GNLU Essay Competition On Law & Society 2016

Organization : The GNLU Centre For Law & Society
Competition Name : GNLU Essay Competition On Law & Society 2016
Applicable To : All Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students
Competition Last Date : January 31, 2016

Website : http://www.gnlu.ac.in/
Competition Rules : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/8739-GCLS.pdf

GNLU Essay Competition On Law & Society:

Law as a social institution reflects and influences the society in innumerable ways. The field of Law and Society appreciates the mutual relationship between law and society, by taking into account the dynamic nature of the society and the legal responses to the changes in society.

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In order to encourage further research and reflections in this field, particularly in the Indian context, the GNLU Centre for Law and Society is organizing the GNLU Essay Competition on Law and Society, 2016, under the able guidance of Padma Shree Professor Upendra Baxi. The competition aims to provide a platform to students to express their views on various critical issues having socio-legal implications.

Eligibility:
1. The competition is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in any discipline in a recognized University/ College/ Institute in India.
2. Only one submission per author shall be entertained.

Theme : “NEW LEGAL PATHS FOR SEEKING SOCIAL JUSTICE”

The following sub-themes have been identified as requiring academic consideration in the Indian context:
1. Reconsidering Socio-Economic Parameters for Defining Caste
2. Securing Rights Conducive to Social Change: Third Gender Rights in India
3. Escaping Persecution: National Register of Citizens as a Measure to Counter Illegal Immigration
4. Era of Land Reforms: Balancing Industrial Development and Agricultural Interest
5. Challenging the Leviathan: Sedition Law in India
6. Death By Incarceration: A Limitation on the Term of Punishment
7. Domestic Violence Laws: More Misuse Than Use
8. Freedom of Expression v. Religious Sensitivities: Are Blasphemy Laws the way out
9. Is the soft law vehicle of CSR sufficient for domestic corporates to discharge their responsibility towards the society
10. Should MNCs be held criminally responsible for human rights violations

Important Dates:
1. The essays must be submitted on or before January 31, 2016.
2. The winners will be notified by email and on the website of the GNLU Centre for Law and Society (gnlucls.weebly.com/) on March 6, 2016.

Prizes
Category: Law Students
1st Prize :
** INR 15, 000
** Internship at Thomson Reuters Foundation
** Certificate Course by LAWyersclubindia.com and iPleaders

2nd Prize :
** INR 7, 500
** Internship at Fox Mandal & Co.
** Certificate Course by LAWyersclubindia.com and iPleaders

3rd Prize :
** INR 2, 500
** Internship at Fox Mandal & Co.
** Certificate Course by LAWyersclubindia.com and iPleaders

Category: Non-law Students
1st Prize :
** INR 15, 000
** Internship at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

2nd Prize :
** INR 7, 500
** Internship at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

3rd Prize :
** INR 2, 500
** Internship at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

Note:
** Certificates will be issued to all participants and winners.
** The top 3 essays under each sub-theme will be published as a collection of essays.
** The authors of best entires under each sub-theme will be offered Certificate Courses by LAWyersclubindia.com and iPleaders, provided they fall under the Category of Law Students.