Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar National Law University is organising Wordathon, an article writing cum presentation competition, from April 28–30, 2023.
About the University
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat (DBRANLU) was established by the State Government of Haryana in the year 2012, vide State Legislature Act No. 15 of 2012, in the education hub of India; Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Rai, Sonepat. DBRANLU holds the distinction of being the only National Law University in Haryana.
About SwarnUtsav
SwarnUtsav is the annual cultural cum legal fest that shall take place from April 28–30, 2023. It is a one-of-a-kind cultural cum legal fest brought to you by the bright minds of DBRANLU.
SwarnUtsav offers a unique opportunity to celebrate culture and showcase legal talent and creativity simultaneously. It combines the best of both worlds and provides a platform for students to engage with the legal community while enjoying a range of cultural activities.
About the Competition
- The Research and Publications Committee of DBRANLU is proud to host “Wordathon,” an Article Writing cum Presentation Competition as part of SwarnUtsav’23. The competition will be divided into two stages.
- Stage one shall encompass a call for the submission of articles from participants across the country. Thereafter, the top ten submissions shall be selected on the basis of the merit of the manuscript among the received submissions for Stage Two of the competition.
- In Stage 2, the authors of the selected top ten submissions shall be invited to the university for the presentation of their article before the judges on April 30, 2023.
- Also, there would be a cap of two authors for submission and only a single submission would be allowed from one team.
Eligibility
Students or participants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in law, i.e., a 3-year LL.B. course or a 5-year LL.B. course from any recognized college or university, or pursuing an LL.M. from any recognized university. Students of Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Law University shall not be eligible to participate in the competition.
Themes
Given below is the list of areas of law and themes for the competition. The author(s) may submit work on any one theme.
- Technology Law
- Replacing human contact in the post-pandemic legal profession.
- Smart Contractors and NFT: A key to new age Agreement Policy.
- Securities Law
- Tracing the graph of economic crimes vis-a-vis increase in SEBI market bans.
- Banking and Financial Law
- Regulatory Lessons for Indian Banking System vis-a-vis American Banking Crisis.
- Secondment of employees in India: A linear or curve jurisprudence?
- Criminal Acts in the Banking sector vis-a-vis juridical review of the procedure of law enforcement agencies.
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Anti-trust law: A boon or bane to merger and acquisitions and inclusive economic growth.
- Comparative analysis of the international merger and acquisition jurisdictions across the globe.
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law
- Negotiable Instruments Act vis-a-vis Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: can liability be evaded with insolvency?
- Effects of a moratorium on income tax proceedings.
- Real-estate insolvencies: A grey area of IBC & other statutes.
- Voluntary Liquidation processes: Comparative jurisprudence for its streamlining.
- Takeaways for Indian insolvency regime: Pre-packaged insolvency resolution.
- Insolvency procedure across the globe through the lens of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
- Intellectual Property Law
- Metaverse and Digital Assets vis-a-vis Intellectual Property Rights.
- Sports Law
- Rights and obligations of athletes vis-a-vis modern sports law contracts and players agents’ regulations.
- Legality and scope of use of Bitcoin in online sports betting across foreign jurisdictions.
- Media Law
- Void in Statutes and Regulations vis-a-vis Media Law.
- Fashion Law
- Introduction and Challenges of Fashion Law to the Metaverse and the Digital Era.
- Company Law
- Role and importance of Poison Pill in the corporate arena.
- Insider trading in India vis-a-vis cross-section and jurisprudence of the regulatory statutes.
- Innovations in corporate law: takeaways for Indian Legislature.
- Arbitration law
- Comparative analysis of Indian & foreign jurisprudence for the validity of sole arbitrator in arbitration.
Submission Deadline
- Participants must send in their submissions before April 26, 2023.
- Date of Presentation: April 30.
- SwarnUtsav Fest dates: April 28 to April 30, 2023.
Submission Guidelines
- All works must be original and unpublished and must not be pending review before any other journal or publishing platform.
- Each participant will receive a registration number/code after their registration is complete.
- The Authors shall be solely responsible for any dispute arising out of their manuscript including copyright, defamation, objectionable content, or contempt, and agree to suffer the loss, if any, caused by violating copyright or any other rights.
- The submissions shall only be accepted through the Google form link sent through the mail.
- The word limit for the submission shall be between 1200 and 1500 words. Any pieces exceeding the given word limit shall be accepted only at the discretion of the Editorial Board.
- No re-submission requests shall be entertained. Doing so shall lead to immediate disqualification of the Author(s).
- The evaluation of the Article shall be done with the following considerations including but not limited to:
- Knowledge of the Law
- Originality of Thought
- Lack of Plagiarism (Limit:10%)
- A uniform style of Referencing
- Fluidity in delivery
- Solution-based Conclusions
Format
- The Articles must be submitted as a Word document (.doc or .docx)
- Word Limit: 1200-1500 words. Longer pieces may be accepted subject to the discretion of the Editorial Board.
- Formatting: Times New Roman, 12 pt., 1.5 line spacing; Endnotes (if any) font size 10, single-spaced.
- All Relevant Authorities must be duly acknowledged and hyperlinked in the text of the submission itself. If no online source is available, then endnotes (OSCOLA 4th Edition) may be used.
- Co-Authorship is allowed up to two authors, but not more.
- The Author(s) bear the sole responsibility for the accuracy of facts, opinions, or views put forth in the submitted manuscript.
- The submission must be an original work of the author(s) and must not be in consideration for publication elsewhere.
- A Similarity Index of more than 10% shall lead to immediate rejection.
- The manuscript must not have any personal information about the author(s).
- Copyright of all blog posts shall vest with “The DBRANLU Law Review-Blog.”
- Acceptance or Rejection of the same shall be communicated via E-mail within two to three business days.
Registration
- The link for registration is given at the end of this post.
- Submission Fee: Rs. 250/- (To be made at the time of submission)
- Presentation Fee: Rs. 750/- (Upon successfully completing Stage 1)
Awards and Merit
The author(s) of the top five presentations shall be awarded as follows:
- 1st Position: Rs. 10,000, Certificate of Excellence, Internship Opportunity, Publication on the Blog.
- 2nd Position: Rs. 7,500, Certificate of Excellence, Internship Opportunity, Publication on the Blog.
- 3rd Position: Rs. 5,000, Certificate of Excellence, Internship Opportunity, Publication on the Blog.
- 4th Position: Certificate of Merit and Publication on the Blog.
- 5th Position: Certificate of Merit and Publication on the Blog.
Moreover, the top 5 submissions shall be given a Certificate of Merit and shall be published on the DBRANLU Law Review Blog under the ‘featured’ category,
Note: These prizes are for particular positions, not for individual participants.
Location
Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Law University, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Rai, Haryana 131021.
Contact Details
- Advityaa Makkar (Student Member) +91 88009 01810
- Mohd. Saud-ur-Rehman Siddiqui (Student Member) +91 94244 69257
Click here to register.
Click here to view the rulebook.
Click here to learn more about the competition.
Source: Lawctopus
