Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvannanthapuram wins 5th FYLC Ranka National Moot Court Competition

University Five Year Law College, University of Rajasthan in collaboration with Ranka Public Charitable Trust has organized the 5th FYLC Ranka National Moot Court Competition from 26th to 28th September in which The Kerala Law Academy, Law College, Thiruvannanthapuram bagged the first position and School of Law Sastra, University Thanjavur finished up as runners up.The Chief Guest of the inaugural function of this Competition Hon’ble was Mr. Justice Anil R Dave, Judge Supreme Court of India, who...

Conference on Direct Taxation; Confederation of Indian Industry

EVENT DESCRIPTIONAn effective tax policy, which is administratively simple, transparent and reduces the prospect of litigation during domestic and cross-border transactions, would go a long way to make investing in India an attractive business proposation for companies.DATE4 November 2015VENUEHotel Crowne Plaza (Formerly Park Sheraton, Adyar),...

Law Students highlight inconsistency of Delhi High Court RTI Rules with the RTI Act

In a representation made to Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini, four law students Aastha Sharma, Ishwin Mehta, Paras Jain and Kumar Shanu have highlighted the inconsistency of the Delhi High Court's RTI rules with the Right to Information Act, 2005. The students have claimed that the discrepancies and incompatibility have worked against the...

Call for Papers ; NLSIU E-Journal on Environmental Law Policy and Development [Jelpd]

The Journal on Environmental Law, Policy and Development has invited contributions from the law fraternity, as it plans to release its 3rd Issue in January 2016. JELPD is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal, jointly published by the Commons Cell and the Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), a research wing on...

International Seminar on Human Rights, Civil Society and The Changing Facets of Terrorism Geeta Group of Institutions

SEMINAR BACKGROUNDTerrorism is a menace that has marked its existence in most primitive of the societies and is still prevalent in contemporary world. Terrorism has spread its wings across different parts of the world. The terrorist organisations have developed with time in different aspects. Their impact is very indigenous and global at the same...

Call for Submissions ; Trade, Law and Development Special Issue on Trade & Public Health

Founded in 2009, the philosophy of Trade, Law and Development has been to generate and sustain a constructive and democratic debate on emergent issues in international economic law and to serve as a forum for discussion and distribution of ideas. In keeping with these ideals, the Board of Editors is pleased to announce Trade & Public Health as...

Institute of Law, Nirma University wins the NALSAR Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2015

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, in association with Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Trust, recently organized the NALSAR Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2015 from October 1 to October, 4 , 2015 in which the winning trophy was bagged by the Institute of Law, Nirma University and School of Law, Sastra University...

Call for Papers ; Internet Policy Review Special issue on ‘Big Data: Big Power Shifts?’

TOPIC & RELEVANCE'Big data' has been a major issue in internet-related public debate for several years now and it is yet unclear what impact big data has on societies, politics and markets. We conceive ‘big data’ as constituted by three components: the automatic generation of very large and diverse data sets which are mainly the result of the...

Call for Papers; Environment, Law and Society Journal, NUALS, Kochi

The Centre for Environment and Law, NUALS welcomes contributions for the third issue of the Environment and Society Journal which is scheduled to be released in early, 2016.ABOUT THE JOURNALThe Environment, Law and Society Journal (ELSJ) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Environment and Law of the National University of...

UPES 1st Litigation Workshop on 4th November 2015

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun, College of Legal Studies (CoLS) is organising its 1st Litigation Workshop on Constitutional Law: Adjudication, Practice and Procedure to be held on November 4th, 2015.UPES was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttrakhand.This Litigation...

NLIU, Bhopal wins G.H. Raisoni Law School’s 1st National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition 2015

G.H. Raisoni Law School, recently organized 1st National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition 2015 in which the team from National Law Institute University(NLIU), Bhopal won the competition whereas Pravin Gandhi College of Law (PGCL), Mumbai finished up as the runners up team.The winning team received a cash prize of Rs.11, 000 and a trophy which...

Mooters Speaking ; In Conversation with Runner-Up of Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition

Surana &Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions around the world. It was held from 21st to 23rd  August 2015.The event witnessed an impressive participation of 34 teams including NALSAR, Hyderabad, WBNUJS, Kolkata, GNLU, Gandhinagar, RMLNLU, Lucknow, HNLU, Raipur, NLU, Odisha, NLU,...