Call For Entries: 4th GNLU Essay Competition On Law And Society

Theme: Algorithms, Law & Democracy

Sub-Themes:

• In the wake of a Big Brother State: Surveillance and Privacy vis-à-vis section 69 of the Information Technology Act
• Algorithmic Bias and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
• Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights: Challenges new technology poses to the existing legal framework
• The Emergence of Big Data and Surveillance: How has Data-driven Policing changed law enforcement?
• The Internet of Things: How should the Law keep pace?
• Issues of Responsibility and Liability in Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Platforms
• The changing contours of Citizenship through Artificial Intelligence
• The politics and power in Algorithmic Infrastructures

Word Limit: 4500-6000 words

Prizes for Law Students:

• 1st Prize: INR 10,000, Internship at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and Publication in the Law & Society Review
• 2nd Prize: INR 5,000, Internship at Software Freedom Law Centre and Publication in the Law & Society Review

Prizes for Non-Law Students:

• 1st Prize: INR 10,000, Internship at Tandem Research and Publication in the Law & Society Review
• 2nd Prize: INR 5,000, Internship at Centre for Social Justice and Publication in the Law & Society Review

Submission deadline: August 12^th, 2019.

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