2nd R. N Sahay National Legal Essay Competition

TOPIC FOR THE PAPERFreedom of Speech and Expression in Digital Age.Scope of Delegation/Outsourcing of Judicial Functions by Apex Court with reference to Article 142 of the Constitution of India.Omission of Consent Clause and Social Impact Assessment in Infrastructure Project vis-à-vis Internally Displaced Persons – A Throwback to the Act of 1894?Real Estate Regulatory Authority of India – Need of the Hour.Legal issues in regulating Clinical Drug Trials on human beings in India – Balancing...

Call for Submissions ; National Law School of India Review, Vol 28 (1)

The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue - Volume 28(1). The NLSIR is the flagship law review ofthe National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India. The NLSIR is a biannual,student edited, peer-reviewed law journal providing incisive legal scholarship on issues that are at the forefront of contemporary legal discourse. For more than 25 years, the NLSIR has regularly featured articles authored by judges of the Indian Supreme...

6th Dr.Paras Diwan Memorial International ‘Energy Law’ Moot Court Competition

The College of Legal Studies (CoLS), University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) is organizing the the 6th Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial International “Energy Law” Moot Court Competition, 2016 to commemorate the legendary Dr. Paras Diwan, a renowned legal luminary, acclaimed jurist and a writer par excellence, who has umpteen number of publications to his credit in the form of books and articles.EligibilityStudents enrolled in full time 3 years or 5 years law programmes are eligible to compete...

National Conference on The Evolving Regime in Intellectual Property Protection

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Third World Network (TWN) under the umbrella of the Health Economics Association of India (HEAI) is organizing a three day conference on “The Evolving Regime in Intellectual Property Protection” from November 2, to  November 4, 2015 at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.Conference is open to all. General participants may register by writing to healtheconindia@gmail.com, for attending the conference proceedings....

Two Day International Conference on Law and Liberty

The Federalist Society, iJUSTICE in collaboration with Jindal Global Law School and Jindal School of Government and Public Policy is organization two – day international conference.  The conference is being organized to give a platform for libertarian thought and to introduce a fresh perspective focused on the rule of law and individual liberty. The conference also intends to develop a libertarian critique of popular judicial discourse.  There will be five panels and around fifteen panelists...

Biswamil Cultural Extravaganza

Jindal Global Law School is organizing the annual extravaganza called Biswamil , is a colloquial term for the 20th milestone, signifying University’s location, which is 20 miles from New Delhi. JGU believes that every university has a distinctive cultural setting and JGU location on the outskirts of N.C.R puts us in a microcosm of Indian rural life, with its rustic charm and local flavor. Besides celebrating the beauty of this vibrant lifestyle, JGU seek to send out a social message.THEME The...

Surana & Surana India National Rounds of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab in association with Surana & Surana International Attorneys will be organizing the National Rounds of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 2015-16.Date:27th - 29th November, 2015Venue:Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, PunjabSidhuwal, Bhadson Road Patiala, Punjab – 147 001ELIGIBILITY AND TEAM COMPOSITION Each team can have two speakers and one researcher. Not more than two additional members (total 5) may...

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co to conduct series of certificate programs to train & certify Law students on practical aspects of Law

The first certification programis being organized in collaboration with ILS Law College, Pune on Indian FDI laws. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is conducting a series of certificate programs to train Law students on practical aspects of Law, across top Law colleges. The certification programs will help bridge the gap between practical and theoretical legal knowledge of students. This Certification program is being offered complimentary by SAM & Co.The first program is being conducted...

Jammu and Kashmir set to have its first National Law University

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided  to establish  a National Law University  on the similar pattern of NLISU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad.Syed Basharat Bukhari , a high level  delegation of Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs has left for Bangalore and Hyderabad.  He would be appraising the  module of NLISU and NALSAR so that it is adopted for the proposed Law University in J&K.  The senior officer  of the State’s Law Department and Law Secretary  has also accompnied...

Call for Papers ; International Conference on The Supreme Court of India & Progressive Social Change

Azim Premji University, Bengaluru and the University of Chicago is organizing an International Conference to assess the efficacy of the Supreme Court of India in furthering the interests of the relatively disadvantaged December 11 and 12, 2015 at the University of Chicago Center, Delhi, IndiaThe Conference will take its lead from the approach in The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? (2nd Ed., 2008), which empirically measures the impact of decisions of the United States Supreme...

Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012: A Critique

The International Labour Organization (ILO) states that child Labour is “a violation of fundamental human rights”, which impairs a child’s development, potentially leading to lifelong physical or psychological damage. The organization’s comprehensive reports (An economic study of the costs and benefits of eliminating child Labour (Geneva, IPEC, 2004), pp. 4-5) on the subject of child Labour and economics showed that eliminating child Labour could actually help developing economies generate...