‘Litigation Is The Last Resort When Governments Completely Disregard The Rule Of Law’, Says Namita Wahi, Lead Author Of Report On Land Acquisition Litigation In India

The Conference on Land Rights, Land Acquisition and Inclusive Development in India, held at India International Centre, New Delhi, on March 2 and 3, under the auspices of the Centre for Policy Research Land Rights Initiative, and the Centre on Law and Social Transformation, Norway, brought together as many as 20 delegates representing a cross-section of civil society, as well as civil servants involved in policy-making.What followed was brainstorming for two days on various aspects of land...

Call for Research Associates and Consultants 2017 at Centre for Law and Policy Research

The Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore (CLPR) is a not-for-profit trust established in 2009. CLPR engages in law and policy research, strategic impact litigation and advocacy interventions to secure progressive outcomes in various fields.CLPR is  looking to engage Associates and Consultants as detailed below: Associate Editor...

Call for Applications: Short-term research stipends for emerging legal scholars from India

The Chair for Public and Comparative Law at Humboldt University Berlin together with Dr. Benedikt Naarmann offer short-term research stipends for emerging legal scholars from India, who would like to come to Berlin in order to prepare or advance a research project in comparative law. Stipend holders will spend up to two months in Berlin and be part...

INBA's 2nd Academic Tour: Student Delegation to United Kingdom

Pursuant to a successful academic tour of the US in September, 2016, nine law undergraduate students joined INBA's second edition of the academic tour to UK to learn the legal practice, LL.M programmes and parliamentary system of UK. The delegation was in the UK on an academic tour from February 05 – 14, 2017. During the tour, the delegation...

Call for Papers: 5th Mangilal Pagariya Memorial Global Seminar on Uniform Civil Code

A two days Global Seminar on “Uniform Civil Code” is being organized by MATS Law School, MATS University, Raipur from 14th to 15th Aril 2017.Call for PapersResearched papers on the topic mentioned are invited for paper presentation in the technical sessions of the conference.Themes of The Seminar Policy and Principles of codification, then and Now...

16th Amity National Moot Court Competition, 2017- Day 2 Updates

After the Inaugural Ceremony yesterday, the Second day started when the esteemed judges were briefed by Mr. Sambit Nanda about the moot problem.Soon after, the teams moved into the court rooms to begin the first rounds of mooting.The rounds began in all 14 court rooms with the participants ready with arguments.First round of matchups was over in...

2nd Anand Swaroop Gupta Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2017

The School of Law, Sharda University takes great honour in extending an invitation to all institutions in the country to participate in its annual mooting event, the "2nd Anand Swaroop Gupta Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2017" to be held from 5th-7th April 2017. This competition aims at providing a first-hand exposure to the practical...

NLIU-Trilegal Summit: In conversation with the Winners

The Centre for Business and Commercial Laws (‘CBCL’) of the National Law Institute University, Bhopal in collaboration with Trilegal, organised the second NLIU-Trilegal Summit on Mergers and Acquisitions on 25thand 26th February 2017.The Summit invited participation from delegates and paper presenters from all across the country. The Panelists in...

We Do Not Need Ornamental Statutes: We Need To Have Practical Solutions To The Problems We Face. Activist Lawyer Flavia Agnes

Her experience as a victim of domestic violence inspired her to enroll to study law at the age of 33. She earned her Masters in Law in 1992 and has an MPhil in family law, and today, Flavia Agnes is one of the strongest voices we have in our country.She is popularly known as a women's rights lawyer and activist.Flavia Agnes is the co-founder of...

The NorthCap University, Gurgaon: 4th National Moot Court Competition

The NorthCap University nationally renowned for leadership in Engineering and Management Studies established a Law School in 2010 to promote profound scholarship and enlightened research in law.Dates: 22-23 April, 2017Venue: The NorthCap University, Gurgaon, Haryana.Eligibility:The Competition is open for all those students who are pursuing three...

16th Amity Law School’s Moot Court Competition Inaugural Ceremony

One of the important features of Amity Law School, Delhi has been the Amity National Moot Court Competition, which they have been organising for the past 15 years and it has seen participation in large numbers, from students of reputed law schools/colleges/universities.This year, they are pleased to announce the 16th Amity National Moot Court...

National Debate Competition, 2017 on Customs and Cultural Identity Are Impediments to Legal Reforms

Date: 29th March, 2017Venue: Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law University of DelhiCampus Law Centre’s Seminars, Debates and Discussions Society (SDS) brings to you its first-ever National Debate on the topic “Customs and Cultural Identity Are Impediments to Legal Reforms” on 29th March, 2017. This debate exemplifies the constant endeavor of the...