ University Law Journal, invites submissions for its Special Issue on ‘The impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on the legal framework’ from jurists/ political scientists/ economists/ sociologists/ scholars/activists//academicians/industry experts and researchers to engage in academic deliberations on the said issue.  This special issue seeks to invite research articles having qualitative or quantitative research method approach, with a focus on any contemporary topic relating to the impact of Covid-19 on Law, Policy and Society. Some of the indicative sub-themes have been mentioned below:

• State Accountability and Responsibility in times of Crisis
• Impact of COVID 19 on Centre- State Relations
• Impact of COVID 19 on Public-Private Health Sector, and Public Health Crises
• Rights of health care workers, including the right to personal protective equipment
• Impact of COVID 19 on Mental Health and Adequacy of Legal Framework and Policy
• Employment Concerns and Rights of Migrant Workers
• Competition Law Concerns in times of COVID-19 Pandemic
• Gender Dimension of COVID-19 and rise in domestic violence
• Right to reproductive health care during times of crisis
• Impact of COVID-19 on service delivery in education and related challenges
• Impact of COVID-19 on Data Privacy and Protection
• Right to privacy and contact tracing during COVID-19
• Force Majeure  and COVID 19
• Impact of COVID 19 on court proceedings
• COVID-19, natural disasters and environmental concerns
• Please send your articles (5000-6000 words )following the guidelines mentioned in our website at the latest by 30 September, 2020. Kindly include the abstract of the article in 150-200 words, 5 Keywords and a summary of the CV of the author in 100-150 words. Details of submission are on the webpage. You should submit the articles through
• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: SEPTEMBER 30^th  2020

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About UN Volunteering

• United Nations (UN)  Online Volunteers will support the OHCHR Regional Office for Southern Africa in fulfilling its mission: To work for the protection of all human rights for all people.
• To help empower people to realize their rights.
• To assist those responsible for upholding such rights in ensuring that they are implemented.

About the Task

The volunteer’s tasks would include the following:

• Support trainings, consultations and other activities on country human rights issues.
• Conduct research, analysis, data collection and prepare analytical briefs and updates.
• Support engagement with human rights mechanisms by States, civil society organizations and national human rights institutions.
• Support technical assistance to States, civil society and national human rights institutions on implementation of human rights recommendations.
• Support engagement with UN country teams in the sub-region.
• Support human rights early warning in the sub-region.
• Support awareness raising about human rights and the work of the UN.
• Drafting reports, communications, note-taking.
• Perform other duties requested by supervisor, as appropriate.

Eligibility

The candidate must:

• Be enrolled or have graduated with a Masters or equivalent degree OR

• Have graduated from a first-level university degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in a field relevant to human rights (law, political science, social sciences, international relations, etc).
• Work Experience relevant to human rights and in Southern Africa is desirable.
• Language: Excellent written and spoken English is required.
• Knowledge of French, Portuguese or other languages from Southern Africa is an asset.

Number of Volunteers Needed

2

Duration

26 Weeks/ 20+ Hrs. Per Week

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Home of Youth for Development and Rendering Awareness (H.Y.D.R.A) is a trust created by young and energetic undergraduate students from different colleges towards contributing to education and to increase political and social awareness among youth by organizing various like Mock Parliament, Debates, Exhibitions, Symposium etc. It is a non-profit, non-political and secular trust.

About the Internship

• To write articles and blogs based on Socio-Legal Contemporary issues

• The intern is expected to write 4-5 blogs and 1 article in a month.
• The content submitted by the concerned person must be their original work.

Location

Online (Work from Home)

Eligibility

• Any student in his/her 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year of 5-year Law course and 2nd or 3rd year for 3-year Law course can apply.

• The students pursuing a master’s degree in the field of law may also apply.
• Any student or person belonging to any other field may also apply given an inclination towards writing on the socio-legal aspects.

Duration

1 Month (can be further extended for a period of 1 month based on performance).

Perks

• Certificate of Experience to Candidates who complete their Term.
• Certificate of Appreciation to Candidates showcasing exceptional performance.

Stipend

The position is purely voluntary and no stipend will be given for the same.

Number of Vacancies

5 (Five)

How to Apply?

Please send your CVs along with A Writing Sample to contact[at]hydratrust.in and mention your name, contact number, year of study, name of the college, your course, in the body of the email itself.

The subject of the mail should be “Application for Content Writer”.

Last Date to apply: 5th October 2020

Contact Information

In Case of any queries feel free to reach us at contact[at]hydratrust.in

Arvind Bhati: 9205510739

Kanishq Mishra: 96501 71443 CLICK HERE FOR THE WEBSITE

The three judges bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday disposed the appeal and contempt petition filed against the judgement of the Delhi High Court dated 24.12.2019.The bench consisted of Justice Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah.

The appellant was represented by the learned senior Counsel Shri Sachin Datta and the respondent was represented by the learned Solicitor General Shri Tushar Mehta.

Appellant’s Contention

It was submitted that the order of the Delhi High Court dated 02.07.2019 has not been complied by the respondent. It was submitted that the respondents were required to issue order in regard to inter-cadre transfer of the appellant as State of Haryana has given consent for transfer. It was not open for the respondent to ask for consent of the appellant with regard to the Sate of Nagaland, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh for inter-cadre transfer of the appellant. It was further submitted that the inter-cadre transfer in the case of the appellant is on account of the extreme hardship to the appellant. By considering the case of extreme hardship a large number of officers, IAS officer, Central Government has always accommodated at their choice. He submits that letter dated 13.12.2019 was contemptuous and the Delhi High Court ought to have initiated contempt petition which erred in rejecting the same.

Respondent’s Contention

It was submitted that under the order of the Delhi High Court dated 02.07.2019 it was the Central Government who was to take decision regarding inter-cadre transfer of the appellant as per the law. If a request on the ground of threat is made the Central Government may initially send the officer on three years deputation of State of its choice. He submits that the choice is of the Central Government where the officer is to be sent from one cadre to another cadre. It was further submitted that no contempt was committed by the respondent in issuing the letter dated 13.12.2019. The appellant cannot be sent to a State of his choice, it is the prerogative of Central Government to take decision in which inter-cadre transfer is to be affected.

Key Highlights

• Case name: Dr. Jitendra Gupta v. Dr. Chandramouli, IAS (Secretary, DoP&T, Government of India) with Contempt of Court Petition No. 416 of 2020 (Dr. Jitendra Gupta v. Dr. C. Chandramouli.
• This was Civil Appeal No(s). 3298 of 2020.

Court’s Decision

After hearing both the sides the Court disposed the appeal and expressed its views:

• Learned Counsel for the appellant submitted the observation made in paragraph 43 of the Delhi High Court judgement that State of Haryana is the home State of the appellant was incorrect and the home State of the appellant is U.P. which cannot be disputed.
• Present case was not a case of any willful disobedience of the direction of the High Court dated 02.07.2019 and the High Court rightly refused to initiate contempt proceedings.

Under the order passed by the Delhi High Court dated 02.07.2019, the appellant’s inter-cadre transfer under Rules 1954 is to be affected by the Central Government. The proceedings of the inter-cadre transfer are awaiting finalization for the last more than two years. There is no doubt that it is the Central Government which is authority competent to transfer the appellant from one cadre to another. The appellant cannot insist that he should be transferred to the State of Haryana. However, a liberty has been granted to the appellant to make a fresh representation to the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India in reference to letter dated 13.12.2019 within two weeks from today with regard to his inter-cadre transfer in light of judgement of Delhi High Court dated 02.07.2019. It shall be open for the appellant to give his consent/willingness with regard to any other state.

INTRODUCTION

Recently Bombay High Court held that prostitution is not an criminal offence under the immoral traffic (prevention) Act,1956  and every adult woman has the fundamental right to choose their vocation. The Justice Prithvi Chavan  of  Bombay High Court ordered to release three sex worker  immediately who has been detained in a corrective home for almost one year and said prostitution by itself was not an offence and did not entail a punishment, instead its public solicitation was the offence defined under the Act . The court ordered to release them immediately.

      FACTS

• The plea was filed by the three women challenging an order passed by the metropolitan magistrate, Mazgaon, that had upheld their detention at a local correctional facility against her will.
• The mothers and other legal guardians of the three women approached the magistrate’s order.
• The petition was filed under Section  of CRPC in order to quash the entire proceedings in crime registered under section 370 of IPC and section 3,4,5 and 7 of the Immoral traffic (prevention) Act.
• The petitioner who approached the Karnataka high court was a customer in a brothel in Bengaluru, the petitioner was arrested but later was released.
• The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya committee, a collective of 65,000 sex workers believes that arrest of customers happen regularly and they often get off the hook after paying some money.

The petitioners counsel submitted that the  lower court committed gross error of law in framing charge against accused/petitioner.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The High court ordered release of three women sex workers detained at a corrective centre for almost one year.
• Justice Prithvi Chavan said the immoral traffic (prevention) Act does not abolish prostitution.
• Only sexual exploitation of a person for commercial purposes is a criminal offence under the act.

COURT’S DECISION

The Bombay High Court contended that as the victims are not being prosecuted there is no question of continuing their detention in the custody of Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha or with any other institution and hence Bombay High Court ordered to release all three sex workers who was detained earlier. The court also said that the women were adults and entitled to their fundamental right to move freely and choose their own vocation. It further stated that there was nothing on record to show that the petitioners were seducing any person for the purpose of prostitution or that they were running a brothel. There is no provision under the law which makes prostitution per se a criminal offence or punishes a person because she indulges in prostitution. But this entire verdict also lies the aspect of physical exploitation.

The order also stated that section 370(that deals with physical exploitation) and its amendment following the December 16, 2012, gang rape will not be applicable if sex workers are engaged in prostitution of their own volition. The law was amended in 2013 and Section 370A was introduced and as per the amendment a person can be held liable within the mischief of this offence if he either recruits, transports, harbours , transfers or receives a person or persons. The decision came after Delhi gang rape case.

The judge while quashing the case said – “ it is felt by this court that the customer virtually encourages prostitution, and exploit the victim for money, but in the absence of any specific penal provision, it cannot be said that he is liable for any prosecution for the above said offences”.

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About the Organisation

The Centre for Criminal Justice Administration [CCJA], Dr. RML National Law University, Lucknow was established in the year 2008. Its aim is to dichotomously promote students’ and researchers’ interest and influence in the academic discipline and practical application of criminal law.

About the Blog

The Centre also manages a blog that accepts academically-oriented submissions, both in the sole discipline of criminal law or intertwined with other socio-legal disciplines, on a rolling basis from members of the legal fraternity.

Dr K.A. Pandey has been kind enough to accept the position of Editor-in-Chief of the blog and guide us in establishing the blog as a hallmark of quality. In addition, open-to-all interactive seminars that promote dynamic debate and discussion are frequently hosted with eminent guest speakers.

Theme

The Centre for Criminal Justice Administration’s [CCJA] Blog is intended to promote legal scholarship in the field of Criminal law (Both substantive and Procedural) and allied interdisciplinary discussions.

How to Submit?

They are inviting submissions on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year from members of the bar, legal professionals, law students, or others who are interested in publishing with us and wish to further legal discourse.

Submission Guidelines

• The article should be an original work of the author and neither published nor under consideration for publication in any other journal or blog. The work must not be plagiarized.
• Co-authorship (limited to 2 authors) is allowed for the articles.
• They prefer an article with 1200-1500 words. Articles with words exceeding 2000 shall not be considered as a general rule, except under special circumstances subject to the sole discretion of the Editorial Board. In case author(s) want(s) to roll out a series of blogs, the decision on the word limit shall be taken by editorial board accordingly.
• The content should be written in TIMES NEW ROMAN font with a size of 12 and line spacing is to be maintained at 1.5.
• The article must be submitted in a .doc/.docx format to ccjarmlnlu[at]gmail.com.

Contact Information

Address: Centre for Criminal Justice Administration, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, 226012.

Email ID: ccjarmlnlu[at]gmail.com

Sushant: +91 83187 58559

Akanksha: +91 6396 476 980

About the University

Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University is a State university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The first University of its kind, which also provides accessible and quality higher education to differently-abled students, in a completely barrier-free environment. We are unique, much different from others.

About Constitutional Law Society

The Constitutional law Society, Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow is established in 2019 by Mr. Sharad Trivedi in the faculty of Law to explore new areas of Constitutional Law and to encourage other students to explore new areas of constitutional law. Society mainly focuses on providing the best knowledge of Constitutional Law by the medium of Lectures, seminars, and interactive sessions of Judges, advocates, Professors, and other Legal Luminaries.

About the Speaker

Dr. Heather Katharine Allansdottir is a Faculty Member of the Law and Social Sciences Department at Bifröst University and a researcher of constitutional law and human rights law. She is a dual British-Australian citizen, and has a doctorate from Oxford University in comparative constitutional law and an MA in human rights law from the University of Bologna and University of Sarajevo.

She has worked for human rights NGOs in Amman, Berlin and London and worked with grassroots human rights activists in Sarajevo and Cairo. She has worked as a journalist and a researcher of human rights in the Balkans, former Soviet Union, Middle East and Australia.

She has also published a book on freedom of expression in 2013 and her books on polar law, and comparative constitutional law, are both forthcoming. Her journalism has been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy and elsewhere, focusing on human rights, women’s rights, social justice and equality. She is currently based between Iceland, Australia and the United Kingdom.

About the Webinar

Constitutional Law Society is organizing a webinar on the topic “Climate Change and the Constitution”. The webinar will be hosted primarily on Microsoft Teams and will also be live-streamed on YouTube. No prior registrations are required.

Date: 27th September 2020

Time: 5:00PM (IST)

The followings are the links to join the webinar:

https://teams.microsoft.com/join/7ys35slu0h59?lm=deeplink&lmsrc=email&emltid=dc7be8b5-a375-4648-89ad-7db3ce4d10dc&linkpos=1&emltype=JoinTenantShareUrl&linktype=openSkypeTeams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjFqJzT9yeQ&feature=youtu.be

Contact Information

Email ID: constilawsoc.dsmnru[at]gmail.com

ABOUT THE INSTITUTION

The University Law College, Bangalore University, is a pioneer legal-education institution located in the garden city of Bengaluru, in the state of Karnataka, India. The college, popularly known as ULC – Bangalore, is widely recognized as one of the country’s best government run law schools. It has consistently been ranked amongst the top law colleges in India by India Today in its annual reports, with the highlight being ranked as the 2nd best law college in the country for the years 2001 and 2004.

UNIVERSITY LAW COLLEGE – MODEL UNITED NATION

We are glad to announce that University Law College & Dept. of Studies in Law, Bangalore University is organizing ‘University Law College Model United Nations 2020’ from 2nd October 2020 to 4th October 2020. This is organized in collaboration with the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan. We have also collaborated with MUN for UN 75 Dialogues.

For registration of individual delegates, kindly fill this form here- https://forms.gle/MgGHwfHzDxtq6ZHy5

For Institutional Registration, kindly fill the form here- https://forms.gle/mqcr7tRMY7MKSi5M7 

There is no registration fee for participation.

Click here to download the Brochure MUN Brochure

About the MUN

Model United Nations conference is a platform to highlight the importance of issues that concerns global diplomacy, humanity, peace and justice.

This is organized in collaboration with the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan. ULC, Bangalore has also collaborated with MUN for UN 75 Dialogues.

The MUN is scheduled on October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2020.

Prizes

Winners: Prizes worth Rs.15,000/-

Contact Information

• Email: ulcmun2020[at]gmail.com
• Instagram: [at]ulcmodelunitednations

Contact Persons

• Mahima Nayak: 9448465228

• Niharika D Souza:  9902704031
• Ajith G G: 9741665388

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IIAM- The Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation is an institute aimed at resolving commercial disputes through arbitration and mediation, and to develop the culture, standard and professionalism of arbitration and mediation as credible dispute resolution mechanisms.

About the Writing Competition

Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation is organizing its 1st International Arbitration Award Writing Competition, with an aim to develop academic discussion in the field of Arbitration and provide students a platform to hone their litigating skills as well as their art of composing awards/judgments within the limits of law.

Eligibility

The competition shall be open for all the students currently pursuing Undergraduate, Postgraduate or PhD in law or equivalent courses recognised by any University across the World.

The participation is allowed for a single author and permissible up to one co-author provided separate registration is made by each co-author. The co-authors can be from the same or different University/College.

Submission Guidelines

The participants have to submit their Awards on or before October 31, 2020, by emailing it to delhi@arbitrationindia.com.

Prize Categories

• First Prize (Claimant):  Rs. 7500/- and Certificate of Merit

• First Prize (Respondent):  Rs. 7500/- and Certificate of Merit
• Second Prize (Claimant):  Rs. 5000/- and Certificate of Merit
• Second (Respondent):  Rs. 5000/- and Certificate of Merit
• Top 10 participants (5 from the side of claimant & 5 from the side of respondent) including the recipients of 1st and 2nd Prize shall be awarded Certificate of Merit and the awards shall be compiled in the form of handbook and shall be published.
• All the participants shall be awarded with Certificate of Participation.

Registration Fee 

Registration fee of nominal amount: Rs. 300/- (inclusive of GST).

Important Dates

• Release of Rules and Competition Problem: September 18, 2020

• Last Date for Clarifications of doubts: September 28, 2020
• Last Date for Registration: October 05, 2020
• Last Date of Award Submission: October 31, 2020
• Declaration of Results: November 30, 2020

CLICK HERE FOR THE PROBLEM OF THE COMPETITION.

CLICK HERE FoR THE OFFICIAL PAGE.