NLU Delhi UNCITRAL Asia-Pacific Day Essay Competition 2016 : nludelhi.ac.in

Organization : National Law University, Delhi
Competition Name : NLU Delhi UNCITRAL Asia-Pacific Day Essay Competition 2016
Applicable For : UG/PG/ Doctoral Law Students
Registration Last Date : 23rd October 2016

Website : http://nludelhi.ac.in/
Competition Details : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/16038-NLU.pdf

Asia-Pacific Day Essay Competition :

The Centre for Transnational Commercial Law (CTCL), National Law University, Delhi is pleased to announce the “NLU Delhi – UNCITRAL Asia-Pacific Day Essay Competition, 2016”. The Competition seeks submission of academic essays on topics relating to transnational business law from students currently pursuing law or business management courses in India.

Related : NLU DELHI-HSF International Negotiation Competition 2016 : www.contest.net.in/12944.html

The purpose is to encourage scholarship and deepen understanding of international commercial law among students and young professionals. On 17 October 2016, NLU Delhi shall be hosting the 2016 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day, with a special focus on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, (Vienna, 1980) (CISG).

Theme:
Theme of 2016 UNCITRAL Asia-Pacific Day reflects in the broad theme of the Competition – “Contemporary issues under the CISG vis-à-vis the Indian Sale of Goods Act”.

The theme is inclusive, but not limited to the following topics:
** Specific issues under the CISG: Interpretation, contract formation, conformity of goods anticipatory breach, fundamental breach
** Special Issues in CISG: Remedies, damages, avoidance
** Transfer of risk in contracts of international sale of goods
** The role of commercial custom and usage
** International sale of goods transactions through E-contracts
** Commercial courts and dispute resolution of international sales contracts
** Advantages of adopting CISG in India: Small & medium enterprises v/s Large enterprises
** Reforming India’s domestic law in light of global CISG jurisprudence
** Harmonisation in CISG through regional developments
** Commercial morality and good faith in Sales legislations and conventions
** The importance of commercial certainty
** Role of Law in Business Contracts

Rules For The Competition:
There is no registration fee for the Competition. Participation in the Competition is through due submission of entries, as laid down in the Submission Guidelines.

Eligible participants for the Competition are:
** Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate/postgraduate/doctoral law programme, recognized by the Bar Council of India;
** Professionals/researchers having graduated after 2013 (including 2013) from an undergraduate law degree programme, recognized by the Bar Council of India;
** Students currently enrolled in a postgraduate business management/foreign trade programme, recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE);

Guidelines For Submission:
** The completed essay shall be submitted on or before 23rd October 2016, 23:59 hrs, via email to ctcl@nludelhi.ac.in. Late submissions shall not be accepted under any circumstances. The participants will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours after the submission Last Date, and should contact the Organisers in the event they do not receive a confirmation email.
** The essay must be submitted in ‘Word Document’ format only (.docx, .doc).
** The essay must contain an abstract, not exceeding 250 words, laying down clearly the topic covered and tentative conclusions.
** The word limit of the submission should be 2500-4000 words, inclusive of abstract and footnotes. Non-conformity with this provision will attract penalties as set out in Evaluation Criteria.

The essay must be sent along with a separate Word Document containing the following information of the author:
** Full Name
** Type of degree programme along with current year of study/year of graduation
** Name and Full Address of Law/Business Management University
** Name and Full Postal Address
** Phone Number
** E-mail id

In case of co-authorship, the aforementioned document should contain information about both the authors (not more than two co-authors may be permitted).