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The platform aims to promote <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">free access to legal scholarships<\/span>, encourage <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">original academic writing<\/span>, and provide law students and young professionals with a genuine space to engage in contemporary legal issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Through publications, competitions, and community initiatives, Clause &amp; Claws seeks to strengthen legal discourse and nurture future legal scholars.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Competition<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Clause &amp; Claws National Legal Essay Writing Competition, 2026<\/span>, is an inter-university academic initiative designed to encourage rigorous legal research and critical analysis among law students and research scholars across India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The competition provides a platform for participants to engage with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">contemporary legal, regulatory, and socio-legal developments<\/span>, and to contribute meaningfully to doctrinal and policy-oriented legal debates. 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Authors are free to write on any contemporary legal issue within the broad framework of law:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Constitutional law, governance, federalism, and democratic institutions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Criminal law, criminal justice reforms, and procedural safeguards<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Technology and law: Artificial Intelligence, data protection, cyber law, and digital governance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Corporate, commercial, and financial laws<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Human rights, access to justice, and socio-legal perspectives<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Environmental law, climate justice, and sustainable development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), arbitration, and mediation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Intellectual Property Rights and innovation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Gender justice, child rights, and marginalised communities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Comparative and international legal developments impacting India<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; font-style: italic;\">Interdisciplinary, policy-oriented, and reform-focused submissions are encouraged.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Students and research scholars enrolled in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">undergraduate, postgraduate, or Ph.D. programmes<\/span> at any recognised Indian university or institution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Co-authorship is permitted<\/span>, with a maximum of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">two authors per submission<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Word Limit:<\/span> 1500&#8212;3500 words (excluding endnotes)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Formatting:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#9675; Font: Times New Roman<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#9675; Font Size: 12 (main text), 10 (endnotes)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#9675; Spacing: 1.5 (main text), single spacing (endnotes)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Citation Style:<\/span> Bluebook (21st Edition)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Submissions must be <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">original and unpublished<\/span>. 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Authors are required to register and create an account, after which they may proceed to the &#8220;Submit Manuscript&#8221; section to upload their essay under the Articles category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Link:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clauseandclaws.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-style: solid; text-underline-mode: continuous; text-underline-color: #0000ff; color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.clauseandclaws.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Important Dates<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Deadline for Submission:<\/span> 15 March 2026 (11:59 P.M.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Announcement of Results:<\/span> 15 April 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Registration Fee<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Single Author:<\/span> &#8377;700\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Co-authorship:<\/span> &#8377;1100\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Prizes<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1st Prize:<\/span> &#8377;12,000 + Certificate of Merit and publication on Clause and Claws website + Internship in a reputed Law firm in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chhattisgarh.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">2nd Prize:<\/span> &#8377;6,000 + Certificate of Merit and publication on Clause and Claws website + Internship in a reputed Law firm in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chhattisgarh.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3rd Prize:<\/span> &#8377;3,500 + Certificate of Merit and publication on Clause and Claws website + Internship in a reputed Law firm in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chhattisgarh.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Top entries may also be <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">considered for publication on the Clause &amp; Claws website<\/span>, subject to editorial review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Clause &amp; Claws invites submissions for its National Legal Essay Writing Competition 2026, encouraging original, policy-oriented legal research on contemporary legal issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67011,"featured_media":374177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33144,6],"tags":[97753,97750,97755,97754,97752,97751],"class_list":["post-374171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adr-competititons","category-lawschoolnews","tag-bluebook-citation-essay-contest","tag-clause-claws-essay-writing-competition-2026","tag-contemporary-legal-issues-essay","tag-inter-university-legal-writing-competition","tag-legal-essay-competition-for-law-students","tag-national-legal-essay-competition-india"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clause &amp; Claws National Legal Essay Writing Competition 2026 | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Clause &amp; Claws announces its National Legal Essay Writing Competition 2026 with cash prizes, publication and internships. 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