The Magazine Committee of the Government Law College invites entries for The Dinesh Vyas Memorial National Legal Essay Competition.
About GLC
With a heritage spanning over 150 years and a seemingly endless list of eminent alumni, Government Law College, Mumbai has been considered as a premier institute of legal education since its inception in 1855.
Having humbly begun as evening classes in a borrowed premises, this college that first lit the candle of legal education in India stands tall amongst all its contemporaries.
About the Essay Competition
Writing is a proclivity that a lawyer must never detach from himself, and thus, each year, the Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai, organises a national level legal essay writing competition, The Dinesh Vyas Memorial Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition.
The Dinesh Vyas Memorial Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition is sponsored in memory of Late Mr Dinesh Vyas, one of GLC’s most distinguished alumni, who obtained his LLB degree from Government Law College in 1967.
The Magazine Committee of the Government Law College now invites entries for the same.
Eligibility
Students pursuing LLB (3 Years or 5 Years Courses)/LLM course from any recognised University or College can participate in the competition.
Topics
- In light of the recent decisions of International Arbitration Courts in the Vodafone and Cairn Energy cases, discuss India’s tryst with international arbitration and the retrospective tax policies of the Indian government.
- Comment upon the glorification and normalization of mob justice and vigilantism in current media and its impact on the perception, in and outside India, of the legal system established by law in India.
- With the Pandemic bringing India’s mental health crisis to the fore, discuss the existing laws related to Mental Health in India and the need for reform.
- Comment upon cyber snooping, with special reference to the Pegasus Spyware.
- The law of sedition: A boon or a bane?
Submission Guidelines
- Word Limit: 3500 – 5000 words
- The Essay must be written in English.
- Each entry must be the original and previously unpublished work of the participant.
- A copy of the entry should be e-mailed to melawnge@glcmumbai.com in both the PDF and Word formats.
- Participants must submit a short bio-data in the body of the e-mail containing the following information:
- Full name, year, college name, telephone number & postal address along with personal contact number,email-id & postal address.
- In the body of the same email, participants are required to specify which topic they have chosen to write on.
- Such specification must not be included in the entry itself.
- Participants must submit a scanned copy of their College Student Identity Card or equivalent Fee Receipt.
- Entries which do not contain the same, will not be accepted.
- No Registration fee is to be paid by the participants.
- Co-authorship is permitted within students from the same educational institution
Presentation Rules
- The essay should comprise of not less than 3500 words and not more than 5000 words. The word limit is inclusive offootnotes.
- The entry should adhere to the following formatting requirements:
- Font type – Times New Roman, Font size – 12, Double-spacing, One inch margin on each side, with justified alignment of text.
- The footnotes should adhere to the following formatting requirements:
- Font type – Times New Roman, Font size – 10, Single-spacing.
- The citation must be strictly in accordance with the Harvard Blue Book Citation style, 20 Edition.
- The identity of the student or the college, university, institution etc., should not be revealed in the text of the essay inany manner whatsoever.
Deadline
- The entries must be submitted on or before November 20, 2021
- No submissions made after that shall be accepted.
Awards
- 1st Place: Rs. 12,000/-
- 2nd Place: Rs. 9,000/-
- 3rd Place: Rs. 7,000/-
Contact Information
In case of any other queries, send an email to melawnge@glcmumbai.com
or
Sejal Loya: +91 7769031654
