{"id":232488,"date":"2020-07-18T19:19:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T13:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=232488"},"modified":"2020-07-18T19:19:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T13:49:09","slug":"call-for-submissions-journal-and-seminar-committee-national-article-writing-competition-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/07\/18\/call-for-submissions-journal-and-seminar-committee-national-article-writing-competition-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submissions | Journal and Seminar Committee National Article Writing Competition, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University, is a collegiate public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established on 24 January 1857 and was one of the first institutions in Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and Western-style university. Established in 1909 under the guidance of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, the Department of Law of the University of Calcutta is one of the oldest legal institutions in the South Asian subcontinent.<\/p>\n

About the Journal & Seminar Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Journal and Seminar Committee (JSC) is a student-run academic committee of the Department of Law, University of Calcutta, committed to regulate, facilitate and promote the spirit of legal research, academic writing and substantive discourse within the realm of contemporaneous jurisprudence. Although established by name in 2017, the Committee adopted its Specific Rules on 19th June, 2019. Since, the structure of the Committee and its functions thereof were formalised upon ratification of the said Rules. Deriving its delegated authority from the Student Committee Rules of 2017, the 2019 Specific Rules of the Journal and Seminar Committee mandate the Committee\u2019s oversight on the functioning of the Departmental Journal and Blog, and provides it with the exclusive authority to organise Lectures, Seminars, Conferences, Competitions and Symposia within the Department. Presently, the Committee runs the Department\u2019s official Blog (Legis Sententia) and Podcast [(il)Legality] and has organised a panel discussion seminar titled \u201cDialogue on Advocacy in the Higher Judiciary and its Contribution to Evolving Jurisprudence\u201d in August last year.<\/p>\n

About the Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the commencement of the new JSC Academic Year 2020-21, the present Executive Board of the Committee has decided to conduct a National Article Writing Competition to provide an academic platform for the young and brilliant legal minds of the country to edge and showcase their research, analytical and writing skills. The central motive of this competition is to give rise to a formal opportunity where constructive opinions on the contemporaneous jurisprudential issues of paramount importance and fundamental relevance can, under the guidance of our sub-themes, be fearlessly deliberated upon.<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

The competition is open for all the law students enrolled under any undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral course at any college or University recognised by Bar Council of India.<\/p>\n

Co-authorship is allowed upto a maximum of 2 authors. (The co-authors can be from different institutions)<\/p>\n

Themes and Sub-themes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The participant(s) shall write and submit an Article under ANY ONE of the sub-themes listed below.<\/p>\n

Theme –\u00a0Public Law and Criminal Law<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Upholding the Rule of Law in the Tussle of Rule by Judiciary vs. Rule by Government<\/li>\n
  2. Selective Nature of Judicial Activism of the Supreme Court of India<\/li>\n
  3. Health vs. Education: An Analysis on the Dilemma with the Decisions of UGC\/MHA<\/li>\n
  4. The Interplay between Cyber Security, Digital Privacy and Digital Surveillance<\/li>\n
  5. Transparency in Electoral Financing and Electoral Bonds<\/li>\n
  6. Analyse the Inception and Working of the \u2018Rarest of the Rare doctrine\u2019 in Awarding Death Penalty<\/li>\n
  7. Constitutional Validity of Article 73 of the Indian Constitution<\/li>\n
  8. Contemptuous Liabilities in Criticism of Judicial Decisions<\/li>\n
  9. Police Brutality: Custodial Violence and\/or Encounters<\/li>\n
  10. Feminism and Indian Criminal Laws<\/li>\n
  11. Ignorance of Government in Implementation of Environmental Laws<\/li>\n
  12. Animal Rights Violation \/ Implementation of Regulations of Maritime Wildlife Management.<\/li>\n
  13. Legal Validity and\/or Implications of Banning Apps in India<\/li>\n
  14. The Role of Welfare State: Protection of Business vs. Suspension of Labour Laws<\/li>\n
  15. Access to Internet and Digital Conversion of Court Proceedings<\/li>\n
  16. Cryptocurrency Regulations in India in Times of COVID-19: A Boon or Bane?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Theme –\u00a0International Law and Commercial Law<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Upholding the UN Charter: Neutrality of UN Organizations<\/li>\n
    2. Human Rights Obligations of Private Corporations Under International law<\/li>\n
    3. A Comparison of Regulations of Horizontal Agreements in the EU, Japan and China.<\/li>\n
    4. Aircraft Acquisition Contracts and Force Majeure: A Way Out For Airlines?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Submission Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n