HNLU's 'Alma Matters…' Inaugural Edition [1st August]

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur will be launching a new web initiative, 'ALMA Matters…' to bring together its alumni for a discourse of their learnings, expertise and contribution to inspire the HNLU student fraternity and the law student fraternity at large in the country. The webinar platform will shape the alumni association as an active stakeholder in the evolution of the HNLU in the coming years. Speaking on the launch of 'Alma Matters…', Vice-Chancellor Prof. V. C....

Online LSAT-India 2020 Conducted Successfully

The first ever fully online, remote-proctored and AI-Enabled LSAT-India 2020 test was successfully completed on 26th July. LSAT-India was taken by students aspiring for admission to the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). Starting on 19th July, LSAT-India 2020 exam was conducted on 6 different days testing approximately 6,000 students aspiring to join JGLS in different academic programmes. Results: LSAT-India results are expected in the second week of August. This test is owned and ...

LPU's 'Shades of Law: Crime Edition 3.0' [29th July]

Student Organization Democrats, Division of Student Welfare, Lovely Professional University is organizing "Shades of Law: Crime Edition 3.0" Event Details: The event is about an incidental crime which has been committed and participants as individuals or teams [2 Members] will be investigating the crime scene via simulation mode to solve the crime-mystery. Date of the event: 29th July 2020. Registration Fee: Individual: Rs. 100Team: Rs. 150 Prizes: Goodies +...

The Stronger Kolkata Initiative: WB Relief Efforts

Ankit Pal, student of NUJS, Kolkata, and Sayan Bhattacharya, student of NALSAR, Hyderabad have started The Stronger Kolkata Initiative. The initiative is a student collective which started off with the objective of reaching out to individuals, families and communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the super-cyclone Amphan, Bengal`s dual crisis. The initiative started with a targeted attempt to deliver relief to a small slum community in Beleghata which consisted of 14 families....

ILS Webinar: Revisiting Jurisprudence On Capital Punishment In India [11th July]

Indian Law Society's Law College, Criminal Law Cell is organizing a webinar on the "Revisiting Jurisprudence on Capital Punishment in India". The webinar aims to get insights on different aspects of the death penalty such as philosophies behind it, constitutionality, ground realities, and discussion on both abolition and retention of the death penalty in India. Day & Date: Saturday, 11th July 2020 Time: 4:00 PM Speakers & ModeratorDr. Colin Gonsalves, Senior Advocate...

ILSCA Webinar: Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act [11th July]

The ILS Centre for Arbitration and Mediation is organizing its sixth webinar in the ILSCA Webinar Series, 2020. Topic: Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 - A Critical Analysis Date: 11th July, 2020 Time: 4:30 PM Speakers: Justice A.P. Shah, Former Chief Justice, High Court of DelhiTejas Karia, Partner and Head - Arbitration, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co. Moderator: Avlokita Rajvi, Senior Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. ...

ILS Webinar Series: 'The Crime Of Murder: De-Mystified' [10th-11th July]

Centre for Public Law, ILS Law College is organizing a two-part webinar on "The Crime of Murder: De-Mystified". Part I Date: 10th July 2020 Time: 5:00 PM Part II Date: 11th July 2020 Time: 11:30 PM Speakers: Justice N. Anand Venkatesh (Madras High Court)Mr. Sharath Chandarn (Advocate, High Court of Madras) Moderator: Dr. Sanjay Jain (Associate Professor and Additional Charge Principal, ILS Law College, Pune) The flyer for the link can be accessed...

RGNUL-Think India Webinar: Rights Of Migrant Labourers [6th July]

Centre for Advanced Studies in Labour Welfare (CASLW) and Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights (CASIHR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) in collaboration with Think India, are organizing an international webinar on the rights of migrant labourers. Theme: Human Rights of Migrant Labourers in COVID-19: Indian Scenario Date: 6th July 2020 Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Objectives of the webinar: · To raise awareness on the issues of labour laws...

GLC Mumbai Wins ELSA WTO Moot

The final round of the ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition was recently concluded. A team from Government Law College, Mumbai participated in the Grand Finals of the World Rounds of the ELSA John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition. The team comprising Sharnam Vaswani, Urshila Samant, Drashti Gala and Niyati Karia and argued as Respondents. The Complainants were Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium. The GLC team won the competition. Additionally, Urshila Samant received the prize for the Best...

HNLU Launches Lex Osmose Online Courses

The Lex Osmose programme is a series of customized single and double credit courses which are optional for the under graduate and post graduate programmes and are outside the CGPA calculation. The Lex Osmose in its Phase I (June – December 2020) will offer single credit courses to students on various interfaces of law with social sciences, humanities and pure sciences apart from law subjects. Launching the new programme, the Vice-Chancellor of HNLU, Prof Vivekanandan said that Lex...

ILS' Online Discussion On Champakam Dorairajan [20th June]

Centre for Public Law, ILS Law College, is organizing an online session on the landmark Champakam Dorairajan case. Date: 20th June Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Theme: Champakam Dorairajan at 70: Defining Moment of Indian Constitution Speakers: Honorable Sri Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, Chief Justice, Telangana High CourtDr. Gopal Guru, Retired Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Renowned Political ScientistDr. Sumit Baudh, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law SchoolDr. Sanjay...

Call For Applications: IDIA's Training & Materials Vertical

Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) is inviting a call for applications for the Training & Materials Vertical, in the capacity of Co-Team Leader, Deputy Team Leaders, or Members of the Vertical. The IDIA Project was initiated by Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer to reach out to the marginalized and under-represented groups, sensitize them to law as a viable career option and help interested students acquire admission in law schools, which are otherwise increasingly elitist ...