The Academic Committee is happy to announce that we will be conducting an Essay Writing Competition in the following manner:
- The 1st and 2nd year batches will be divided into one category (Category 1) and the 3rd, 4th and 5th years will be in a separate category (Category 2).
- Category 1 and Category 2 participants will have different topics to choose from. The top 2 entries for each topic in each category will win Rs. 2250 for the first prize and Rs. 1000 for the second.
- The deadline for the competition is 23:59 (11:59 PM) on 5th June, 2020 (Friday). This will be a strict deadline. Any submission after the above-mentioned date will be subject to the docking policy as is applicable for project submissions.
- The word limit for the essays should be strictly in the range of 2000-2500 (Excluding footnotes).
- Co-authorship will be allowed as long as it is participants within the same category. A maximum of 2 authors can co-author the essay.
- General Guidelines:
- New Times Roman, size 12.
- Bluebook citations 20th ed.
- 1.5 line spacing.
- No speaking citations.
- The topics for Category 1 are:
- What are the philosophical justifications and values of criminal law?
- Write on the theme of how overdependence on criminal laws for individual independence and institutional and social stability speak poorly about society’s ability to handle human conflicts by other means.
- The topics for Category 2 are:
- Corporate Board Diversity: A critical examination of mandatory inclusion of woman directors.
- Unfair Prejudice Remedy and the role of directors.
- Please make your submissions by replying to the thread sent by the Academic Committee dated April 8, 2020.