About School of Law, CHRIST
School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) (SLCU), Bangalore, is a part of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, which was founded by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI). SLCU boasts of unmatched infrastructure consisting of well-equipped audio-visual classrooms, resourceful libraries with the latest legal publications and journals, an information centre with all-time Internet connectivity, conference halls, mini-auditorium, and above all, a conducive environment to study and explore numerous possibilities in life.
About the Competition
The Competition and Commercial Law Review (TCCLR) aims to stimulate and encourage discourse on topical issues pertaining to the sphere of competition law, arbitration, securities law and other allied areas of corporate law. This platform is intended to be a junction where academia and industry interact to yield effective solutions for contemporary issues in the field of competition and commercial law.
TCCLR also aims to inculcate a culture of high-quality legal research in the field of commercial law and be an all-in-one web portal for practitioners and law students, keeping them abreast of the latest legal developments. The blog also intends to provide valuable insights into various legal intricacies and ways to tackle possible predicaments through the flagship interview series, where legal practitioners from across the world share their experiences and suggestions for budding lawyers of tomorrow.
The National Blog Writing Competition on ADR and Arbitration law has been designed to provide students with a platform to discuss and engage in contemporary research in ADR and Arbitration law. The indicative list of themes spans a variety of domestic and international topics, reflecting the global nature of ADR and Arbitration and underscoring the diversity of all of its stakeholders.
We invite law students to showcase their prowess in articulating nuanced perspectives on the challenges and innovations within the realm of National and International Arbitration, Mediation and other pressing issues in ADR.
Eligibility
Students, enrolled in a full-time 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB integrated program, or pursuing an LLM degree or equivalent shall be eligible to register for this competition.
Themes
- The Recording of Evidence, The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Oral Testimony in International Commercial Arbitration,
- The Race for a Primary Institution for Arbitration in India: What makes a global Arbitration Hub?
- Technology on Arbitration, Defining the limits of AI inclusion in International Commercial Arbitration.
- Mediation 2024: The rise of Commercial mediation in India
- Public Policy, Arbitration Bias and Beyond: Impediments to enforcement of Awards in India
- An international Arbitration act or a specific Arbitration Bench: The Route towards and Arbitration Friendly India.
Submission Guidelines
- Participants are mandatorily required to comply with the following guidelines. Please note that submissions violating any of the guidelines mentioned below will not be considered for evaluation.
- Word limit: 1200 -1500 words.
- Formatting guidelines for the main body of the blog:
Times New Roman, font size 12
Line spacing 1.5, and justified alignment.
Sources must be hyperlinked, footnotes and endnotes are strictly prohibited.
How to Register?
Interested candidates can register via the link given at the end of the post.
Fee
Details of the Registration Fee are as follows:
- For Students of School of Law, CHRIST:
Single Author: Rs.100;
Co-Authors: Rs. 200 - For External Participants:
Single Author: Rs. 150;
Co-Authors: Rs. 300
General Guidelines
- The blogs submitted must be the original, unpublished and non-plagiarised work of the author(s).
- Co-authorship is allowed up to a maximum of 2 authors.
- Submissions of blog entries are to be made via google form. Payment of registration fees must be done along with the submission of the blog entry. A screenshot of the payment must be uploaded in the Google form.
Awards
The SLCU x TCCLR partnership will entail the publication of the top three entries of the Blog Writing Competition on Arbitration Law in the coveted TCCLR Blog. The Author(s) of the Top 3 entries shall also be given Internship Opportunities at the Centre for the Online Resolution of Disputes (CORD).
Seven (depending upon the number of submissions) entries shall subsequently be chosen as Honourable Mentions.
- Winners: Cash Prize of Rs. 7,000 and internships at CORD
- Second Prize: Cash Prize of Rs. 5,000 and internships at CORD
- Third Prize: Cash Prize of Rs. 3,000 and internships at CORD
- Honorable Mentions: Certificate of Merit
Contact
Akshith Sainarayan: akshith.sainarayan@law.christuniversity.in & Call- (+91 7022544020)
Prateek. A: prateek.a@law.christuniversity.in and Call- (+91 9108172487)
Click here to register.
