Symbiosis Law School, Pune’s Juritas International Law Essay Competition [Prize worth Rs 30K]: Register by Mar 31

About the Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Symbiosis Law School (SLS) is a law school located in Pune, India. It was established in 1977 under the banner of Symbiosis Society, under the patronage of S. B. Mujumdar, President & Founder Director. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust, Act, 1950.

Symbiosis Law School is a constituent college of Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Symbiosis Law School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes in Law. It also offers diploma and certificate studies.

About the opportunity

In association with the International Law Students Association (ILSA) chapter, Symbiosis Law School, Pune is organizing the ‘JURISTAS- International Law Essay Competition 2022’.

Symbiosis Law School, Pune was established in June 1977, was earlier affiliated to the University of Pune and later became a constituent of Symbiosis International University in 2002, with an enhanced degree of autonomy in teaching, learning and research.

Being the meeting point of all kinds of talent in the legal arena, SLS, Pune occupies a place of pride among the flagship institutions of the Symbiosis International University.

Theme

· Climate Change versus Modernization.

· Discourse on Climate Change- Influenced Human Migration: Its Legal Implications with special emphasis upon COVID-19.

· Construction of a clear course for the ‘Net-Zero’ Emission target: Backing common but differentiated responsibilities of forced compliance.

Eligibility

Participation is open to all the Undergraduate and Post-graduate Law Students enrolled in any institution in India and abroad.

The participants must submit an attested copy of their Student Identity Card along with the Essay. Co-authorship is allowed but restricted to a maximum of two individuals per essay.

Submission guidelines

· All entries should be in Times New Roman, size 12 and line spacing 1.5

· The Essay should not be less than 4500 words and not more than 6500 inclusive of all footnotes

· The essay should be accompanied with a 250-word abstract which shall not be counted towards the word limit

· All entries should contain footnote citations which should be in Times New Roman, size 10 and single line spacing

· The footnote should conform to the system of citation specified in the Harvard Blue Book, 20^th Edition

· The use of end-notes and other citation methods is not permitted

· All entries should include a cover page specifying name of the author, institutional affiliation, course and year of study, e-mail address, postal address and contact number

· Any identifying information is not to be mentioned anywhere in the text of the essay and violation of the same shall lead to immediate disqualification

· Submissions of entries shall be made in soft copies to: [email protected] and subject of the mail should be “JURISTAS 2022”

· The deadline for the submission of entries is 31 March, 2022

· Paper must be original and unpublished work of the authors. The paper should not be under consideration for publication or in a contest elsewhere

· Plagiarism of any nature will attract immediate disqualification

· The organizers reserve the right to reject the entries that do not conform to the above-mentioned guidelines

· Essays will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of impartial Judges and Academicians

· Essays will be judged anonymously

· Plagiarism of up to 10 percent would be permitted

· The Essays once submitted will be the sole intellectual property of Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Prize

First prize shall be awarded ₹15,000/-

Second prize shall be awarded ₹10,000/-

Third prize shall be awarded ₹5,000/-

All students participating in the competition shall be issued participation certificates.

Evaluation criteria

The following are the criteria for marking and the marks allotted to each category:

Overall Evaluation of the topic: 20 Marks

Issue covered, their relevance and ingenuity of ideas: 20 Marks

Flow and Structure of essay: 10 Marks

Legal content and use of authorities, references, etc.: 25 Marks

Language: 10 Marks

Originality, imagination, creative writing skills and clarity of thought: 15 Marks

Contact

For further details or any queries please write to [email protected].

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