The Centre for Cyber Law and Innovation, The Centre for Corporate Law and Governance, The Centre for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution Law, ICFAI Law School, Dehradun presents National E-Conference on Strengthening E-Commerce through ODR: Challenges and Perspectives from January 8-9, 2022
About the University
The ICFAI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (hereinafter referred to as the University) was established under the ICFAI University Act 2003 (Act No.16 of 2003) passed by the Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly and assented to by the Governor on July 08, 2003.
The ICFAI University secured 44th rank in the World Universities with Real Impact (WURI) Rankings 2020 released by UN Institute for Training and Research. The University has also been awarded with the certificate for E- Learning Excellence of Academic Digitisation (e- LEAD).
About ICFAI Law School, Dehradun
The ICFAI Law School (formerly known as Faculty of Law), a constituent of the ICFAI University, Dehradun is established with the objective of developing a new generation of legal professionals through the comprehensive and contemporary body of knowledge, professional skills and research integrating law with Management/Humanities. The Bar Council of India has accorded its approval for imparting three year and five year Law Courses at ICFAI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand and award degrees in law.
The ICFAI Law School, Dehradun is the 6th Ranking Law School of Super Excellence and 1st Ranking Law School in Uttarakhand according to CSR GHRDC Law School Rankings 2020. It also secured 26th rank among top Law Universities/ Institutions including NLUs in MDRA Rankings 2020 conducted by India Today.
About the Centre for Corporate Law and Governance
The Centre for Corporate Law & Governance is constituted under the ambit of ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun, in the year 2021.
The Centre is established with the motto to focus on research and policy advocacy in the field of Centre for Corporate Law & Governance, with Prof. (Dr.) Yugal Kishore as Director, in accordance with the rules and regulations of The ICFAI University, Dehradun. The essential objective of the Centre is to encourage Corporate Law & Governance education and research oriented study in the field of Corporate Law & Governance. The Centre shall be venturing into new projects which will announce the convergence of academia and expert insights on various corporate matters in relation to the future. The Centre aims at supporting advocacy, research and policy oriented discussions in the areas of Corporate Law & Governance
About the Centre for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution Law
The ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI University Dehradun has established the Center for Excellence Alternate Dispute Resolution Law in the year 2020, which would focus on providing students, Academicians and wider community awareness on the current relevance of Alternate Dispute Resolution in the legal profession. The Centre aims to provide legal assistance to the society by helping them resolve their dispute amicably through this contemporary dispute resolution mechanism. It also aims to train the law students and the legal community at large about the existing challenges of the adjudicatory mechanisms and enrich them with various nuances of ADR.
About the Center for Cyber Law and Innovation
The Center for Cyber Law and Innovation is established by ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun in the year 2020. It focuses on providing legal services and consultancy in the area of Internet-based transaction. The Center aims to create awareness about the emerging technologies, cyber-crimes and existing laws for combating the same. It also aims to provide law students and the public with educational resources and analyses of policy issues arising at the intersection of law, technology and public interest.
About the Conference
In an effort to disseminate legal knowledge and research, The Centre for Cyber Law and Innovation, The Centre for Corporate Law and Governance & The Centre for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution Law, ICFAI Law School, Dehradun presents National Virtual Conference to give a platform to budding lawyers to express their views on the integral legal issues. The primary objective of this conference is to encourage law students, professionals and academicians across various colleges in India, to develop analytical thinking.
With an endeavour to encourage the enthusiasm of the young students of the legal fraternity to come up with new ideas and suggestions to decipher current legal conflicts, the broad theme of the competition is reserved as “Strengthening E-Commerce Through ODR: Challenges & Perspectives”.
Rules and Guidelines
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Law Students, professionals, academicians Pan India are eligible to participate.
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Co-authorship to a maximum of two authors is permitted (1 main author + 2 co- author).
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Only one submission shall be allowed per author, and in case of co-authors, one submission shall be deemed to include both. Separate submissions of co-authors shall be taken as multiple submissions, which will be subject to rejection and disqualification.
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The registration is restricted to only 70 participants, which will be strictly on "First Come First Serve basis
Sub Themes
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The Future of E-Commerce Redress in the Digital Era: ODR
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Role of ADR in E-commerce
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Cyber Mediation using Sophisticated Software and a Neutral Third- Party Facilitator
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Data Privacy and Online Regulation Framework in E-Commerce Landscape
Registration and Abstract Submissions
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Registration for the Competition shall be free of cost.
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Submission of Abstract shall amount to registration for the Competition.
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A brief abstract not exceeding 300 words, on the topic chosen, must be mailed on icfaiconference@iudehradun.edu.in in PDF or Word format on or before November 25, 2021.
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A five-digit Unique code shall be mailed to the participants whose abstract would be shortlisted.
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The participants whose abstracts are shortlisted are directed not to mention any of their personal details while submitting their article. Furnishing any such detail shall lead to disqualification.
Article Submissions
The soft copy of Article must be mailed latest by December 28, 2021 on icfaiconference@iudehradun.edu.in
Guidelines
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The Paper shall be in English.
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The name(s) of the author(s) must not be disclosed or mentioned anywhere in the Paper.
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The paper should not exceed 10,000 words including footnotes.
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The mandatory formatting specifications for the paper are: 1-inch margin on all sides, Times New Roman with 12 font size & 1.5- line spacing, For footnotes, the mandatory formatting specifications shall be Times New Roman type face with 10 font size; and Single (1) line spacing.
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References and precedents must be cited throughout the Paper using the Bluebook 20th edition citation Method.
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The Paper should be the original work of the authors & must not have been published elsewhere.
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The submissions must be either in Word (.doc/.docx) and PDF (.pdf) formats.
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Authors must strictly follow the guidelines failing which their submission may not be considered.
Evaluation Criteria
Clarity of Thought
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25 marks
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Proper and Articulate Analysis
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25 marks
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Novelty
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25 marks
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Grammar and Language
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25 marks
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Penalties
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Late submission: 2 marks for every 12 hours’ delay; disqualification after 48 hours.
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Incorrect file name: 2 marks.
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Improper formatting: 2 marks for each instance.
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Improper references: 5 marks for each instance.
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Exceeding word limit: 2 marks for each page.
Miscellaneous
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No Article or any part thereof, should have been published or should be under consideration for publication or a contest otherwise than this competition. Furthermore, any form of plagiarism will result in disqualification of an Article. Similarity index higher than 15% shall be disqualified in the preliminary round of evaluation.
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The authors by virtue of submitting the Article, give the University, the right to publish the entries without any royalty or compensation.
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A Panel of Evaluators shall be constituted to evaluate and select the winning entries and the decision of the Panel shall be final and binding.
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The participant by entering in the competition agrees to indemnify the University from and against claims, suit and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement or plagiarism or unauthorized use.
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The University reserves the absolute rights to cancel, defer or postpone indefinitely, the competition in an event accruing to any contingency, natural or man-made.
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In case of any dispute, the decision of the University shall be final and binding and is not liable to any clarification to any of the participants regarding evaluation of his/her Article.
Awards
Session Winners
Overall Session
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Winner: Rs. 3,000+ Certificate of Excellence
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First and Second Runner up: Momentos + Certificate of Excellence
Important Dates
Last Date of Abstract Submission
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25th November, 2021
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Last Date of full paper Submission
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28th December, 2021
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Declaration of Selection of Full Paper
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3rd January, 2022
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Date of Conference
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8th -9th January, 2022
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Contact
Email ID: icfaiconference@iudehradun.edu.in