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The Centre for Law & Economics, Gujarat National Law University is conducting its 5th Essay Competition on Law and Economics.

ABOUT

The Gujarat National Law University is a public law school and a National Law University established under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003 in the state of Gujarat. The Centre for Law & Economics (CLE) is a centre of excellence for research and training in the discipline of Law & Economics (also referred to as the Economic Analysis of Law).

THEME

1. The Centre encourages the submission of manuscripts for essays focusing on the economic analysis of law. Manuscripts may be in any of the substantive areas of Law and Economics, including but not limited to the following:
2. Basic Areas of Law and Economics: Property, Contract, Tort Law and Product Liability, Forensic Economics, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Common Law, Constitutional and Election Law.
3. Economic Analysis of Litigations: Causes of delays/pendency in judicial administration, costs of delays, out-of-court settlement, judicial reforms, legal procedures, the legal system and illegal behaviour, enforcement of the law.
4. International Law (public and private): International Trade, Law and Development, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law.
5. Regulation and Business Law: Antitrust, Business and Securities, Regulated Industries, Business and Cyber, Real Estate.
6. Economics of Legal Procedure: The Legal System Litigation Process, Illegal Behavior and Law Enforcement.
7. Macroeconomics and Law: Use of economic tools in public policy analysis.
8. Law and Finance: Financial sector reforms in India, Formation of monetary policy, Cyber Crimes, Stock Market Regulations, Sovereign Bonds, Corporate and Banking Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Code, Tax Evasion, Black Money, Basel and Financial Stability Board norms, WTO and the Financial Services.
9. Market Regulators: IRDA, TRAI, SEBI, PFRDA, Antitrust, Regulated Industries/Competition law and working of the Commission, Consumer laws, Financial Sector Legal Reforms Commission.
10. Other Substantive Areas of Law and Economics: Labor, Energy, Environmental, Health, Safety, International, Tax, Family and Personal, Immigration.
11. Economical Analysis of Contemporary Legal Developments: for instance, anti-defection law, etc.

Note: The above themes are only indicative.

ELIGIBILITY

• Students pursuing Five-Year/Three-Year LLB Discipline
• Students pursuing One-Year/Two-Year LLM Discipline
• Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Economics
• Research Scholars pursuing PhD in the interdisciplinary study of Law and Economics
• Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Statistics
• Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Public Policy
• Students/Research Scholars pursuing M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D Discipline in Development Studies
• Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Students, Researchers, Academicians, and Professionals having an avid interest in the interdisciplinary study of Law and Economics are welcome to contribute to the Essay Competition too. However, we strongly promote Young Researchers, Scholars and Academicians to contribute to this Essay Competition and be associated with GNLU Centre for Law and Economics. Academicians teaching and researching in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics. Professionals working in Banking, Finance or Economics field.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Soft copies of manuscripts and abstracts are to be uploaded through this link.
• Submissions are to be made in the form of MS Word (2003 or 2007 or 2010 or 2013).
• All submissions are to be made via a google form. (Note: write your name and co-author’s name as the file name.)
• Manuscript word limit: 5000-7000 (excluding footnotes and references)
• Submission date: on or before September 4, 2022.
• Font: Times New Roman. Font size: 12. Line spacing: 1.5. All text should be justified, with a margin spacing of 1” on all sides.
• Headings and Sub-headings must be appropriately numbered.
• Each manuscript must contain:
  1. Cover page – Full title of the paper (times new roman, bold, font size: 16), Name(s) of the contributor(s) and designation (kindly note: the contributors’ names should not be mentioned on any other page), and E-mail and contact number.
  2. Detailed index with sub-heading
  3. Abstract (150-250). Add minimum 3 keywords.
  4. Introduction of a minimum of 150-350 words.
  5. Main body (4500-6500 words),
  6. Findings
  7. Relevance in world/ suggested policy implication/ limitations of the study
  8. Conclusion (200-500 words)
  9. Recommendation ( 100-200 words)
  10. References (at the end of the paper, arranged alphabetically)
• Footnoting style to be followed: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (2015, 20th ed.)
• Contributors are requested to strictly follow the citation style for both footnotes and references.
• Your paper should be error-free: grammar, spelling, punctuation etc. – your paper must be original and plagiarism free.

DEADLINE

September 4, 2022

CONTACT DETAILS

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Applications are now open for the HARVARD RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2023-24.

ABOUT

Radcliffe fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, practitioners, and artists whose work is making a difference in their professional fields and in the larger world.

Based in Radcliffe Yard—a sanctuary in the heart of Harvard University—fellows join a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community. A fellowship at Radcliffe is an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project. With access to Harvard’s unparalleled resources, Radcliffe fellows develop new tools and methods, challenge artistic and scholarly conventions, and illuminate our past and our present.

DURATION

9 months, September 2023-May 2024

STIPEND

Fellows receive a stipend of $78000 plus an additional $5000 to cover project expenses.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants in the humanities and social sciences must:
1. Have received their doctorate (or appropriate terminal degree) in the area of their proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2021 for the 2023-24 fellowship year).
2. Have published a monograph or at least two articles in refereed journals or edited collections.

Applicants in science, engineering, and mathematics must:
1. Have received their doctorate in the area of the proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2021 for the 2023-24 fellowship year).
2. Have published at least five articles in refereed journals. Most science, engineering, and math fellows have published dozens of articles.

Applicants in the creative arts must meet discipline-specific eligibility requirements, as outlined below:
Film and Video: Applicants in this discipline must have a body of independent work of significant achievement. Such work will typically have been exhibited in galleries or museums, shown in film or video festivals, or broadcast on television.

Visual Arts: Applicants in this discipline must show strong evidence of achievement, with a record of at least five years of work as a professional artist, including participation in several curated group shows and at least two professional solo exhibitions.

Fiction and Nonfiction: Applicants in these disciplines must have one of the following:
a) one or more published books;
b) a contract for the publication of a book-length manuscript; or
c) at least three shorter works (longer than newspaper articles) published.

Poetry: Applicants in this discipline must have had published at least 20 poems in the last five years or published a book of poetry, and must be in the process of completing a manuscript.

Journalism: Applicants in this discipline are required to have worked professionally as a journalist for at least five years.

Playwriting: Applicants in this discipline must have a significant body of independent work in the form. This will include, most typically, plays produced or under option.

Music Composition: It is desirable, but not required, for applicants in music composition to have a PhD or DMA. Most importantly, the applicant must show strong evidence of achievement as a professional artist, with a record of recent performances.

Individuals who are applying as practitioners must have held senior leadership positions in non-profits, government, or the private sector. Practitioners should have at least ten years of relevant professional experience and be acknowledged as leaders in their fields.

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Register as a new user by entering your name, email address, and password responses on the New User Registration page of the online application.
2. Once you have registered, you may login to the portal here and select an application area: Humanities and Social Sciences, Creative Arts (including Journalists and Nonfiction writers), or Science, Engineering, and Mathematics.
3. If you would like to apply as a practitioner, please select the Humanities and Social Sciences application and follow the instructions for practitioners outlined below.
4. The application consists of an application form, curriculum vitae, project proposal (with bibliography when appropriate), a writing or work sample, and the contact information of three references who will be prompted, via email, to upload letters of recommendation in support of your application. All materials must be submitted via our online application portal.

CONTACT DETAILS

FULL INFORMATION: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-fellow

https://radcliffe.onlineapplicationportal.com/misc/faq/default.aspx

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