NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION-2015 N L E W C 2015 THEMES: GOOD GOVERNANCE FEMINISM AND JURISPRUDENCE IPRs ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZED BY: FACULTY OF LAW, THE ICFAI UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND WEBSITE: www.iudehradun.edu.in/fol/
FOL-IUD: AN INTRODUCTION The ICFAI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand was established under the ICFAI University Act, 2003 (Act No. 16 of 2003) passed by the Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly and assented to by the Governor on July 08, 2003. The Faculty of Law (FOL) (formerly known as ICFAI Law School) is one of the constituent bodies of ICFAI University, Dehradun. The FOL s law program is duly recognized by the Bar Council of India. The Faculty of Law is committed to shape a new cadre of legal professionals through a comprehensive and contemporary body of integrated knowledge of law and management and rigorous education and research programs. The Faculty of Law has the social responsibility of continuing to be a centre of Excellence in the field of legal education, a position which it came to occupy within the short span of time. Globalization has thrown up new challenges and the professional legal education has to cater to the growing demands for skilled legal professionals who can effectively function in the emerging legal order. Faculty of Law is ranked 22 nd among top 25 law colleges of India by India Today Neilsen Survey, 2014 and ranked 3 rd among top 20 private law colleges of India by Flair Honours.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION(NLEWC)-2015 We are pleased to announce the National Legal Essay Writing Competition, 2015. The competition is an excellent opportunity for Law students to express their viewpoints on various contemporary issues. The theme is broad in nature; hence, the participants may take up any Topic/Trend/Issue/Development covered under the purview of the Theme. And so, invite essays on themes and sub-themes mentioned as under. 1. GOOD GOVERNANCE 1.1. Relevance of Administrative Law 1.2. E-Governance 1.3. Government Policies 1.4. Corporate Social Responsibility 2. FEMINISM & JURISPRUDENCE 2.1. Role of Women in 21 st Century 2.2. Laws Protecting Women 3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 3.1. 21 st Century Patent Regime 3.2. Protection of Traditional Knowledge 3.3. Internet & the Law 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 4.1. Carbon Trading and Sustainability 4.2. Human Rights and Environment 5. HUMAN RIGHTS 5.1. Terrorism and Genocide in 21 st Century 5.2. Biotechnology and its Misuse 5.3. Identity Theft and Right to Privacy
ELIGIBILITY: All participants pursuing LL.B., either from the 3 year course or from the 5 year course and LL.M. in any recognised University/College by the Bar Council of India. Co-authorship is allowed up to one. GUIDELINES & RULES: The Essay must be written in English Only one essay per participant will be submitted. Multiple or incomplete submissions will lead to immediate disqualification. The essay shall not be plagiarized. Only the original essays will be considered for the competition. No part of it should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication or a contest elsewhere. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification of the essay. The participants will submit a separate undertaking with regard to originality of work. Copyright of the Essays shall rest with the organizers. Organizers hold the right to republish the essays if required. Identification mark (name or any mark which identifies the author) must not be found in any part of essay. The Deadline for the submission is 25 th January, 2015. The Participants must submit their essayvia e-mail only with copyright declaration form. The essay should be in the following format: Format: Font Type: Times New Roman Font Size: 12 Line spacing: 1.5 Footnote size: 10
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: The submission shall consist of an Abstract, Essay and Bibliography. An abstract should not be more than 300 words including title and keywords. The length of the essay should be between 3,000 to 5,000 words. Footnotes must conform to the authoritative standard rules of legal citation and must include a description of each authority adequate enough to allow a reasonable reader to identify and locate the authority in a publication of general circulation. Essay in MS Word format with the subject FOL IUD- NLEWC-2015. Cover page containing Name, Nationality, Address, E-mail id, Contact number and name of the College/University along with address and class of the Participant. In case of co-authorship, the covering letter should include details of both the authors. Submissions must be mailed to essay.foliud@gmail.com, there is no requirement of hard copy submission. The decision of the judges will be final. PRIZES: WINNER: A cash prize of INR 5,100 1 ST Runner-up: A cash prize of INR 3,100 2 ND Runner-up: A cash prize of INR 2,100 Consolation prizes (5no s): A cash prize of INR 500 A certificate of appreciation will be awarded to all the participants. Selected essays may be considered for publication in proceeding bearing ISBN NO.
REGISTRATION FEES: Every participant(s) of the essay competition has to submit INR 300 for single author and in case of co - authorship INR 500. ACCOUNT DETAILS: Name- MONICA KHAROLA Account Number-27660110007686 IFSC- UCBA0002766 MICR Code-248028010 Bank- UCO Bank Branch- Selaqui The participant(s) must mail their scanned bank deposits slip for the confirmation of registration to essay.foliud@gmail.com. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Every participant(s) must register by depositing participation fees on or before 25 th Dec, 2014.
CONTACT DETAILS: FACULTY IN-CHARGE 1) Mrs. Monica Kharola Email-kharolamn@yahoo.com 2) Mr.Alok Kumar Email-alkubhu@gmail.com 3) Mr.Avishek Raj Email-avishekrajicfai@gmail.com STUDENT IN-CHARGE 1) Nilesh Ranjan Ph.- +91-7669080467 Email- nileshranjan06@gmail.com 2) Amarjeet Ranjan Ph.- +91-8941827247 Email amrjtrnjn.folicfai17@gmail.com NOTE : The participants may feel free to contact the concerned persons in case of any queries or any further assistance (after 5 PM). Professor (Dr.) B. Kumar Pro.V.C. & DIRECTOR, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI UNIVERSITY, Dehradun.
FOL, IUD NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY WRITINGCOMPETITION (NLEWC)-2015 Theme of the essay Registration Form Title of the essay Full Name of the Author DOB(dd/mm/yyyy) Name of the University/College/ Institution Address of the University/College/ Institution Contact Number of the University/College/Institution Course ( with Current Year) Address For Correspondence Contact No. E-mail Id. Signature of the Author Seal & Signature of the Head of the Institution
DETAILS OF CO AUTHOR (if any) Theme of the essay Title of the essay Full Name of the Author DOB(dd/mm/yyyy) Name of the University/College/ Institution Address of the University/College/ Institution Contact Number of the University/College/Institution Course ( with Current Year) Address For Correspondence Contact No. E-mail Id. Signature of the Co-Author Seal & Signature of the Head of the Institution