Call For Papers: 4TH GNLU Essay Competition On Law And Society, 2019

Theme: "Algorithms, Law And Democracy"

Sub-Themes:

• In the wake of a Big Brother State: Surveillance and Privacy vis-à-vis section 69 of the Information Technology Act
• Algorithmic Bias and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
• Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights: Challenges new technology poses to the existing legal framework
• The Emergence of Big Data and Surveillance: How has Data-driven Policing changed law enforcement?
• The Internet of Things: How should the Law keep pace?
• Issues of Responsibility and Liability in Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Platforms
• The changing contours of Citizenship through Artificial Intelligence
• The politics and power in Algorithmic Infrastructures

Who can apply?

• The competition is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in any discipline in a recognized University/ College/ Institute in India.

Prizes

Category: Law Students

• 1st Prize: INR 10, 000

Internship at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Publication in the Law & Society Review

• 2nd Prize: INR 5,000

Internship at Software Freedom Law Centre

Publication in the Law & Society Review

Category: Non-law Students

• 1st Prize: INR 10, 000

Internship at Tandem Research

Publication in the Law & Society Review

• 2nd Prize: INR 5,000

Internship at Centre for Social Justice

Publication in the Law & Society Review

• Certificates will be issued to all participants and winners

Submission Guidelines

• The essays must be submitted in English only.
• The essays should be the original work of the authors. Any kind of plagiarism will lead to disqualification.
• The essays published elsewhere or selected/ submitted for publication elsewhere shall be disqualified.
• The name(s) of the author(s) should not be mentioned anywhere in the essay.
• The word limit for the essay is 4500 – 6000 words, not including footnotes.
• The essays must be sent by email to gcls@gnlu.ac.in with the subject '4th GNLU Essay Competition on Law and Society, 2019'.
• The body of the e-mail must specify the name(s) of the author(s).
• The essay may be attached in '.doc' or '.docx' format.
• The participants are required to send the following details in a separate word document attached to the e-mail, and also fill them in the Google form: Submission & Author Details
• Sub-theme Chosen
• Title of the Essay
• Name of the author(s), College/Institute/University of author(s), programme enrolled, and year of study of the author(s)
• E-mail address and contact no. of the author(s)
• Only one submission per author shall be entertained.
• Co-authorship by a maximum of 2 students is permitted.

Important Dates

• The essays must be submitted on or before Monday, August 12th, 2019.

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