RGNUL-Think India Webinar: Rights Of Migrant Labourers [6th July]

Centre for Advanced Studies in Labour Welfare (CASLW) and Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights (CASIHR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) in collaboration with Think India, are organizing an international webinar on the rights of migrant labourers. Theme: Human Rights of Migrant Labourers in COVID-19: Indian Scenario Date: 6th July 2020 Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Objectives of the webinar: · To raise awareness on the issues of labour laws...

GLC Mumbai Wins ELSA WTO Moot

The final round of the ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition was recently concluded. A team from Government Law College, Mumbai participated in the Grand Finals of the World Rounds of the ELSA John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition. The team comprising Sharnam Vaswani, Urshila Samant, Drashti Gala and Niyati Karia and argued as Respondents. The Complainants were Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium. The GLC team won the competition. Additionally, Urshila Samant received the prize for the Best...

HNLU Launches Lex Osmose Online Courses

The Lex Osmose programme is a series of customized single and double credit courses which are optional for the under graduate and post graduate programmes and are outside the CGPA calculation. The Lex Osmose in its Phase I (June – December 2020) will offer single credit courses to students on various interfaces of law with social sciences, humanities and pure sciences apart from law subjects. Launching the new programme, the Vice-Chancellor of HNLU, Prof Vivekanandan said that Lex...

ILS' Online Discussion On Champakam Dorairajan [20th June]

Centre for Public Law, ILS Law College, is organizing an online session on the landmark Champakam Dorairajan case. Date: 20th June Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Theme: Champakam Dorairajan at 70: Defining Moment of Indian Constitution Speakers: Honorable Sri Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, Chief Justice, Telangana High CourtDr. Gopal Guru, Retired Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Renowned Political ScientistDr. Sumit Baudh, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law SchoolDr. Sanjay...

Call For Applications: IDIA's Training & Materials Vertical

Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) is inviting a call for applications for the Training & Materials Vertical, in the capacity of Co-Team Leader, Deputy Team Leaders, or Members of the Vertical. The IDIA Project was initiated by Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer to reach out to the marginalized and under-represented groups, sensitize them to law as a viable career option and help interested students acquire admission in law schools, which are otherwise increasingly elitist ...

RMLNLU Students Come In Support Of Migrant Workers

Recognizing the role of active citizenry and civil organisations in helping the authorities combat the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, the students of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow ("RMLNLU") have come together to extend help to migrant workers stranded across the country. The initiative titled "RML Corona Warriors" saw a group of students from the University organise ration donation drives in various parts of Lucknow, particularly targeting labour...

CLL, NLIU Launches Legal Aid Wing For Assistance To Migrant Workeres

The Centre for Labour Laws (CLL), National Law Institute University, Bhopal, has launched the CLL Legal Aid Wing to provide free legal aid to migrant workers and labourers affected due to the lockdown. The Covid-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the livelihoods of many people and the ones that are most affected by it are the migrant labourers who have no fixed wages and who have had to travel back home, many a times on foot due to absence of work for them. As places of employment have...

QS WUR 2021: JGU Ranked India's Best Private University

Jindal Global University (JGU) has been ranked as India's Number 1 Private University by the QS World University Rankings (WUR) 2021. In the 2021 rankings, 21 Indian universities have made it in the top 1000, out of which 18 are public and 3 are private. JGU is the youngest, and the only university purely devoted to arts, humanities & social sciences and also the first ranked private university in India in these prestigious world rankings. The University displayed a 100-rank...

JGU Shortlisted For Times Higher Education Asia Awards 2020

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has become the only University from India that has been shortlisted by Times Higher Education (THE) for its Asia Awards 2020 in the categories of "Outstanding Leadership and Management Team" and "Excellence and Innovation in the Arts". JGU, which has completed just 10 years, is also the youngest institution from Asia that is in contention for these top honours. In a unique recognition, JGU has been shortlisted under three different award categories...

Prof. Balraj Chauhan, VC-DNLU Jabalpur Nominated To Committee For Reforms In Criminal Law

Vide its notification No 1/2./209- Judicial Cell (Part –I) dated 29th May 2020, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has approved the nomination of Prof. Balraj Chauhan, Vice-Chancellor Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur to the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law.The committee seeks to recommend reforms in the criminal law of the country in a the principled, effective and efficient manner that ensures the safety and security of the individual, the community and the...

Rebecca John On CLC's Trial by Media Webinar

On 25th May 2020, the Moot Court Society of Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi hosted a national webinar on 'Trial by Media: Free Speech and Fair Trial under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.' The Keynote Speaker for the webinar was Ms. Rebecca Mammen John, Senior Advocate, High Court of Delhi. The event was flagged off by Dr. Narender Kumar Bishnoi, Assistant Professor, Campus Law Centre with the introduction of the speaker. The webinar was moderated by Ms....

Volunteers Required At Legal Aid Centre, University of Lucknow, Lucknow

Lucknow University Legal Aid Clinic is inspired by the determination to promote 'EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE', seek to facilitate access to justice to the marginalized and deprived classes of the society, in collaboration with District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Lucknow, other Social Institutions and NGOs based in Lucknow. Lucknow University Legal Aid Clinic requires young dynamic volunteers for minimum period of 2 months to a maximum period of 6 months who are interested in Web ...