University of Minnesota Wins GLC’s DMH Memorial Moot Court Competition

The University of Minnesota won the Best Team Award at the DM Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition held at Churchgate Convocation Hall of Mumbai University on Sunday evening. National Law University, Jodhpur won the Second Best Team Award.The final round was presided over by a bench of judges of the Bombay High Court, Justice GS Patel, Justice PD Naik, Justice MS Karnik, Justice BH Dangre and Justice RI Chagla.The case study of the competition explored...

Panel Discussion on Embracing Diversity Conducted with GLC’s DMH International Moot Court Competition

The DM Harish Foundation, in association with the Moot Court Association of Government Law College, Mumbai, has organised a panel discussion as a part of the DM Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition every year.The topic for the panel discussion this year was ‘Embacing Diversity, Eliminating Discrimination – A Constitution for All’. The discussion aimed at tackling issues faced by various stigmatised communities.The panel was moderated by Mr. Haresh Jagtiani,...

7th GNLU International Maritime Academy [17th-24th Mar; Gandhinagar]

The Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, will hold the 7th GNLU International Maritime Academy, 2018, from March 17 to 24, 2018 at the university campus.The theme of the 6th edition is ‘Indian Ocean Region - Ports Security, Preventing, Reducing and Controlling - IUU Fishing and Marine Environment Pollution’.The 2018 edition is designed to explore and assess the trajectory of law and policy affecting maritime commerce, maritime security, and marine environmental protection and resource...

US Justice Mel Flanagan Delivers Lecture on Implicit Bias at ILNU

Institute of Law, Nirma University, on Thursday organised a distinguished lecture on Implicit Bias. The lecture was delivered by Justice Mel Flanagan. Prof Purvi Pokhariyal, Dean and Director of Institute of Law, Nirma University, welcomed Justice Mel Flanagan (Circuit Court Judge and Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA), Prof Stephen Barnes (Associate Dean, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, USA) and Susie Muise (Interior Designer & Paint Professor,...

ILNU Legal Aid Clinic Holds Camp In Jamiyatpura Village Of Gujarat

The Legal Aid Clinic at Institute of Law Nirma University aspires to contribute to the legal literacy of needy and poor through its awareness initiatives. To further this aim, a legal awareness camp was organised at Jamiyatpura village, Gandhinagar, on Sunday by members of Legal Aid Clinic.A skit was performed by students to explain several rights available to labourers and women under various Indian laws to around 30 residential families of the village on the premises of a primary school. They...

Mediation Workshop Held for Nirma University Students by Firdosh S Karanchiwala

Institute of Law, Nirma University, organized a mediation training workshop for its students of 4th year from 29th to 31st January, wherein they were trained in the art of conducting a relatively new form of Alternate Dispute Resolution, i.e. Mediation. The workshop was conducted by Firdosh S Kassam Karanchiwala of the Supreme Court Committee on Mediation.Karanchiwala informed the students about the intricacies of the art of mediation and explained to them the different way through which a...

ILNU Wins British Deputy High Commission’s Great Debate

Students of Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU), won the Great Britain Debate 2017-18, organised by the British Deputy High Commission of Great Britain, in collaboration with Gujarat University, on Wednesday. The winning team comprised Toshit Godara and Subham Borah.The Great Debate is a unique opportunity to celebrate the UK and India’s shared culture of vibrant discussion and debate.The team was greatly appreciated by Deputy High Commissioner Geoff Wain and social entrepreneur Ruzan...

Amity Law School, Noida, Holds Seminar On 'Edu-Quest: A Tryst With Cryptocurrency'

The Legal Entrepreneurship Cell of Amity Law School, Noida, organised a seminar on cryptocurrencies 'Edu-Quest: A Tryst with Cryptocurrency' on Tuesday (23 January) with LiveLaw as the media partners of the event.Varun Kalra, president of Legal Entrepreneurship Cell, and Ramisha Jain, vice- president of the Legal Entrepreneurship Cell, welcomed the gathering.The first speaker was Harish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Sri Ram College of Commerce, and research scholar, Delhi...

ILNU Team Wins 16th Justa Causa National Law Moot Court Competition Festival 2018

The team constantly worked hard qualifying the Memorial Rounds and beating many prestigious law schools throughout their journey of competition.In the late evening of 21st January, 2018 came a proud moment as the team from Institute of Law Nirma University (ILNU), Ahmedabad who won the prestigious 16th Justa Causa National Law Moot Court Competition Festival 2018 held at Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law, Nagpur this week from Jan 19-21, 2018. The winners of the competition Saloni Modi, Soham...

NUJS Holds Conference On Ways To Enhance ‘Access To Justice’ Through Mediation

NUJS Legal Aid Society recently organised a conference in Kolkata on the theme ‘Access to Justice’, inviting ideas and proposals to alleviate the state of access to justice in West Bengal. The event was presided over by Justice Protik Prokash Banerjee, Kolkata High Court, and Rahim Shamji, founder of ADR-ODR London.This event was a follow-up to the IMW awareness campaign, supported by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India and endorsed by the Supreme Court Mediation and...

Panel Discussion On ‘Baptism By Fire: Trial Of Speech, Democracy And Media In India’ Successfully Held At Nirma University

The Institute of Law, Nirma University, organized a panel discussion presided by Rafael Cohen Almagor (director MESG, School of Politics, University of Hull and Professor and Chair in Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies, University of Hull, UK), academician Salil Tripathi (contributor editor, Mint and Caravan-Chair, PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee and senior advisor, Institute for Human Rights and Business, UK) and senior journalist Ajay Umat...

Lex Infinitum 2018, 3rd Edition of VMSCL–WMO International Dispute Resolution Competition, Concludes

The 3rd Edition of International Dispute Resolution Competition, Lex Infinitum 2018, hosted by VM Salgaocar College of Law (VMSCL), in collaboration with the World Mediation Organisation (WMO), Berlin, concluded on Saturday after four days of rigorous activity.The closing ceremony, held at Marriott, Miramar, started off with Dr Sandhya Ram, director of Lex Infinitum 2018, welcoming the gathering and introducing chief guest Justice Nutan D Sardessai, judge at High Court of Bombay at Goa.Justice...