Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition - 2010

Stetson Moot is one of the most prestigious MCC among the mooting community around the world.
With India having its own qualification rounds, it is as competitive as Jessup or Manfred Lachs.

The theme for this year's event is:
Oil Pollution and the Marine Environment

The details of the Indian National Rounds are:
Date of Competition: 26th – 28th November 2010
Venue: SNDT Women’s University’s Law School, Mumbai (organized by Surana & Surana)
Last Date of Registration: 31st October, 2010
Last Date of Submission of Memorials: 5th November, 2010

The problem statement can be found here and the rules here.
The International Finals will happen on March 17-20, 2011, at University of Maryland School of Law, Maryland.

Interested Students are requested to contact Nakul Batra or B Prashant Kumar through mail or personally by 10th September, 2010.

In case more than one teams are interested in participating, an internal selection will be held on a date which will be motfied subsequently.
p.s. Though 26th nov is the date clashing with our last day of end-sems, but 26th being only a day of 'orientation', it might be possible to talk to organizers for being permitted to reach by 26th night and still participate the next day.

7th Nani Palkhivala Memorial National Tax Moot Court, 2010

This is India’s only moot court competition devoted exclusively to the subject of Tax Law.

The competition is hosted by the MCA in association with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Bar Association and the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP). This competition gives the students a unique opportunity to argue in the ITAT Courtrooms before the Hon’ble members of the ITAT.

The Final Rounds of the competition are adjudged by a bench comprising sitting Judges of the Bombay High Court.

Date of Competition: 7th-9th October, 2010

Venue: GLC, Mumbai

Last Date of Registration: 1st September (YES, IN JUST TWO DAYS !!)

Last Date of Submission of Memorials: 20th September, 2010

The problem statement fo the moot is already out and can be found here.

The rules for the competition can be found here.

Interested students are requested to contact Prashant by end of day, 31st August.

Call for Papers : NLIU Law Review

The journal invite seeks to invite Articles, Essays, Case Notes and Comments from a wide range of legal sub-disciplines and a variety of topics of legal and contemporary relevance from law universities in India and abroad. Our aim is to broaden the horizons and ensure increased communication and better understanding between various members of our legal community. The first issue of the journal was a success, containing articles on an assortment of legal issues like Environmental Law, Family Law, and Criminal Law etc. The submissions to the Journal are selected for publication on the basis of a peer-review mechanism conducted through an external Article Review Board consisting of academicians and experts in the field of the respective areas of law. The Journal is edited by an Editorial Board consisting of students from the National Law Institute University selected on an annual basis through a selection process that tests them on their editing skills and knowledge in the concerned areas of law.

The NLIU Law Review is now accepting submission for the forthcoming issue. The deadline for the submission of Manuscripts is 4th October, 2010.

Submission Guidelines
The submissions must conform to the guidelines specified and should be sent with a declaration of originality (which can be obtained by a request via e-mail) in the specified format by 4th October, 2010. Submissions received thereafter shall be considered for publication in the next issue.

Submission should be accompanied with a covering letter including author’s name, email ID, mobile number and college name.
Submissions must be in electronic form sent via email.
Papers submitted must not be written by more than 2 authors.

Style guidelines
The word limits for the same are as follows: Articles: [6000-10000 words], Case Notes:[2000-5000 words], Legislative Comments:[1000-3000 words], Book Reviews:[1000-3000 words].
All submissions must be in (.doc) format. It must word processed and compatible with Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007.
Papers must include an abstract of 250-300 words inclusive in the word limit.
The text for the Main Body must be in Times New Roman, 11 points, 1.15 line spacing, justified, 1 inch margins on all sides. For the Footnotes it must be Times New Roman, 9 points, 1 line spacing, Justified.
Citations must conform to standards laid down in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed. 2005).
Submissions must use only footnotes as a form of citation. Substantive footnoting is permissible.

Nature of Submissions 

Articles must be of 6000-10000 words wherein the author must apply theoretical and/or research findings to topics of legal and contemporary relevance, or formulate his/her own ideas and  theory regarding the same. It should contain a comprehensive study of the theme indicating the lacunae in the existing framework with suggestions and recommendations.   

Case Notes must be of 2000-5000 words and should focus on analysis of a landmark judgment where the author has critically dealt with the case and put forward her/his remarks on the issues dealt within. It must also include an overview of the case history, relevant facts and legal findings based upon the same. 

Legislative Comments must be of 1000-3000 words. It should include a concrete analysis and critique on new legislations, pending or otherwise of contemporary relevance along with the author’s views and propositions relating to the issue.

Book Reviews must be of 1000-3000 words. It is an overall critique of the book and must include the author’s observations, arguments, or criticisms regarding the subject matter of the book being reviewed.  

For further clarifications regarding the submission guidelines or any other subject matter, please contact nliu.lawreview@gmail.com.

5th National MCC in Baroda School of Legal Studies

Topic: 21st century women Rights Organization vs Union of India

Dates: 1st Oct to 3rd Oct.

Please find the problem statement here and rules here.

As registration has been already delayed, the interested Students are requested to give there names either to Prashant or to Nakul by end of day on Monday (30/08/2010).


Manfred Lachs Space Moot Competition

The problem statement has been released, and can be seen here.

The case concerns with Environmental Contamination and Harmful Interference in Space Activities.

The dates have not yet been released but the schedule for the last year was as follows:

Kindly watch this space for further notices.


Jessup International Moot Court Competition

Referring to Ms. Sangeeta's mail (which has details of the dates), the details for this competition can be found at http://www.ilsa.org/jessup/registration.php.

The above two are the most prestigious mooting events across the globe and has been won by students irrespective of the academic years.

Please look for the previous year problems, memorials and even videos for your reference.

Happy Mooting :)

National Conference on Technology Transfer and IP Issues

Date: October 22-23, 2010

Organised by MHRD IPR Chair, National Law University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India.
Venue: National Law University, Jodhpur, NH-65 Nagaur Road, Mandore, Jodhpur, 342304(Rajasthan)
E-mail: natconiprl@gmail.com

The objective of the conference is to discuss various Intellectual Property policy issues for the mechanism of transfer of technology and their role in the social and economic development of a country, by bringing together researchers, legal professionals and other stakeholders on one platform. It also aims to discuss various IP issues for R&D of technology at the university and research institutional level and its transfer to industry.
Themes:
1. International legal framework of Technology Transfer Policies.
2. WIPO initiative of harmonisation of Technology Transfer Policies.
3. National framework of IP Policy for technology transfer and its implication on R&D Collaboration, Technology transfer and commercialisation.
4. IPR Issues in Collaborative R&D between Industry, Academia and research institutes.
5. Technology Transfer issues in Agriculture and Biodiversity.
6. Mechanisms for transfer of technology.
7. Transfer of technology and sustainable development.
8. IPR Issues in Technology Transfer & Commercialisation.

Key Dates :
For submission of abstracts: 20th September 2010
Acceptance notification: 27th September 2010
Full length paper submission: 4th October 2010
All submissions may be sent to: natconipr1@gmail.com

Registration:
The registration fee for the conference is Rs 1000/-.The last date for registraion is 7th October 2010.The payments should be made in favour of “Registrar, National Law University, Jodhpur” in the form of local cheque /demand draft payable at Jodhpur and be sent to the Conference Secretariat on or before the deadline. The said payment should be sent along with the duly filled copy of the registration form.
All queries may be sent to Dr. Anjana Vyas, Conference Secretary.
Ph: 0291-2577220, 2577530 E-mail: natconipr1@gmail.com


Legislative Analysis Competition Organised by PRS

Analysis 2010 is being organised by PRS Legislative Research is a Delhi-based research initiative hosted at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Our work focuses on providing research support to MPs on all key Bills pending in Parliament. PRS works with the objective of making the legislative process more transparent, informed and participatory. We have interacted with over 250 MPs across 22 political parties.

To facilitate greater awareness generation and engagement of the youth, PRS conceptualised a legislative analysis competition - Analysis. Being organized for the fourth year in succession, Analysis is a national-level competition that encourages students to reflect on issues of national importance by analysing a proposed government Bill. Participants are expected to produce a succinct three-page analysis of the Bill with MPs as the target audience.

Entries will be evaluated by an eminent panel of judges from the fields of politics, law and the media. In the past years judges have included Justice Ruma Pal (former judge at the Supreme Court), Justice Y. K. Sabharwal (former Chief Justice of India), and Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon (Member – Commission on Centre State Relations).

The last date for submission is September 5, 2010. In addition to prize money, the winners will be invited to the annual PRS Conference on Effective Legislatures to be held in New Delhi.

Should you need any additional clarifications, please do not hesitate to contact Anirudh Burman at 011-41048021, or at competition@prsindia.org. For further details please go to the ANALYSIS 2010 page on the PRS website.

CALL FOR PAPERS

There have been various CALL FOR PAPERS in recent times…
Consolidating them all chronologically here !!!
Delhi Law Review


Delhi Law Review (DLR), one of the oldest law journals in India, invites articles from academicians, independent researchers and students for its forthcoming edition. The articles may be on any contemporary legal issue and must not exceed 3,000 words. Biographical information of the contributor should be provided on a separate page. Regarding the style of referencing, please refer to the past issues of D.L.R. Importantly, speaking footnotes are discouraged.


A soft copy of the article must be emailed to delhilawreview2010@gmail.com with the subject ‘Submission for DLR 2010.’


Those contributors whose articles have been selected for publication shall be informed as soon as the selection process has been completed. Contributors are requested to submit only original work which is not under consideration with another publication.


The last date for submission is August 31, 2010. No submissions will be considered after this date.


The Journal for Trade, Law and Development

They have called for submissions for their Fall-2010 Issue (Notice attached below as image and also as a pdf), for which the last date is quite near, i.e. on 31st August. (But I am sure that on request they may consider some delay in submission).
Nevertheless, any late entries would be not discarded but be will be considered for the 2011 issue.

Please visit the site at: http://www.tradelawdevelopment.com/index.php/tld/issue/view/8/showToc

Also do have a look at the announcements page: http://www.tradelawdevelopment.com/index.php/tld/announcement
(They are also having some Special Issues lined up for 2011, wherein, we are having substantial time to submit).


Journal of Indian Law and Society

 
The JILS is calling for papers for its issue due in December.
Visit this page for more details: http://lawandotherthings.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-for-papers-journal-of-indian-law.html

The points to be noted are:
1. Contact Address: The Journal accepts only electronic form of submissions and they should be mailed to jils@nujs.edu

2. Deadline: The Journal accepts submissions on a rolling basis. The deadline for submissions for this issue is October 5, 2010. Submissions received thereafter shall be considered for publication in the next issue.



The National Law School of India Review

The National Law School of India Review is the bi-annual flagship journal of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Founded in 1988, the mandate of the Review is to encourage interest in legal writing. No topic of legal significance is beyond the purview for consideration. In the past, contributors to the Review have included justices of the Indian Supreme Court, senior advocates, leading academics and students from India and abroad. The contemporary relevance of publications, depth of legal analysis, and consistent quality and eminence of contributors, has over the years made the Review one of the most respected legal journals in India.
More details about the journal are available here. 

The NLSIR is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue - Volume 23(1). Submissions may be made as Long Articles (approximately 8000 words), Essays (approximately 5000 words) or comments (approximately 2500 words). Submissions may be made to mail.nlsir@gmail.com, and queries regarding submission may be made at the same email address. The last date for submission is October 15th, 2010. 



Essay Competition in Trinity College

The Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture (ISSSC) at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, is sponsoring an essay competition for graduate students in India on the topic —
Secularism in the world today: Challenges and prospects
Those eligible to participate include students currently enrolled in a program of study leading to an advanced degree in an accredited institution of higher learning. Candidates may be enrolled in any field of study and each applicant may enter only one submission. There is no cost to the student.



Applicants may submit an original essay of up to 2,000 words that explores the topic with respect to political secularism (principled separation of government and religion); personal secularity (the absence or rejection of religion at the personal level); and/ or secularization (the phenomenon of formally instituted or organically increasing secularism or secularity) in one or more contemporary societies. The essay, which must be submitted no later than October 31, 2010, may consist of conceptual or theoretical explorations, analysis of particular countries; and social, political or historical trends. The focus is on intellectual insight and scholarly excellence rather on opinion or advocacy.


The reviewers will be looking for originality, insight, cogency of argument, clarity of exposition and strength of evidence. The winner of the competition will be awarded US$500. In addition, essays considered to be worthy of Honorable Mention will be published on the ISSSC web site. The runners-up will receive book prizes of ISSSC publications.

The winners will be announced in January 2011.



The Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT)

The Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT) is an annual law journal published by the Law and Technology Committee of the Student Bar Association, at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India. IJLT is the first and only law journal in India specifically devoted to the field of technology law. The previous issues of IJLT have featured articles by distinguished authors such as Christoph Antons, Yochai Benkler, Donald S. Chisum, Raymond T. Nimmer, John Frow, Jonathan Zittrain, Lawrence Liang and Shamnad Basheer.

The submissions to the Journal are selected for publication on the basis of a peer-review mechanism conducted through an external Article Review Board consisting of academicians and experts in the field of technology law. The Journal is edited by an Editorial Board consisting of students from the National Law School of India University selected on an annual basis through a selection process that tests them on their editing skills and knowledge in the concerned areas of law.

The Journal accepts academic submissions in the form of articles, notes, comments or book reviews on a host of legal issues regarding the interface between law and technology, including e-commerce, cyber crime, biotechnology, bioethics, competition law, outsourcing, intellectual property, related public policy, and law and society issues posed by new technology. The Journal is also oriented towards publishing academic work that considers the aforementioned issues from a comparative perspective and/or the perspective of the developing world.

The Editorial Board invites submissions for Volume No. 7 of 2011. The Journal follows a rolling submissions policy and the deadline for the forthcoming volume is 15 November 2010. The submissions received after this date shall be considered for the next volume. The submissions must relate to any of the broad themes mentioned above or any other law and technology-related theme.

Either electronic or hard copies of the manuscripts may be submitted although electronic submissions are strongly encouraged.

Please send the submissions to:

a. editorialboard@ijlt.in

b. Address hard copies to The Chief Editor,
Indian Journal of Law and Technology
National Law School of India University,
Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore – 560242,

c. Submissions can also be made on our website – www.ijlt.in.


Socio-Legal Review

The Socio-Legal Review (SLR) is a student-edited, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published annually by the Law and Society Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The Journal aims to be a forum that involves, promotes and engages students and scholars to express and share their ideas and opinions on themes and methodologies relating to the interface of law and society. SLR thus features guest articles by eminent scholars as well as student essays, providing an interface for the two communities to interact.

The Journal subscribes to an expansive view on the interpretation of “law and society” thereby keeping its basic criteria for contributions simply that of high academic merit, as long as there is a perceivable link. This would include not just writing about the role played by law in social change, or the role played by social dynamics in the formulation and implementation of law, but also writing that simply takes cognizance of legal institutions/ institutions of governance/administration, power structures in social commentary and so on. Through this effort, the journal also hopes to fill the lacunae relating to academic debate on socio-legal matters among law students.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

1.      All contributions submitted to the journal should be original and should not be simultaneously considered by any other publication.
2.      The Editorial Board has refrained from imposing a theme. A submission is welcome as long as it fits within the general mandate of the Journal, as outlined above.
a.       Contributions should be mailed only in a soft copy to slr@nls.ac.in, the subject of the mail being ‘Submission for 2011 volume’. Biographical information is to be provided in a removable title page.
b.       The Journal is accepting contributions for Articles and Short Articles. With reference to Articles, contributions should not ordinarily exceed 8000 words. With reference to Short Articles, contributions should not ordinarily exceed 3000 words. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject without review manuscripts that exceed the word limit substantially.
c.       The last date for submission is November 30th, 2010.  Submissions may, nevertheless, be made after this date.  They will be considered for publication in the next volume.
d.      All submissions are to be made via e-mail as .doc documents (preferably Microsoft Word 2003).
e.       SLR follows the Harvard Blue Book – A Uniform System of Citation (19th edn.) style of referencing. Contributors are requested to comply with the same.

Notice for GIMC Moot 2011

Hi RGSOIPLians, 

The Gujarat National Law University is organizing its 2nd GNLU International Moot Court Competition from Feb 9th-13th, 2011. The problem is based on International Trade Law and has already been released which can be accessed at http://gnlu.ac.in/gimc/Schedule2011.html. 

The competition, organized in collaboration with World Trade Institute, Berne, Switzerland is supposed to be one of the most prestigious events within its first year of happening and was attended by several foreign law schools also. It was George Washington University who won the event last year which itself shows the level of competition one can expect out of it.

The last date of registration with the organisers is 15th September, 2010.

The teams will be registered on first come first serve basis and the registration has already started in May 2010.

The students are requested to kindly submit their names to Nakul Batra (nakulbatra.jiit@gmail.com) or Miriam Divya (miriamdivya@gmail.com) through mail or personally by 25th August (Wednesday) by 12 midnight. Kindly visit http://gnlu.ac.in/gimc/Schedule2011.html for rules and other schedules etc.

If more than one team registers for the event, an internal selection will take place in the subsequent week (date to be notified later).

Hope this competition would be taken up with great interest as we can see that not only we have more than five months to prepare but also we can avail the facilities of our new professor who specializes in International Trade Law (Prof. Subramanium).

Happy Mooting.

p.s. The MCS is trying to expedite the process of reimbursement of registration fees and travelling expenses, please cooperate for the same.

The MCS is here....

Hi RGSOIPLians,

We are glad to announce that finally the hard work has paid off and the much awaited Moot Court Society is finally now in place.

Of the MCS, as you may all know, every student of RGSOIPL is by default a member and amongst you, by the execution of your democratic right, there have been chosen three people from all the academic years to the ExeCom, who are:
1. Basit Gania
2. Sachin Verma
3. Sangeeta Chowdhary
4. B Prashant Kumar
5. Madhumita Sethi
6. Nakul Batra
7. Gaurav Choubey
8. Miriam Divya
9. Sunil Phatak

Thanks for putting your confidence on us.
We hope that we would live upto all your expectations and assure you that you would be a witness for some unprecedented and most vibrant mooting activities in the history of RGSOIPL.

Warm Regards.

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