School of Law, Galgotias University is organizing the National Legal Essay Competition which aims to provide a platform to the students enrolled in law schools and colleges all over the country to express their views on topics based on different avenues of the legal field.
Eligibility: The competition shall be open to all students OF UNDERGRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE from any institution recognized by the Bar Council of India, in India.
Topics for the Competition
- Attempt to suicide should or should not be punishable.
- Does the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act ensure independence of Indian Judiciary?
- Limited Liability Partnership: Balance between partnership and company.
- Women in Board of Directors: Breaking the Glass or meeting statutory provisions Judicial Activism: Destroying the Human Rights jurisprudence?
Formatting Guidelines
- Page Margins : 1 inch on all sides
- Font Type : Times New Roman
- Font Size: 12 pts.
- Line spacing: Double spacing with ‘0 pts.’ before and after.
- Alignment : Justified
For Footnotes
- Font Type : Times New Roman
- Font Size: 10 pts.
- Line spacing : Single spacing with ‘0 pts.’ before and after
- Alignment : Justified
- Style : ILI Rules of Footnoting
Submission Guidelines
- The word limit for the essay is 3000 - 6000 words (excluding footnotes)
- The cover page of the submission should contain the following details only:
Unique Submission Number
Title of the Essay
Abstract of the Essay (250 words) - Co-authorship to a maximum of 2 individual authors is permitted.
- The soft copy of the essay should be submitted in MS Word file (.doc).
Last date for submission of Papers: 25th September, 2015 (revised date)
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