GNLU Essay Competition 2016 : Gujarat National Law University

Organization : Gujarat National Law University
Competition Name : GNLU Essay Competition 2016
Applicable For : . Any student pursuing five or three year LLB and/or Master of Law (LLM)
Competition Last Date : May 31, 2016

Website : http://www.gnlu.ac.in/
Competition Details : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/12145-Information.pdf

Essay Competition 2016:

GNLU Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, has launched the GNLU Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Essay Competition to instil and encourage legal scholarship and research in Intellectual Property Rights among the students.

Related : RILEC 2016 RMLNLU Legal Essay Writing Competition : www.contest.net.in/11270.html

Themes:
Participants may choose one of the following themes for the essay:
1. Space Technology and IPR: Challenges, Issues and Remedies
2. Commercialization of Nanotechnology and Its Related IPR Issues and Remedies
3. Protection of Traditional Knowledge and IPR: Does India Need A Sui Generis Legislation?
4. Digital Libraries And Art Galleries and Its Relationship with IPR: Issues, Challenges and Alternatives and Solutions

Important Dates:
The last date for the submission of the essays is May 31, 2016 by 11.59 P.M. The soft copy of the essay shall be submitted on gnluipr@gnlu.ac.in

Prizes:
1st Prize: cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- and a Certificate
2nd Prize: cash prize of Rs. 15,000/- and a Certificate
3rd Prize: cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- and a Certificate
Certificates of participation shall be issued to the top 10 essays.

Eligibility:
1. Any student pursuing five or three year LLB and/or Master of Law (LLM) programme is eligible to participate in the competition.
2. Only one submission per author shall be entertained.
3. Co-authorship by a maximum of 2 students is permitted.

Submission Guidelines:
1. The essays must be submitted only in English.
2. The essays should be the original work of the authors. Any kind of plagiarism will lead to disqualification.
3. The essays should be accompanied a cover page/letter giving details of the authors such as name of the author, designation, name of the institute affiliated to, address and contact details.
4. The essays published elsewhere or selected/ submitted for publication elsewhere shall be disqualified.
5. The name(s) of the author(s) should not be mentioned anywhere within the essay.
6. The word limit for the essay is 2000 – 3000 words, excluding footnotes. Endnotes are not permitted.
7. The essays should be typed in: Times New Roman, Font Size 12 and Line Spacing 1.5.
8. The footnotes must be typed in: Times New Roman, Font Size 10 and Line Spacing 1.
9. The margins should be 1” or 2.54 cm on all sides.
10. All text should be justified.
11. Every citation must follow the Harvard Bluebook, 19th Edition.

Submission Procedure:
1. The essays must be sent by email to gcipr@gnlu.ac.in with the subject ‘GNLU Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Rights, 2016’.
2. The body of the e-mail must specify the name(s) of the author(s).
3. The essay may be attached in ‘.doc’ or ‘.docx’ format.