Institute Of Law, Nirma University Vibes 3.0 – Cultural And Sport Fest

Institute of Law, Nirma University organized the third edition of VIBES – its annual national cultural and sports fest calling the talented students from all over the country to showcase their talents. It is a three day event where various events including dance, music, film festival, DJ Wars and many more. It was hosted from 3rd- 5th February, 2017 at the Institute.The main events in VIBES were – Stand-up Comedy by Shreyas Negi on 3rd February Project Yugam, Ehsaas, Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe-...

3rd ILNU Model United Nation Conference by ILNU

After the huge success of the previous two editions, Institute of Law Nirma University hosted 3rd edition of the Institute of Law Nirma University Model United Nations Conference on 27th - 29th January, 2017. Mr. Narinder Singh, who is currently serving as the Chairperson of International Law Commission, United Nations and has also served as the Secretary General of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) graced the conference with his esteemed presence in the capacity of the Chief Guest....

NLU,Odisha beat Symbiosis, Pune to emerge as Winners in the finals of Jessups Indian Rounds

National Law University, Odisha defeated Symbiosis Law School, Pune in the finals of the super-prestigious 58th edition of the Jessup International Moot Competition this year.  Both the semi -finals and finals were extremely intriguing for all the participant teams.  The finals which had begun at 2 pm today were  judged by an esteemed panel consisting of Hon'ble Justice R. K. Agrawal, Judge Supreme Court of India, Dr. Sanoj Ranjan and Dr. Luther Rangreji. It is noted that both Symbiosis and NLU,...

NLU-O, Symbi Pune, NLIU and Nalsar in the Jessup Indian Rounds’ Semis

The preliminary rounds of Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition- India Round being jointly conducted by Amity Law School, Delhi (GGSIP University) and Surana & International Attorneys were held on 28th January.  Preliminary rounds of this prestigious competition this year saw the participation of total 32 esteemed teams from various parts of the country. The preliminary rounds were judged by Senior lawyers, Judges and other eminent personalities in the field of International...

58th Edition of Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition- India Round inaugurated at Amity

Amity Law School, Delhi (affiliated to Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University) in association with Surana & Surana is currently hosting the 58th edition of India Rounds of Philip C. Jesssup International Moot Court Competition. The competition will conclude on January 29th, 2017. The participants for this prestigious competition this year include thirty-two teams from The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University- School of excellence in Law, Jindal Global Law School,  ILS Law College,...

Talk by Mr. Arvind P Datar on ‘The Constitution, Federalism and GST’ at NALSAR University of Law

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, hosted Mr. Arvind P. Datar on Saturday, 21st January 2017 for a lecture on ‘The Constitution, Federalism and GST’. This was the 3rd lecture held by the ‘NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism’ that was conceived and has been organised since July 2016. Previously Mr. Arghya Sengupta and Retired Justice Ruma Pal have been speakers in this lecture series and have spoken on Judicial Appointments and Uniform Civil Code respectively.Mr. Datar started with...

Institute of Law, Nirma University-SCINTILLA 2017

An evening full of glamour and beautiful performances – Scintilla’17 was organised by the Cultural Committee of Institute of Law, Nirma University in association with Student Welfare Board at Nirma University campus with full enthusiasm and quality performances on 18th January 2017. The event was graced by well-known Gujarati actors - Raunak Kamdar and Ishan Wadhwala along with Khushbu Shah, a successful choreographer.There were many performances in the categories of solo dance, solo singing,...

Interrobang- 4th NALSAR Quiz Fest 2017

The 4th Edition of Interrobang, the NALSAR Quiz Festival will take place on 21st and 22nd January, 2017 at campus in Shameerpet, Hyderabad. Interrobang has become one of the biggest college Quiz Fests in the country and this edition hopes to replicate and build upon this success.As always, they shall be hosting some of the best quizmasters in the business, with a significant prize pool in excess of Rs. 90,000. The quizzes that will be held include: Major Chandrakant Nair will be hosting the...

Tour de Arbitration by NILS

The Network for International Law Students (NILS) is an international, independent, non-political, non-profit-making organisation, run by and for law students. It seeks to promote legal awareness among all the people and encourage communication and cooperation among law students and lawyers internationally; contribute to legal education; promote social responsibility in the field of law; increase opportunities for students to learn about other cultures and legal systems worldwide; and publicize...

Audit Of Judiciary Is The Need Of Hour: Justice Murlidhar

Institute of Law, Nirma University organized the Ninth Lecture of the Institute's Annual Public Lecture Series on "Access to Justice: Distant Reality" by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar, Judge, High Court of Delhi on 7th January, 2017 at 11.00 a.m. at Auditorium, C Block, Nirma University.Justice Murlidhar talked about Access to Justice as the minimum pre-requisite of gaining Justice and it should be fair and equal as mentioned in our Constitution. He started the lecture by showing a clip...

ILNU’s Judicial Performace and Access to Justice

The Centre for Social Justice, Institute of Law Nirma University conducted a seminar 'Judicial Performance and Access to Justice' on Wednesday, 28th December, 2016. The speaker for the session was Mr. Harish Narasappa, founding partner of Samvad Partners, a leading national law firm in India and co-founder of Daksh which is a Bangalore-based independent, not-for-profit organization.Mr. Harish addressed many questions related to the over-burdening of courts with cases and if the data collected by...

"Suljhao, Magar Pyar Se"- A Platform For Mediators In India

ODRways, an initiative taken by students of National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata, seeks to address both these issues and promote mediation in India, by integrating it with technology. They have developed the first of its kind online platform “DOMAIN” (Directory of Mediators in India), exclusively for Indian mediators. The platform will serve as the first national directory of mediators in India in a customized layout, making it easier for common man in India to engage with relevant...