About our Organisation
Independent Thought is a National Human Rights organization working towards equity, justice, and mutual respect. We work on child rights law through direct Intervention and advocacy and provide technical and hand-holding support. As a human rights law organization, we work towards legal reform and people-centric policy formulations through engagements with law students, lawyers, teachers, law schools, and judicial intervention.
Independent Thought fosters intellectual curiosity and encourages critical thinking among students and young professionals. To this end, we are organizing an essay competition on “Access to Justice for Poor Prisoners – A Distant Reality”.
Participants must submit their Essay (within 5000 words) attached with an Abstract (300 words). Please refer the attached Poster for any other relevant information.
Details of the Competition
- Competition Name: 11th Independent Thought Legal Essay Competition 2024
- Theme: Access to Justice for Poor Prisoners – A Distant Reality!?
- Co-Authorship: Allowed up to 2 people
- Mode of Citation: As followed by the Indian Law Institute
- Plagiarism Allowed: 10%
- Font/ Font Size: Times New Roman || 12 Body, 10 Footnotes
- Where to submit: essay.ithought@gmail.com
- Last date of Submission: 15 July 2024
- Declaration of Best Thoughts: 31 August 2024
Organized by Independent Thought with support from Team Computers Pvt Ltd and Technical Support by Independent Law Firm
Eligibility For
- Participation, Recognition and Encouragement
- Indian students who are interested in Law, Development, Business, and Human Rights are invited to participate in and contribute to the change.
- No prior registration process. Submissions mark your participation.
Awards
Three Best Thoughts to be awarded with citation:
- Best Thought – ₹10,000/-
- Second Best Thought – ₹8,000/-
- Third Best Thought – ₹5,000/-
Note: The Fifteen Best Thoughts will get an E-Certificate of Participation and ISBN published as Independent Thought Law Digest 2024.
