IDIA UP Chapter is organizing their 3rd National Essay Writing Competition on the theme ‘Intersection of Environment and the Law: Analyzing the Evolving Legal Regime’.
About IDIA
Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education, commonly abbreviated as IDIA, is a non-profit organization working in India, which was founded by late Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer. It aims to empower underprivileged children by giving them access to quality legal education. It is a student-run movement to train underprivileged students and help them transform into leading lawyers and community advocates.
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About TCLF
The Contemporary Law Forum is a student run, professionally supported blog established with the primary objective of promoting and publishing quality legal research on contemporary issues of law.
TCLF further aims to act as a medium of discussion between multiple stakeholders of the legal industry, through legal research and writing.
With a guaranteed outreach across the diverse spectrum of the industry, the forum is an ideal place for the writing community to publish their thoughts on legal issues of contemporary relevance.
You can read more about TCLF by clicking here or visiting their social media handles at LinkedIn and Facebook.
About the Competition
The National Essay Writing Competition is IDIA UP Chapter's flagship annual intiative. Through the event, we aim to promote the art of legal research and writing, while also contributing to a social cause. After the huge success of the first two editions, we are back with our 3rd Edition. In collaboration with The Contemporary Law Forum, this edition is going to be bigger and better than ever!
Theme
“Intersection of Environment and the Law: Analyzing the Evolving Legal Regime”
Sub-Themes
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Legal Issues surrounding Bio Medical Waste Management during Covid-19.
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Advancing Environmental Justice for Marginalized Communities.
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Corporate Capitalism: Exploring the Contours of ESG.
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Environmental Impact Assessments and Public participation for Climate Sensitive Projects.
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Climate Change, Human Rights and the Arbitrariness Surrounding Emission Restrictions.
NOTE: The above mentioned sub-themes are not exhaustive in nature and any submission which relates to the broad theme would be considered for the Competition.
Submission Guidelines
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Entries may be made only by students currently pursuing an education in law.
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Co-authorship up to two authors is allowed.
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Authors should preferably use hyperlinks within the text itself for citing the resources instead of footnotes.
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If hyperlinking the resources is not possible, authors may use Oxford Standard OSCOLA (4th edition) or any uniform citation style to cite authorities as endnotes.
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Authors should restrict their submissions between 1800-2000 words (exclusive of endnotes). However, if an article is of high contemporary relevance with a very novel analysis, it can be considered for the competition as per the discretion of the Editorial Board, even though it exceeds the word limit.
Registration Fee
The minimum contribution for the registration will be Rs. 80 for single author and Rs. 100 in case of co-authorship.
Submission Procedure
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The essay must be submitted in a .doc/.docx format to idialucknowfr@gmail.com.
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Subject of the mail should read as: “Submission- IDIA Essay Writing Competition.”
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A separate world file must be sent including a brief description of the author(s).
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The author shall receive an acknowledgement email on the receipt of the essay by the IDIA UP Chapter within 24 hours of the submission. In case this does not happen, kindly check your spam-box or re-send the article.
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The copyright over the articles shall automatically transfer to The Contemporary Law Forum.
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Participants are required to register for the Competition using the following links: For IDIA Scholars: bit.ly/ScholarReg, For Non-IDIA Scholars/All other Participants: bit.ly/IDIAReg
Payment Details
NOTE: IDIA Scholars are not required to pay a registration amount to participate in the competition.
Incentives
Winner
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Publication of Essay on the TCLF Blog.
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Certificate of Excellence by the IDIA U.P. Chapter.
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Internship Opportunity at PSL Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi / Chambers of Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, Advocate-on- Record at the Supreme Court of India.
Runner-Up
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Publication of Essay on the TCLF Blog.
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Certificate of Excellence by the IDIA U.P. Chapter.
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Internship Opportunity at PSL Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi / Chambers of Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, Advocate-on- Record at the Supreme Court of India.
3rd Prize
Top 10
All other participants will receive a Participation Certification by the IDIA U.P. Chapter.
Tentative Dates/Schedule
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Last Date of Submission: 28 December, 2021.
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Declaration of Results : 17 January, 2022.
Contact
In case of a query, feel free to reach out to the contact numbers mentioned below:
Email: idialucknowfr@gmail.com.
