NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY COMPETITION-2015

NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY COMPETITION-2015
THEMES:
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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:
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)
L) (formerly known as ICFAI Law School) is one of the constituent
bodies of ICFAI
FAI University, Dehradun. The FOL’s
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
integra
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 sho
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 22nd among
ong top 25 law colleges of India by India Today – Neilsen
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Survey, 2014 and ranked 3 among top 20 private law colleges of India by Flair Honours.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY COMPETITION (NLEC)-2015
We are pleased to announce the National 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 theme and sub-theme 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 21st Century
2.2.Laws Protecting Women
3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
3.1.21st 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 21st Century
5.2.Biotechnology and its Misuse
5.3.Identity Theft and Right to Privacy
ELIGIBILITY:
 All participants pursuing LL.B. students, either from the 3 year course or from the 5
year course 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 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 25th January, 2015.
 The Participants must submit their essay via e-mail only with copyright declaration
form.
 The essay should be in the following format:
Format:
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Font Type: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12
Line spacing: 1.5
Footnote size: 10
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
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The submission shall consist of an Abstract, Essay and Bibliography.
An abstract should not be of more than 300 words including title and keywords.
The length of the essay should be between 3000 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- NLEC-2014”.
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
1ST Runner-up: A cash prize of INR 3,100
2ND 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 25th 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
DIRECTOR,
Faculty of Law, The ICFAI
UNIVERSITY, Dehradun.
FOL IUD NATIONAL LEGAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION-2015
Registration Form
Theme of the essay
Title of the essay
Full Name of 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
DETAILS OF CO – AUTHOR (if any)
Full Name of Author
DOB(dd/mm/yyyy)
Course ( with Current Year)
Contact No.
E-mail Id.
Signature of the Co-Author