3rd National Essay Writing Competition by IDIA UP Chapter: Sumbit by Dec 28

About The Event

The National Essay Writing Competition is IDIA UP Chapter’s flagship annual initiative. Through the event, we aim to promote the art of legal research and writing, while also contributing to a social cause. After the huge success of the first two editions, we are back with our III Edition. In collaboration with The Contemporary Law Forum, this edition is going to be bigger and better than ever!

About IDIA

Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education, commonly abbreviated as IDIA, is a non-profit organization working in India, which was founded by late Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer. It aims to empower underprivileged children by giving them access to quality legal education. It is a student-run movement to train underprivileged students and help them transform into leading lawyers and community advocates.

Theme And Sub-Themes

Theme: “Intersection of Environment and the Law: Analyzing the Evolving Legal Regime”

Sub-Themes:

1. Legal Issues surrounding Bio Medical Waste Management during Covid-19.

2. Advancing Environmental Justice for Marginalized Communities.

3. Corporate Capitalism: Exploring the Contours of ESG.

4. Environmental Impact Assessments and Public participation for Climate Sensitive Projects.

5. Climate Change, Human Rights and the Arbitrariness Surrounding Emission Restrictions.

NOTE: The above-mentioned sub-themes are not exhaustive in nature and any submission which relates to the broad theme would be considered for the Competition

Eligibility

The competition is open to law students across the country.

Submission And Registration

Co-authorship up to two authors is allowed.

Authors should restrict their submissions between 1800-2000 words (exclusive of endnotes). However, if an article is of high contemporary relevance with a very novel analysis, it can be considered for the competition as per the discretion of the Editorial Board, even though it exceeds the word limit.

The essay must be submitted in a .doc/.docx format to [email protected]. The last date for submission is 28^th December 2021. The results of the Competition would be announced on 17^th January 2022.

Participants are required to register for the Competition using the following links-

For IDIA scholars: 

For All other Participants: 

The minimum contribution for the registration will be Rs. 80 for single author and Rs. 100 in case of co-authorship.

NOTE: IDIA Scholars are not required to contribute a registration amount to participate in the competition

Payment Details

PayTM – 9415665298

UPI ID – 9415665298@paytm

Account Holder’s Name – Uday Pratap Maurya

Rewards

The top 3 entries selected from the Competition will be published on the TCLF Blog.

Internship opportunity at PSL Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi and the Chambers of Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, (Advocate on Record at the Supreme Court of India), for the top two entries.

Certificate of Merit by the IDIA U.P. Chapter for the top 10 entries.

All other participants will receive a Participation Certification by the IDIA U.P. Chapter.

Contact Details

In case of a query, feel free to reach out to the contact numbers mentioned below:

1. Vidushi +91 70051 54507

2. Srishti +91 94536 50809

Or send a mail at [email protected]

Please find the attached brochure of competition alongside the detailed submission guidelines.