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Organization : Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
Competition Name : ENSAYO 2015 7th South Asian Essay Writing Competition On International Humanitarian Law
Applicable For : Students of of Law, Political Science, International Relations, Medi-cal Sciences, Mass Media and Journalism
Submission Last Date : 05th December, 2015

Website : https://www.rgnul.ac.in/events.aspx?ref_id=1
Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/3579-Rules.pdf
Registration Form : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/3579-form.docx

ENSAYO 2015 7th South Asian Essay Writing Competition On International Humanitarian Law:

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and uni-versal humanitarian principles.

Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Con-ventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It directs and coordinates the international activities conducted by the Movement in armed conflicts and other situations of violence. Providing assistance to the wounded, regardless of the side on which they fought, is the idea that gave birth to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement over 150 years ago on the blood-stained battlefield of Solferino, Italy.

Participation:

1. ENSAYO 2015, South Asian Essay writing competition on International Humanitarian law is open to students from the disciplines of Law, Political Science, International Relations, Medi-cal Sciences, Mass Media and Journalism from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
2. Each participant shall be permitted to submit one individual entry only. Joint entries shall not be permitted.
3. There is no Registration fee for the competition.
4. The registration form can be downloaded from the official university website: www.rgnul.ac.in.
5. To participate in the essay competition, the participant must submit their essay along with the registration form available at www.rgnul.ac.in to ensayoedition7@gmail.com. No hard copy submission is to be made.
6. The last date of submission is 5th December latest by 23:00 hours Indian Standard Time. Any submission after the prescribed time shall be not acceptable.

Presentation:

1. The participants may choose to write on any topic within the ambit of the broader theme of the competition.
2. An abstract not exceeding 200 words mentioning the key issues and setting out the main con-clusions reached, must be attached. The title of the mail should be “Essay Submission 2015”.
3. Submission must not exceed 4000 words (exclusive of footnotes).
4. The essay must include references in the form of footnotes. The Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) should be followed for the citations.
5. All submission must be and bona fide work of the participants. Plagiarism will result in auto-matic disqualification.
6. No part of the essay, except the cover page, should contain any form of identification of the participant. Non-adherence to such rule shall result in disqualification.
7. Submissions should be sent as soft copies to “ensayoedition7@gmail.com” in .doc or docx format. only.
9. The contestants by entering in the contest agree to indemnify the organizers from and against all claims, suits, and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement or plagiarism or unau-thorized use.
10. The essay should not have been submitted in any other competition and/or for publication what-soever.
11. Any clarifications or enquiry should be sent to “ensayoedition7@gmail.com”.
12. All entries shall be considered to be the property of the Centre for Advanced Study in Internation-al Humanitarian Law (CASH) which reserves the right of publication of the same in any book, journal or in any other manner as it may deem appropriate, without providing any royalty or com-pensation.

Awards:

1. A certificate of merit and cash prizes shall be awarded to each of the three best essays.
2. The cash prize awarded shall be as follows:-
First Prize – INR 25,000 (Henry Dunant Prize)
Second Prize – INR 15,000
Third Prize – INR 10,000
3. Certificate of participation will be given to all participants.
4. Result shall be published on the university website: www.rgnul.ac.in.
5. In case of any dispute, decision of the Advisory Committee shall be final & binding.

Contact Details:

Chief Coordinator
dr. Sangeeta Taak
Faculty-Coordinator
Centre for advanced study in international humanitarian law (CASH)

Student Coordinators:
Mr. Anirudh Malpani +91-8288911615
Ms. Kanika Jamwal +91-8872264897
Mr. Prafful Dawani +91-9876690927

For regular updates, please visit the official competition website at: www.rgnul.ac.in

For any query regarding the competition, please visit the contact us section of the competition website. You may also contact the student coordinators or mail us at ensayoedition7@gmail.com