NLUJ Centre For Gender Studies: 1st NLUJ – MAP Essay Writing Competition On Gender And Law [Register By 10th April]

The Centre for Gender Studies at NLUJ is an interdisciplinary centre established with the objective of studying questions of gender, sex, and sexuality in an interdisciplinary and comparative manner. It thereby fosters an inclusive and vibrant community of feminist academics, students, scholars, and artists concerned with issues of gender, sexuality and power in society by undertaking research, organizing conferences, panel discussions, and workshops, conducting informal dialogue on contemporary issues, and so on.

Founded in 2013 by former UN lawyers, Migration and Asylum Project (MAP) works to end the marginalisation of displaced and migrant communities by addressing human rights challenges, ensuring grassroots justice, and improving access to the legal system. Established by Roshni Shanker, it addresses gaps in traditional humanitarian aid, and is India's first and only dedicated organization catering to the issues of forces migration and displacement.

About the Competition

The competition aims to foster critical engagement with one of the most pressing and multifaceted issues in contemporary legal discourse. The intersection of gender and law affects various spheres of life including social justice and human rights, and therefore needs to be adequately explored. The competition provides a forum to examine these challenges through a gendered lens, analyse the complexities of existing frameworks, and propose forward thinking solutions.

Themes for the competition are as follows:

1. Intersection of Gender and International Law
2. Family Law and Gender
3. Labour, Corporate and Gender
4. Media, Technology, and Gender
5. Reproductive Rights and Gender

The sub-themes to the above major themes have been provided in the Brochure.

Kindly note that these are not exhaustive in nature, and the participants may choose to write on other themes as well.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students, as well as academicians, scholars, practitioners, consultants, researchers, and policymakers, from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to law, social sciences, liberal arts, humanities, public policy, media, management. There can be multiple participants from the same university.

Timeline:

• Call for Papers and Registration - 21^st March, 2025
• Last Date of Registration - 10^th April, 2025
• Last Date of Submission - 5^th May, 2025
• Release of Results (tentatively) – First week of July, 2025

Submission Guidelines:

• Submissions shall be made in .doc/.docx format (Word 2007 or 2010 or 2013)
• All submissions are to be made via a google form which shall be provided post registration.
• The name of the file should be the same title of the essay.
• No indication to the Author(s) identity should exist within the submitted manuscript. Such a breach will lead to outright rejection of the submission.
• An abstract of not more than 200 words must be included at the beginning of the essay
• Manuscript word limit: 3000-5000 (excluding footnotes and abstract)
• The formatting specifications for the essay are:
• Font style: Times New Roman
• Font size: 12
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Font size of footnotes: 10
• Line spacing of footnotes: 1
• All text should be justified
• Paper size: A4
• All footnotes shall follow the Bluebook 20^th edition
• All essay submissions shall undergo a strict plagiarism check.

Awards:

• 1st Position: INR 7,000 + Internship opportunity at MAP + Certificate of Merit
• 2^nd Position: INR 5,000 + Internship opportunity at MAP + Certificate of Merit
• 3^rd Position: Rs. 3,000 + Certificate of Merit

A Participation Certificate will be given to all the participants.

Registration Fees:

• Single author: Rs. 250
• Co-author: Rs. 400

The registration fee is non-refundable.

To proceed with the payment of the registration fees, please follow this link: https://nlujodhpur.ac.in/nlu-fees/fees-student-detail

Following the payment, kindly fill the following Google form: https://forms.gle/LuRhRrYjnTF7wgFN6

For More information, refer to the Brochure.

Contact:

For any queries or clarifications, please email centreforgenderstudies@gmail.com with the subject of the email as “Clarifications – NLUJ – MAP Essay Writing Competition”

Alternatively, you can reach out to:

Sarah Unhelkar: +91 8830201089

Vihaa Maru: +91 9004027457