{"id":266073,"date":"2022-04-28T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=266073"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:48:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:18:49","slug":"2nd-nluo-phfi-public-health-law-moot-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/04\/28\/2nd-nluo-phfi-public-health-law-moot-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd NLUO PHFI Public Health Law Moot, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack takes pride in pioneering the development and teaching of \u2018Public Health Law\u2019 as a specialised course in India. We offer a streamlined study of \u2018Public Health Law\u2019 as a seminar course, away from the shadow of Constitutional Law, Medicine and Law and Bioethics. While the Covid-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on just the subject there is a need for broader engagement with administrators, academicians, lawyers, and law students across the country to critically analyse the role of law in making health a realizable goal and ensuring distributive fairness in the allocation of critical health infrastructure. What better way to do it and cudgel the young minds than a moot court competition? So, with an aim to expand our reach to law students across the country and make them think and research about various nitty-gritties of byzantine legal rules and principles that form the bedrock of the public health apparatus we are organising this 2nd PHFI-NLUO Public Health Law Moot. The purpose of this moot is to armour budding lawyers with research skills and arguments on the tensions between civil liberties and states powers and duties with respect to tobacco control.<\/p>\n

About the 1st Public Health Law National Moot Court Competition<\/p>\n

The first edition of the moot was a stellar success with the participation of 68 teams from across the length and breadth of the country. In the North, we had teams from up to Kashmir (Central University of Kashmir) to Kerala (NUALS, Kochi and GLC, Trivandrum) in the South, Gujarat in the West [GNLU, Gujarat] to Bengal [NUJS] in the East.\u00a0 The teams represented National Law Universities, Central and State Government Law Department, Private Law Universities, and law colleges (both urban and local). They were judged in the preliminary rounds by a panel consisting of sitting civil judges, senior advocates, advocates before 13 different High Courts, law firm partners and associates, in-house counsels, government counsels and independent researchers.\u00a0 The finals were judged by eminent legal luminaries and public health experts including Mr Anand Grover, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Dr Gagandeep Kang, India\u2019s leading virologist and Professor, CMC Vellore, Mr Murali Neelkanthan, Partner, Amicus, Mr Sameer Sah, Partner, Khaitan & CO and Mr Warren Bruke, Senior Attorney, United States House of Representatives, Office of Legislative Counsel. The event was also graced by Hon’ble Justice Mr Sanjeeb Panigrahi, Judge, Orissa High Court and Dr K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India. Government Law College, Mumbai won the competition and will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 21,000. They also won the citation for \u2018Best Memorial\u2019 and will be awarded a separate cash prize of Rs 10000. Runners up, NALSAR Hyderabad will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 15,000. Anshika Paul of Government Law College, Trivandrum was adjudicated the \u2018Best Speaker\u2019 and will get prize money of Rs.10000.\u00a0 Other hon\u2019ble citations were \u2018Fourth Best Memorial\u2019 to Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, \u2018Third Best Memorial\u2019 to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow, \u2018Second Best Memorial\u2019 to Chanakya National Law University, Patna, \u2018Third Best Speaker\u2019 as Anagha Ramdass from NUALS, Kochi and \u2018Second Best Speaker\u2019 to Nabeel M from School of Law, University of Mysore.<\/p>\n

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Competition Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release of Moot Proposition and Opening of Registrations: 20th April, 2022<\/p>\n

Close of Registrations: 14th May, 2022<\/p>\n

Memorial Submissions: 20th June, 2022<\/p>\n

Preliminary Oral Rounds [Knock Out]: 7-8th July, 2022<\/p>\n

Quarterfinal Oral Rounds: 9th July, 2022<\/p>\n

Semi-final \u00a0Oral Rounds: 10th July, 2022<\/p>\n

Final Oral Rounds: 10th July, 2022<\/p>\n

For more details refer<\/p>\n

CPHL NLUO 2022 Moot Rule Book<\/a><\/p>\n

CPHL NLUO Moot Proposition<\/a><\/p>\n

Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

All participants will be presented with E-Certificates of Participation and all the winners of awards will be presented with E-Certificates of Merit and a cash prize in addition to E-Certificates of Participation.<\/p>\n

Winners : Rs. 21,000<\/p>\n

Best Speaker: Rs. 10,000<\/p>\n

Runners Up : Rs. 15,000<\/p>\n

Best Memorial : Rs. 10,000<\/p>\n

Registration Guideline and Details<\/strong><\/p>\n