The DPIIT-IPR Chair is established at Osmania University under the SPRIHA scheme of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
The IPR Chair aims to promote IPR Culture and contribute to IPR research and knowledge. The DPIIT-IPR Chair at Osmania University looks forward to collaborate with academics, researchers and industry to promote effective utilization of IPRs.
About the Opportunity
The DPIIT-IPR Chair at Osmania University, is organizing Āviṣkār –National Level IP Essay Writing Competition on the theme “Role of Youth in Innovating for Better Future through IP” with the primary objective of creating awareness and promoting discourse on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
The Essay Competition is one of the events being organized by the IPR-Chair to celebrate the World IP Day 2022 (April 26).
Eligibility
Students pursuing UG/PG/Diploma Course in any discipline, from any University or its affiliated College recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) are eligible to participate in the Competition. [Age Limit: up to 25 years]
Guidelines for the Essay Competition
Word limit for the Essay is 2000 words, exclusive of the footnotes.
Co-Authorship is NOT permitted.
Text must be in Times New Roman font; Size 12; Justified; 1.5 spacing – Footnotes must be in Times New Roman font; Size 10; Justified; 1 spacing. Any uniform method of citation may be followed.
Essay manuscript must be an original and unpublished work of the Author.
All essays would be checked for similarity and those with similarity index more than 10% would be liable for rejection.
Author shall not disclose any information regarding the identity, including, but not limited to name, institutional assistance, professional details, etc., within the body of the manuscript.
The manuscript submitted in the Essay Competition shall be original work of the author and the same shall not be published or submitted for publication elsewhere, and not infringe any other copyright.
The DPIIT IPR-Chair Osmania University retains absolute discretion in marking the manuscripts submitted in the Essay Competition and selecting the Winners.
The ownership over the copyright of the essay submitted for the Competition and selected for the Publication in the OU IPR Forum Blog shall be transferred to DPIIT IPR-Chair, Osmania University and the author shall only retain the moral rights over their work.
The registered candidates would be provided link for submission of the Manuscript of the Essay.
Location
The Competition is organized in an Online/Virtue mode.
Registration/submission procedure
Interested Candidates shall register by submitting the Registration Form- click here to access it.
No Fees for registration or submitting essays in the Competition.
Prizes & Awards
The results will be declared on April 30, 2022 in an Online Event.
1st Prize: Rs.5,000/- cash prize and Certificate
2nd Prize: Rs.4,000/- cash prize and Certificate
3rd Prize: Rs.3,000/- cash prize and Certificate
Participation Certificate would be provided to all the candidates making successful submissions.
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Uttaranchal University, one of the leading educational hubs is constituted with the merger of professional institutes of Sushila Devi Centre for Professional Studies & Research Society, namely Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal Institute of Technology and Uttaranchal Institute of Management. It offers an array of multidisciplinary courses making it a knowledge portal courses with innumerable students from all over the country have enrolled in different educational programs. Uttaranchal University can boast of being an institution par excellence and is located in a fascinating geological setting. It is flanked by NH-72 on one side and a beautiful broad slithering river on the other side. The pine trees surrounding the area lend a pristine and wholesome ambiance to the campus. Uttaranchal University offers multi-disciplinary study programs under its following institutes:
Law College Dehradun (LCD) – Established in 2002.
Uttaranchal Institute of Technology (UIT) – Established in 2006.
Uttaranchal Institute of Management (UIM) – Established in 2006.
Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) – Established in 2016.
School of Applied & Life Sciences (SALS) – Established in 2016.
School of Agriculture (SOA) – Established in 2016.
School of Liberal Arts (SLA) – Established in 2016.
Our top management team is led by men of great academic and social standing. The University as trust is committed to social responsibility of awarding scholarships and arranging remedial classes for the students from lower income groups. Our intellectual asset; the faculty is drawn from the premier institutions of the country. The University has built up the world class learning resources which consist of the focused learning space in the form of lecture halls, series of computer centers, digital centralized library, laboratories, residential accommodation on-campus for boys and girls, sports facilities, cafeteria, canteen and Wi-Fi campus with 24×7 internet facilities.
About Law College Dehradun
Law College Dehradun, as a flagship institution of Uttaranchal University under the aegis of Sushila Devi Centre for Professional Studies and Research was established in the year 2002, as the first independent Law College of Uttarakhand. The college was the visionary project of Shri Jitendra Joshi, then chairman of the college and present Chancellor of the Uttaranchal University along with his plenipotentiaries from across the academic spectrum. Within a short span of time, the college registered its reckoning presence, becoming one of the most sought after destination in the field of legal education. The college which was initially affiliated to Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal Central University became a top-spot, producing a series of gold medalists and university merit holders. As luck would have it, Law College Dehradun along-with its sister concerns Uttaranchal Institute of technology and Uttaranchal Institute of Management reached its practical zenith through their merger in the form of Uttaranchal University in 2013 with the passing of UttaranchalUniversity Act, 2012.
Law College Dehradun inhabiting more than 1800 students on its roll is in fact, reflective of Indian Diaspora as its composition resonates the voices of almost all the states of India. The college as a lex matrix and an institutional paragon provides complete legal education under the single roof which includes five year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. & Doctoral programme in law. Moreover, our Centre for
Post Graduate Legal Studies constantly focuses on fostering inquisitive spirit and platonic-cum-epistemological quest among our post graduate students as well as research scholars.
This confluence reflects a symphony of our institutional infrastructure, flexible academic curriculum, disciplinarian paraphernalia, socio-cultural objectives, academic-corporate interface and potential inducements for society centric academic researches and practices. An institution bereft of socio-economic and cultural objectives is barren and unproductive. Keeping in mind, the college boasts certain societies like Debating Society, Youth Parliament Society, Moot Court Society and Legal Aid Centre which propels students towards professional achievements and welfare oriented objectives. Our research programmes too, reflect the same value preference. Also, it is our motto to mobilize and channelize the tremendous energy of our young students in a creative direction leading to creation of a creative talent pool assimilating their full potentiality to benefit the society in particular and humanity in general. Every institution boasts a vision and we are not an exception. Right from the beginning, we strenuously endeavored to metamorphose Law College Dehradun into a world-class institution imparting legal education accompanying a well cherished dream of becoming an institution of excellence across the globe producing legal professionals with humanitarian propensity.
About the Essay competition
The initiative of organizing this competition started in 2018 with a motive to make the students think about the recent advancements in Constitutional Law and then pen them down using their own knowledge either analytically or critically. The competition also provides and exposure to the students by giving them an opportunity to receive their awards from some eminent legal luminaries. With student research oriented approach, this competition aims to make people aware about various constitutional provisions that requires some deliberation. The competition does not restrict the students to any particular topic and allows them, to think in all dimensions and pen down their thoughts regarding the recent or contemporary constitutional issues.
Competition Rules
The last date of registration is March 30th, 2022
Eligibility: Law Students, Scholars, Academicians, Lawyers, Judges and Legal Professionals are eligible to participate.
Co-authorship is not permitted
Essays should be :
Original
Not exceeding 2,500 words (excluding footnotes)
In English
Times New Roman with Font size 12 for the body of the Essay and Times New
Roman with font size 10 for footnotes.
Footnoting Format shall be as provided by Indian law Institute. (ILI standard footnoting style).
A soft copy of the Essay shall be submitted at https://tinyurl.com/4NEC-SUB by 11:59 PM latest by 10th April, 2022, along with author’s name(s) and contact number(s).
Hard Copy of Certificates will be provided to all participants.
Prizes
1st Prize: INR 5,100 and Certificate 2nd Prize: INR 3,100 and Certificate 3rd Prize: INR 2,100 and Certificate Winners will be awarded Hard copy of certificates Hard Copy of Certificate of merit will be awarded to the top 10 winners. Hard Copy of Certificate of Participation will be awarded to all the participants.
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The Centre for Intellectual Property Studies (CIPS), started in 2008 under the aegis of National Law University Jodhpur, aims to update the society and industry on core issues such as the growth in IPR violations, amongst others. CIPS also aims at suggesting amendments and efficient implementation of IP to the Government of India and monitoring the design and dissemination of various courses and programmes pertaining to intellectual property rights training and research. The Centre has conducted a variety of activities since it has gone online including webinars, guest lectures, panel discussions, certificate courses, and so on in the field of IPR with a myriad of distinguished guests.
CIPS also has an academic writing wing viz. The NLUJ-CIPS Blog. The Blog regularly publishes articles in the field of IP and functions in a structured manner much like a journal.
About the Essay Writing Competition 2022
The Centre for Intellectual Property Studies (CIPS), National Law University, Jodhpur is inviting submissions for the “NLUJ CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition, 2022”.
Theme
“IP and Youth: Innovating for a better future”
Eligibility
All students from first to third year pursuing 5 years undergraduate law degrees OR third-year students pursuing 3 years undergraduate law degrees, from any law school/university/college recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate in the Competition.
Submission Guidelines:
The word limit for the essay is 1500 words. The word limit is exclusive of the footnotes.
Formatting Guidelines: Times New Roman; Size 12; Justified; 1.5 spacing.
Footnoting Guidelines: Times New Roman; Size 10; Justified; 1 spacing.
All the submissions must be original and unpublished work of the author(s). All the submissions will be checked for plagiarism and those with plagiarism percentage over the permissible limit (i.e., 20%) will be summarily rejected.
Disclosure of information regarding the identity of the author(s), including, but not limited to name, institutional assistance, professional details, etc., within the body of the manuscript or other properties of the document submitted is strictly prohibited. Any violation of the anonymity requirement will lead to disqualification of the manuscript for the purposes of the competition.
The participation fees for the competition are Rs. 150/- (inclusive of GST).
Co-authorship is not permitted.
The ownership over the copyright of the essay published on the CIPS Blog will be transferred to the CIPS Blog and the author shall still retain the moral rights over their work.
In case of any dispute, the decision of the organizers will be final and binding. The Centre retains absolute discretion in marking the manuscript.
Prizes:
First Prize: Rs. 5000 & publication in the CIPS Blog
Second Prize: Rs. 3000 & publication in the CIPS Blog
Third Prize: Rs. 2000 & publication in the CIPS Blog
Important Dates:
Last date of submission of essays: March 10th, 2022
Date of Announcement of Results: April 26th, 2022 (World IP Day)
Payment Guidelines:
Last date of payment of registration fee: March 11th, 2022
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National Law University Odisha (NLUO) was established in the year 2009 by Act IV of 2008 of the State of Odisha. NLUO is an unparalleled addition to the Indian national law universities. Located in Cuttack, a city dating back to over a thousand years, it boasts a rich legal heritage with the seat of Orissa High Court situated here.
About the Centre for Public Health Law, NLUO
To advance focused research in the specific domains of law, National Law University Odisha, Cuttack has come out with dedicated research centres including on public health.
The Centre for Public Health Law has been established with an aim to inquire into the paradigm of legal entitlements of people under the right to health and strategize the use of law to promote health equity.
The Centre provides guidance to government and non-government organizations on matters of health policy and ensures its compatibility with the fundamental rights regime under the Indian Constitution.
The Centre regularly hosts guest lectures inviting scholars and academicians working in the area of Public Health Law. The Centre also organizes a National Moot Court Competition on Public Health Law annually.
About the Essay Writing Competition
The Centre for Public Health Law, National Law University Odisha is pleased to announce its 1st Essay Writing Competition on Public Health Law, 2022, to celebrate the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, an initiative of the Government of India. We are organizing this competition in observance of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to showcase “Resolve@75” with the objective of creating a healthy India.
This essay competition seeks to further the discourse on contemporary topics related to the field of Public Health Law, its increased importance in the midst of a Global Pandemic and at the same time, its correlation with Fundamental Rights & other areas of law. Participants of this Essay competition will get the opportunity to win cash prizes, publications, and merit certificates from the Centre.
Theme and Sub-themes
Theme: Fundamental Rights and Public Health Law
Under this some of the suggestive sub-themes that the students can explore include:
Diseases, Discrimination and Public employment in India
Privacy and Health Data sharing: Emerging concerns
Legality of Population Control measures
Compulsory Vaccination in India
Duty of the State vis-à-vis Mental Health
Right to Health as a Fundamental Right
Interface between Public Health and Religious Freedom / Freedom of Trade, Commerce & Profession
Right to smoke-free public places: A Critical evaluation of Tobacco Control in India
Note: The sub-themes are only a suggestion, and the students are free to choose any other sub-theme that falls within the scope of the main theme.
Awards and Prizes
1st Prize: Rs. 5,000
2nd Prize: Rs. 3,000
3rd Prize: Rs. 2,000
Top 3 Essays will be published on the official website of NLU Odisha
Top 10 essays will be awarded a certificate of merit
Certificate of Participation to all the participants
Submission Guidelines
Language: All essays have to be in English and submissions shall be made in both MS Word format (.doc/docx) and PDF Format.
Formatting Guidelines:
Font and Size of Main Text and Footnotes- Times New Roman, Size 12 for main text, and Times New Roman, Size 10 for footnotes.
Size and Alignment- A4 Size with 1 Inch Margin on all sides; all text except headings justified.
Footnoting- The footnoting style that should be followed will be OSCOLA (4th Edition).
Spacing- Submission should be 1.5 spaced (except footnotes which must be single spaced).
Word Limit: Word limit of the submission is 3000-4000 words (excluding Abstract and footnotes. Kindly avoid using speaking footnotes).
Abstract Word Limit: Abstract should not be more than 300 words.
Plagiarism: The plagiarism limit should be less than 20% and any submission that is found to be plagiarized beyond the limit shall be disqualified from the competition.
Anonymity: Participant shall not include his/her name in the submission’s text in any form. Participants should ensure that they delete his/her/their name(s) from the head “Author” of their Word document while sending their final transcript.
Co-Authorship: Allowed up to 2 co-authors.
Certificate of Originality must be submitted by the authors along with their signatures.
All submissions will undergo strict online plagiarism checks and will be evaluated by independent experts. They will be subjected to double-blind peer review by the Screening Committee constituted for this purpose.
The selected essays will be published on the NLU Odisha website. Essays will be assessed on the basis of originality, identification of issues, legal analysis, clarity in language, expression of arguments and formatting as per the guidelines.
Do not include any pictures or other illustrations in the essay.
Copyright of the submission shall remain with CPHL. Once the article has been submitted to the committee, the author(s) forfeits their right of ownership. Articles already published or are in consideration with other organizers would be rejected at once.
In case of any conflicts, CPHL shall be the final authority on the guidelines.
No registration fee is required to participate in the competition.
Any sort of malpractices, similarity of texts without proper due acknowledgments and any signs of name/university’s name that might display author’s identification by any means shall be dealt with strict disciplinary actions.
All the articles must strictly adhere to the guidelines. Any article not following the same shall be outrightly rejected.
Submission of the Essays will take place ONLY via the Google form the link of which has been given at the end of this post.
It is the responsibility of each author(s) to ensure that the “.docx” copy of the submission can be opened legibly with Microsoft Office 2010 or Microsoft Office 2007. This form will collect some details, which should be filed correctly by the Author(s).
Eligibility and Submission Procedure
There will be no registration fees and Students/Research Scholars enrolled in any UG/PG/Ph.D. course from any recognized Indian University is eligible to participate in the competition.
The Author(s) shall submit the essay through the following Google Form link by March 27, 2022 (11:59 P.M. IST).
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With an aim to promote active discourse and deliberation in the field of Women and Child Rights development, Gujarat National Law University established the Centre for Women and Child Rights on 15th of September, 2020.
The high prevalence of malnutrition, the high neonatal mortality rate, poor coverage of full immunization, the declining sex ratio and child marriage pose a challenge to improving human development outcomes for every child in Gujarat and it is pertinent that more time, research and resources are allocated to make sure children have a safe, healthy and flourishing childhood.
With these goals, Gujarat National Law University has established the Centre for Women and Child Rights to carry out research and capacity-building activities in the field of women and child rights.
About the Essay Writing Competition
GNLU’s Centre for Women and Child Rights is inviting submissions for the GCWCR Essay Writing Competition, 2022 on the theme of ‘Reproductive Rights in India’.
Theme– Reproductive Rights in India
Sub-Themes
Key Policies/Schemes addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health in India
Family Planning Practices in India
Infertility and Surrogacy – Legal Framework
Adoption: Legal and Societal Challenges
Abortion Rights
Child Marriage- Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Young
Impact of raising legal marriage of age on the reproductive rights of individuals
The sub-themes are merely indicative. Any contemporary legal issue relevant to the theme may be written upon. Inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches are highly encouraged.
Eligibility
All students pursuing under-graduate (three/five year) or post-graduate law degrees from any law school/university/college recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate in the Essay Competition.
Submission Guidelines
The word limit for the essay is 2500 words (inclusive of footnotes).
All submissions must be original and unpublished work of the author(s). All submissions should be plagiarism free and within the permissible plagiarism percentage of 10%.
Co-authorship of a maximum of 2 authors is permitted.
Disclosure of information regarding the identity of author(s), including, but not limited to name, institution’s details, professional details, etc., within the body of the manuscript or other parts of the document submitted is strictly prohibited.
The participants are required to submit their manuscript by mailing it to cwcr@gnlu.ac.in.
The participants are required to provide their details (Name, Year of Study and Name of Institution) in the body of the e-mail.
The essays can be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
Only one submission per author or a team of co-authors is permissible. In case of more than one submission, only the one received first would be considered for review.
Formatting and Citation Guidelines
Font Style- Times New Roman; Size- 12; Justified; Line Spacing- 1.5
Authorities must be cited in the form of footnotes.
Citations must follow the 20th Edition Bluebook citation style.
For footnotes:
Font Style- Times New Roman
Size- 10
Alignment- Justified
Line Spacing- 1
Prizes
1st Prize: ₹5,000
2nd Prize: ₹3,000
3rd Prize: ₹2,000
Top TEN Essays will be published on the GCWCR Blog, and their writers will be awarded with a CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
Important Dates
Last date of submission: 1st March 2022 (8:00 PM IST)
Date of announcement of results: Mid-March
Competition Guidelines
There is no registration fees to be paid for participation.
By submitting the article, the author(s) forfeit their copyright over their manuscript in favour of the organizers.
In case of any dispute, the decision of the organizers will be final and binding. The Centre retains absolute discretion in marking the manuscripts.
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Symbiosis Law School, Pune is organising the “Juristas-International Law Essay Competition 2022”. This competition aims to promote research and knowledge creation in the field of international law.
Topics
The Topics for this year are:
Climate change versus Modernization
Discourse on Climate Change- Influenced Human Migration: Its Legal Implications with special emphasis upon COVID- 19
Construction of a clear course for the ‘Net-Zero’ Emission target: Backing common but differentiated responsibilities or forced compliance.
Eligibility
Participation is open to all UG and PG Law students in any institution in India and abroad.
Participation is open to all the Undergraduate and Post-graduate Law Students enrolled in any institution in India and abroad.
Co-authorship is allowed but resticted to a maximum of two individuals per essay.
Submission Guidelines
All entries should be in Times New Roman, size 12 and line spacing 1.5
The Essay should not be less than 4500 words and not more than 6500 inclusive of all footnotes.
The essay should be accompanied with a 250 word abstract which shall not be counted towards the word limit.
All entries should contain footnote citations which should be in Times New Roman, size 10 and single line spacing.
The footnote should conform to the system of citation specified in the Harvard Blue Book, 20th Edition.
The use of end-notes and other citation methods is not permitted.
All entries should include a cover page specifying name of the author, institutional affiliation, course and year of study, e-mail address, postal address and contact number. Any identifying information is not to be mentioned anywhere in the text of the essay and violation of the same shall lead to immediate disqualification.
Paper must be original and unpublished work of the authors. The paper should not be under consideration for publication or in a contest elsewhere.
Plagiarism of any nature will attract immediate disqualification. Plagiarism of up to 10 percent would be permitted.
The organizers reserve the right to reject the entries that do not conform to the above mentioned guidelines.
Essays will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of impartial Judges and Academicians.
Essays will be judged anonymously.
The Essays once submitted will be the sole intellectual property of Symbiosis Law School, Pune
How to Submit?
Send the soft copy of the essay to ilsaessay@symlaw.ac.in with the subject of the email written as “JURISTAS 2022“
The participants must attach an attested copy of their students Identity Card along with the essay.
The deadline for the submission of entries is March 31, 2022.
All the submitted entries shall be forwarded for ranking, to a panel of eminent experts in the field of International Law.
Registration Fee
There is no registration fee.
Awards
The first, second, and third place holders, thus ranked, shall be awarded cash prizes and certificates.
First Place: Rs. 15,000
Second Place: Rs. 10,000
Third Place: Rs. 5,000
Besides, all the participants shall be issued with participation certificates.
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The Chair on Consumer Law has been established at the National Law University, Delhi by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India in the year 2019. The Chair was set up to act as a Think Tank for Research and Policy related issues on Consumer Law & Practice, and to develop Consumer Law as a distinct subject of study both at Under Graduate & Post Graduate levels.
About the Essay Competition 2022
The Consumer Chair at National Law University Delhi proposes to organise an Essay Competition as part of celebration of World Consumer Rights Day, 2022 (15th March). The Essay Competition endeavours to stimulate interest and foster growth amongst students to explore and engage with contemporary and seminal issues in the field of consumer law and policy.
To ensure wider reach and opportunity, the Essay Competition will be open to all – including students, academics, professionals, government officials, members of consumer fora, Voluntary Consumer Organisations (VCOs)/ NGOs etc.
Themes
Indicative Themes
E-commerce & Consumer Protection
New Features of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Product Safety
Data Protection and Consumer Protection
Use of ADR/ ODR for Redressal of Consumer disputes
Legal Metrology Law & Consumer Protection
Food Safety & Standards Law & Consumer Protection
The above themes are only indicative and the participants are free to choose any other topic under the broad theme of consumer protection.
Eligibility
To ensure wider reach and opportunity, the Competition will be open to all – including students, academics, professionals, government officials, members of consumer fora, Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCOs)/ NGOs etc.
Submission Guidelines
The essay must be written in English or Hindi (Devanagari) and submitted in Microsoft Word document format (.doc/.docx)
The essay must be written in English and submitted in Microsoft Word document format (.doc/.docx).
Co-authorship up to a maximum of two authors is permitted.
Only one submission is allowed per author/team. Submissions, both as co-author and single, will be treated as multiple submissions and will be disqualified as an entry to the competition.
The following formatting specifications need to be strictly adhered to: Main Body: Font – Times New Roman, Font Size – 12, and Line Spacing – 1.5; Footnotes: Font – Times New Roman, Font Size – 10, and Line Spacing – 1.0; Margins should be 1 inch or 2.54 cm on all sides.
The word limit is 2500-3000 words excluding footnotes. Footnotes must follow the Bluebook system of citation (Harvard, 20th edition).
The essay must contain an abstract, not exceeding 250 words (which would not be counted in the word limit for the essay). It must indicate the theme/topic.
All submissions should be made in an electronic form at consumerchair@nludelhi.ac.in under the subject heading “Submission: Essay Competition 2022” by February 20, 2022, 23:59 hours.
How to Submit?
The essay must be accompanied by a separate document containing the following:
(i) full details of the participant viz. name, institution affiliation; phone number, email ID etc ;
(ii) theme/topic chosen;
(iii) A declaration that: “The Essay is an original work of the author(s).
I (We) certify that my(our) submission is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under review or consideration elsewhere.”
Incomplete or plagiarized submissions shall be summarily rejected. The similarity limit is 15% (excluding footnotes).
The final publication of all submissions shall be subject to changes by the Editorial Board.
The Board reserves the right to summarily reject or return the submission to the author/authors without feedback for non-compliance with these guidelines. In case of any dispute, the decision of the Board shall be final and binding.
The opinion/thoughts/ideas or any view of the author expressed and published on the essay are respective views of the authors. The Chair or the Board shall not be held responsible or accountable for the opinion expressed by the author on the essay.
The Chair reserves the right to cancel the competition without notice, in case suitable/quality entries are not received in the competition or in case of any other event outside our reasonable control.
Prizes & Certificates of Merit
Winner: ₹ 4000 & Certificate of Merit
Runner up: ₹ 2500 & Certificate of Merit
Second Runner-up: Certificate of Merit
The best entries will also be published in the next issues of the Newsletter of the Chair on Consumer Law.
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Pravin Gandhi College of Law (PGCL) is a premier law institution under the aegis of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM). It is affiliated with the University of Mumbai and offers a five-year integrated law program – B.L.S., L.L.B.
In its endeavour of commitment to excellence, it seeks to provide an environment for interdisciplinary exchanges and adopts blended learning models that effectively combine the theoretical and the practical aspects of the law.
About CLPRS
The Constitution of India is the fountainhead from where all others laws derive their very existence. As such, a sound theoretical & practical understanding of the laws of the land would be incomplete without a comprehensive understanding of the working of the Constitution of India.
The Constitutional Law & Policy Reform Society (CLPRS) is PGCL’s student-led organisation which provides a platform for all individuals to develop, foster and disseminate interest in Constitutional Studies. The Society strives towards coming up with innovative policies and law reform recommendations rooted in Constitutional principles.
About the Essay Competition
Keeping in mind its aim to foster further Constitutional studies, CLPRS is conducting a National Essay Competition on Constitution Law. Participating authors are required to adhere to the below mentioned topics and submission guidelines.
Topics
Authors may select any ONE of the following topics for their essay:
Criminalisation of Marital Rape – Women’s Rights and Bodily Autonomy
Evolution of the Nature of State Surveillance during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Analysing the Changing Definitions of Privacy
Laws governing Digital Assets – A Comparative Study
Ambedkar’s Three Warnings on Democracy
Eligibility
All students pursuing under-graduate (three/five year) or post-graduate law degrees from any law school/university/college recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate in the Essay Competition.
Submission Guidelines
Authors are required to strictly follow the following submission guidelines:
The essay submitted should be of at least 1200 words, but not more than 2000 words.
Subject line of the e-mail submission to be in the following format: “CLPRS Essay Competition 2022 Submission – ‘Name of the Essay’ – ‘Full Author Name’”.
Submission e-mail is required to have attached the essay in the following formats: (1) Word Document and (2) PDF.
Only one submission per author or a team of co-authors is permissible. In case of more than one submission, only the one received first would be considered for review.
General Instructions
Co-authorship of a maximum of TWO authors is permitted.
The essay must be the original and bonafide work of the participating author.
Authors are required to follow the following formatting guidelines:
Name of the submission file is to be in the following format: “’Title of the Essay’ – ‘Author(s) Name(s)’”;
Font Type: Times New Roman;
Headings, Sub Headings: Font Size 14, Bold, Underlined;
Content: Font Size 12, Normal;
Alignment: Justified;
Line spacing: 1.5;
Margins: Normal;
Style of citation: Endnotes; Indian Law Institute (ILI);
Last date for registration: February 14, 2022, by 11:59 PM
Last date for essay submission: March 7, 2022 by 11:59 PM
Declaration of results: March 14, 2022
Results and Awards
The best essays on each topic will be published on CLPRS’s blog and concerned social media platforms. The winners shall be contacted on the day of result declaration i.e. March 14, 2022.
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NLSIU: NLSIU was the first National Law University established in India in 1986. The premier law school was set up with a mission to pioneer legal education reforms, and to anchor the transformation of the Indian legal system through research and policy interventions. The National Law School of India University completed 32 years in 2020.
CIRIL: The Council for International Relations and International Law (CIRIL) is a student-run committee at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India’s premier legal institution. They work to promote scholarship and interest in the fields of international law, international relations, and foreign policy.
Topic and Webinar Speakers
Topic: Developing Countries in the WTO’s Free Market Trade Regime
Speaker: Prof. James J. Nedumpara
Professor and Head at the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and a Professor at Jindal Global Law School
Topic: Implications for India Post Cairn & Vodafone Arbitration Cases
Speaker: Prof. Govindraj G. Hegde
Associate Professor of Law and Chair of Ministry of Commerce Chair on International Trade Laws at NLSIU, Bangalore
Themes
International trade law and environmental regulation Eg.: Carbon credit and impact on international trade; fisheries subsidies.
Health impacts of free trade Eg.:Medical products and TRIPS; Vaccine equality.
International trade law, development and inequality Eg.:International trade law, development and inequality
Future of multilateralism in trade: recent concerns (WTO and regional trade agreements) Eg.: Implications of the Trade Facilitation Agreement for developing countries; analysing the impacts of regional trade agreements on free trade (RCEP, CPTPP etc.); Appellate Body crisis and Walker principles; US-China Trade wars.
Once you are allotted a code after registration through mail, you can fill this form to submit the essay at any stage before the submission deadline. It should be in MS Word format (.doc) or (.docx) with the name of the file as the allotted code. No biographical information or references, including the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s) and acknowledgements should be included in the text of the essay document.
The word limit is 3000-4000 words, excluding footnotes. No substantive footnoting is permitted.
An abstract of not more than 200 words shall be provided.
Co – authorship is not permitted.
The body of the paper shall be as follows:
Font: Times New Roman,
Font Size: 12,
Line Spacing: 1.5.
Citations
Font: Times New Roman,
Font Size: 10, and
Line Spacing: 1
Headings should be in bold and center-aligned.
Footnotes must conform to the OSCOLA (4th edition). Endnotes are not permitted.
The essay should not be submitted for any other competition and/or for any other purposes.
The essay must be the original and bonafide work of the participant.
Who can Participate?
All students pursuing under-graduate (three/five year) or post-graduate law degrees from any law school/university/college recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate in the Competition.
For any clarifications, please write to ciril@nls.ac.in
Registration Details
Participants will be charged a registration fee of Rs. 100.
All registered participants will have the opportunity to attend 2 webinars by experts in the field of international trade law.
All registered participants who submit essays for the competition will be awarded E-Certificates.
Important Dates
Registration opens: February 1, 2022
Registration closes: February 25, 2022
Submission deadline: April 1, 2022
Awards
1st Prize:
Cash Prize of Rs. 15,000
SCC Online Platinum Plus (Academic, Worth Rs. 36,000)
1-year complimentary subscription to EBC Learning (worth Rs. 14,500)
Internship at Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL)
Opportunity to be published in the Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL) Journal/Blog
2nd Prize:
Cash Prize of Rs. 7,000
SCC Online Platinum Plus (Academic, Worth Rs. 36,000)
1-year complimentary subscription to EBC Learning (worth Rs. 14,500)
Internship at Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL)
Opportunity to be published in the Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL) Journal/Blog
3rd Prize:
Cash Prize of Rs. 5,000
1-year complimentary subscription to EBC Learning (worth Rs. 14,500)
Internship at Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL)
Opportunity to be published in the Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL) Journal/Blog
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The Chair on Consumer Law has been established at the National Law University, Delhi by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India in the year 2019. The Chair was set up to act as a Think Tank for Research and Policy related issues on Consumer Law & Practice, and to develop Consumer Law as a distinct subject of study both at Under Graduate & Post Graduate levels.
About the Essay Competition 2022
The Consumer Chair at National Law University Delhi proposes to organise an Essay Competition as part of celebration of World Consumer Rights Day, 2022 (15th March). The Essay Competition endeavours to stimulate interest and foster growth amongst students to explore and engage with contemporary and seminal issues in the field of consumer law and policy.
To ensure wider reach and opportunity, the Essay Competition will be open to all – including students, academics, professionals, government officials, members of consumer fora, Voluntary Consumer Organisations (VCOs)/ NGOs etc.
Themes
Indicative Themes
E-commerce & Consumer Protection
New Features of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Product Safety
Data Protection and Consumer Protection
Use of ADR/ ODR for Redressal of Consumer disputes
Legal Metrology Law & Consumer Protection
Food Safety & Standards Law & Consumer Protection
The above themes are only indicative and the participants are free to choose any other topic under the broad theme of consumer protection.
Eligibility
To ensure wider reach and opportunity, the Competition will be open to all – including students, academics, professionals, government officials, members of consumer fora, Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCOs)/ NGOs etc.
Submission Guidelines
The essay must be written in English and submitted in Microsoft Word document format (.doc/.docx).
Co-authorship up to a maximum of two authors is permitted.
Only one submission is allowed per author/team. Submissions, both as co-author and single, will be treated as multiple submissions and will be disqualified as an entry to the competition.
The following formatting specifications need to be strictly adhered to: Main Body: Font – Times New Roman, Font Size – 12, and Line Spacing – 1.5; Footnotes: Font – Times New Roman, Font Size – 10, and Line Spacing – 1.0; Margins should be 1 inch or 2.54 cm on all sides.
The word limit is 2500-3000 words excluding footnotes. Footnotes must follow the Bluebook system of citation (Harvard, 20th edition).
The essay must contain an abstract, not exceeding 250 words (which would not be counted in the word limit for the essay). It must indicate the theme/topic.
All submissions should be made in an electronic form at consumerchair@nludelhi.ac.in under the subject heading “Submission: Essay Competition 2022” by February 20, 2022, 23:59 hours.
How to Submit?
The essay must be accompanied by a separate document containing the following:
(i) full details of the participant viz. name, institution affiliation; phone number, email ID etc ;
(ii) theme/topic chosen;
(iii) A declaration that: “The Essay is an original work of the author(s).
I (We) certify that my(our) submission is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under review or consideration elsewhere.”
Incomplete or plagiarized submissions shall be summarily rejected. The similarity limit is 15% (excluding footnotes).
The final publication of all submissions shall be subject to changes by the Editorial Board.
The Board reserves the right to summarily reject or return the submission to the author/authors without feedback for non-compliance with these guidelines. In case of any dispute, the decision of the Board shall be final and binding.
The opinion/thoughts/ideas or any view of the author expressed and published on the essay are respective views of the authors. The Chair or the Board shall not be held responsible or accountable for the opinion expressed by the author on the essay.
The Chair reserves the right to cancel the competition without notice, in case suitable/quality entries are not received in the competition or in case of any other event outside our reasonable control.
Prizes & Certificates of Merit
Winner: ₹ 4000 & Certificate of Merit
Runner up: ₹ 2500 & Certificate of Merit
Second Runner-up: Certificate of Merit
The best entries will also be published in the next issues of the Newsletter of the Chair on Consumer Law.
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