6th GNLU Essay Competition on Law and Economics [Prizes Worth Rs. 18k]: Submit by Oct 20

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About the University

The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is a pre-eminent public law school and a National Law University established under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003 in the state of Gujarat.

About the Competition

GNLU essay competition on law and economics aims to promote young scholars and researchers who have an avid interest in the field of law and economics.

GNLU Centre for Law and Economics has always tried to reach out to bright and young minds who have a keen interest in employing economic tools and theories for legal analysis.

Topic

  • Basic Areas of Law and Economics: property, contract, tort law and product liability, forensic economics, criminal law, civil law, common law, constitutional and election law.
  • Economic Analysis of Litigations: causes of delays/pendency in judicial administration, costs of delays, out-of-court settlements, judicial reforms, legal procedures, the legal system
    and illegal behavior, enforcement of the law.
  • International Law (Public and Private): international trade, law and development, environmental law, human rights law.
  • Regulation and Business Law: antitrust, business and securities, regulated industries, business and cyber, real estate.
  • Economics of Legal Procedure: the legal system litigation process, illegal behavior and law enforcement.
  • Macroeconomics and Law: use of economic tools in public policy analysis.
  • Law and Finance: financial sector reforms in India formation of monetary policy, cyber crimes, stock market regulations, sovereign bonds, corporate and banking bankruptcy, bankruptcy code, tax evasion, black money, basel, and financial stability board norms, wto and the financial services;
  • Market Regulators: IRDA, TRAI, SEBI, PFRDA, antitrust; regulated industries/competition law and working of the commission, consumer laws, financial sector legal reforms commission.
  • Other Substantive Areas of Law and Economics: labor, energy, environmental, health, and safety, international, tax, family and personal, immigration.
  • Economical Analysis of Contemporary Legal Developments: for instance: anti-defection law, etc.

Note: The above themes are only indicative. We invite essays from other allied areas of law and economics as well.

Who is it for?

  • Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in Economics.
  • Student Research scholars pursuing Ph.D. in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics.
  • Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in statistics.
  • Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in public policy.
  • Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in development studies.
  • Students/Research five-year/three LLB discipline.
  • Students/Research one-year/two-year LLM discipline.
  • Academicians teaching and researching in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics.
  • Professionals working in banking, finance, or economics field.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Students, researchers, academicians, and professionals who have an avid interest in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics are welcome to contribute to the essay competition too. However, we strongly encourage young researchers, scholars, and academicians to contribute to this essay competition and be associated with the GNLU Centre for Law and Economics.

Submission Guidelines

  • Soft copies of manuscripts and abstracts are to be uploaded through the Google form provided towards the end of this post.
  • Submissions are to be made in the form of MS Word (2003, 2007, 2010 or 2013). All submissions are to be made via Google form.
    (Note: write your name and co-author’s name as the file name.)
  • Manuscript word limit: 5000-7000 (excluding footnotes and references).
  • Font: Times New Roman. Font size: 12. Line spacing: 1.5. All text should be justified, with a
    margin spacing of 1” on all sides.
  • Please find the detailed information about guidelines in the brochure below.

Note: In case the authors require some guidance for writing and research in the field of Law and Economics, the GNLU Journal of Law and Economics can be accessed here.

Submission Deadline

October 20, 2023.

Prize

  • 1st Prize to Best Essay: 10,000 (INR) Cash Prize + Publication in GNLU Journal of Law and Economics (After Incorporating Reviewer Comments).
  • 2nd Prize to Second Best Essay: 5,000 (INR) Cash Prize.
  • 3rd Prize to Third Best Essay: 3,000 (INR) Cash Prize.

Contact Details

For queries, please contact:

  • Email: glec@gnlu.ac.in
  • Krishna Agarwal Student Convenor Contact: 9476273728
  • Mansi Subramaniam Coordinator Contact: 9819749556
  • Khushi Rathi Coordinator Contact: 7573866802
  • Yashvi Bhagat Co-coordinator Contact: 9825412657
  • Adya Desai Co-coordinator Contact: 9157516290

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