The Centre for Law Society, Gujarat National Law University is organizing the 2nd edition of the GNLU Essay Competition on Law and Society, a national-level essay competition, in collaboration with the Chambers of Ratan K. Singh and under the able guidance of Prof. Upendra Baxi. The theme of the competition is “Toward Empowering the Indian Woman: Legal Reforms and Implementation”. The following sub-themes have been identified as requiring academic consideration in the Indian context:
- One Step into a Temple, a Giant Leap for Womankind?: Women’s Right to Enter Places of Worship
- Changing Tides of Indian Surrogacy Laws: Miscarriage of Law?
- Balancing Work and Motherhood: Desultory Reforms?
- Lifting the Veil: Muslim Women and Personal Laws
- Welfare Schemes for Women in India: A Paper Tiger?
- Women’s Ease of Doing Business: Evaluation of Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws in India
- Mediation as a Panacea for Women
Prizes:
- Category: Law Students
1st Prize – INR 15, 000/ Internship at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
2nd Prize – INR 7, 500/ Internship at Aarna Law Advocates
3rd Prize – INR 2, 500/ Internship at LawLex Organisation
- Category: Non-law Students
1st Prize – INR 15, 000/ Internship at Centre for Social Research
2nd Prize – INR 7, 500/ Internship at ActionAid
3rd Prize – INR 2, 500/ Internship at Centre for Social Justice
The aforementioned winners and the authors of best entries under each sub-theme will be offered a Certificate Course by Enhelion on “Preventing Sexual Harassment at the Workplace”.
Additionally, Certificates of Participation will be issued to all participants and winners.
Eligibility:
- The competition is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in any discipline in a recognized University/ College/ Institute in India.
- Co-authorship by a maximum of 2 students is permitted.
Word Limit: 3000 – 5000 words, not including footnotes.
Submission: April 16,2017 Deadline Extended to April 23, 2017
The submission guidelines are available here.
Information Brochure can be found here
Poster 01 here
Poster 02 here
For any queries, drop an e-mail at [email protected] or contact:
- Mr. Sameer R. Bhat, Student Convener, GNLU Centre for Law and Society, Mobile: +91 9998925880; [email protected]
- Ms. Gayathree Devi K. T., Student Coordinator, Law and Society Wing, GNLU Centre for Law and Society, Mobile: +91 8511970905; [email protected]