1st National Essay Competition on ‘The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010’

ORGANIZER: The Centre for Governance at National Law University, Jodhpur, in association with Mindspright Legal

THEME: The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010

ELIGIBILITY: 

• Only single author entries are permitted
• One person can submit only one entry.
• The essay should not be published/submitted elsewhere.

TOPICS:

1. Is the scope of the proposed legislation on public interest disclosure sufficient?
2. Does the Indian legislation confirm to international best standards on Whistle blowing?
3. Should the identity of the complainant be kept absolutely confidential?
4. Is the protection accorded to a Whistle blower under the legislation sufficient?
5. Is the procedure for receipt of complaints and handling of inquiry under the legislation in the interest of the parties involved?

PRIZES:

• 1st Prize: Rs. 10,000
• 2nd Prize: Rs. 7500
• 3rd Prize: Rs. 5000

HOW TO SUBMIT: 

You can send your essay on any of the above mentioned five topics tonluj.essayongovernance@gmail.com

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION: September 30, 2012

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RMLNLU Law Review: Call For Papers

ABOUT THE JOURNAL:

The RMLNLU Law Review is the biannual, peerreviewed journal published by the students of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law
University.

UPCOMING ISSUE: Volume 3 Issue 2

CALL FOR PAPERS:

You can send your submissions in the form of articles and case comments. The submissions may be on any contemporary legal issue with a prescribed word limit of 4000-5000 words (excluding abstract, whose word limit is prescribed in the guidelines that follow,
and footnotes, wherein speaking footnotes must be avoided wherever possible).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• The Entry must be typewritten in the font Times New Roman, font size 12, 1.5 line spacing and justified alignment.
• The Citations must be typewritten in the font Times New Roman, font size 10, 1 line spacing and justified alignment.
• Citation style must adhere to the OSCOLA method (4th Edition)
• An article may be authored by no more than two people.
• The submission must include an abstract of 250-300 words with the author(s)’ name and university as a footnote.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

The submissions may be emailed in Microsoft Word (.doc) format to jc.rmlnlu@gmail.com. The attached submission in the email, i.e., the file name must bear the names of the author(s).

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION: 15th September, 2012

For more detail, kindly visit the following link-

http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/notice_pdf/RMLNLU_Law_Review/Submission_Guidelines.pdf

Source-http://knowledgesteez.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/rmlnlu-law-review-call-for-papers/

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Psychiatrised Children and their Rights: Global Perspectives – Call for Papers

FOR THE ISSUE: Special Issue 2014

THEME: Psychiatrised Children and their Rights

CALL FOR PAPERS:

You can send articles related to a range of issues in relation to psychiatry and the rights of children, from a number of different countries globally. These issues may include, but are not limited to:

• Children’s accounts of distress and/or treatment
• Informed consent to treatment
• The best interest principle and children’s decision making
• The institutionalisation of psychiatrised children
• Informal, voluntary and involuntary treatment
• Children’s right to information and consultation within the context of treatment
• Children’s right to privacy and correspondence within inpatient treatment
• Children’s right to rest and leisure in the context of therapeutic interventions
• The rights of refugee and asylum seeking children
• The imposition of the biomedical psychiatric approach within the global south
• Aboriginal children and psychiatry
• Cultural, spiritual, political and/or indigenous approaches to understanding and healing distressed children that may be at odds with dominant psychiatric approaches
• Patient’s councils, review boards and administrative procedures within child psychiatry
• Jurisprudence, legislation, court cases and/or precedents
• The experience of mental and/or physical violence within the context of treatment
• Restraint, solitary confinement, observation and/or forced feeding
• Pharmacological interventions
• Racialised, queer, trans, disabled and/or poor children and psychiatry
• Oppression at the intersection of adultism and sanism

WORD LIMIT: 6000 words (maximum)

HOW TO SUBMIT: Manuscripts must be submitted online here by registering here first. You should also indicate in the cover letter that you are replying to the call for papers for the 2014 special issue.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION: 17th December 2012

NOTE: Please direct any enquires to Brenda LeFrançois (blefrancois@mun.ca) and Vicki Coppock (Coppockv@edgehill.ac.uk) being sure to include both emails in any correspondence.

Original Link: http://www.childwatch.uio.no/news/2012/psychiatrisedchildren.html

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GNLU International Moot Court Competition (GIMC)

GIMC 2013

Since its inception in 2009, GNLU International Moot Court Competition (GIMC) has acquired popularity and respect in the national as well as international arena. The past four editions of GIMC have received due recognition from prestigious organizations such as the American Society of International Law (ASIL), the International Law Students Association (ILSA) and the Asian Society of International Law (ASIAN SIL).

GNLU International Moot Court Competition, 2013 is the 5th edition of GNLU’s flagship moot court competition and with this edition we aim to surpass our past success and establish ourselves as one of the best international trade law moot court competitions. GIMC ‘13 anticipates a greater international participation thereby promising to be diverse and intellectually stimulating affair.

The moot problem, together with distinguished judges presents a challenge to be overcome only by the team truly worthy of the GIMC ‘13 winners’ trophy. Sweet victory awaits the team which shows perspicacity, clarity of thought, thorough research and composure and presents it all with flair and eloquence.

GNLU’s new campus at Koba, Gandhinagar which is the venue for the competition welcomes the participants with the best of its resources and hospitality. For the duration of the competition, GNLU offers the participants, the use of its library and access to various online legal research organizations.

It is the constant endeavor of the GIMC team to provide the teams an amiable atmosphere paving way for healthy competition, building friendships and positive interactions among participants and legal luminaries. All this, in addition to cash prizes of approximately INR 60,000 up for grabs makes GIMC ‘13 one of the most sought after events in the international mooting calendar.

For More Details CLICK HERE

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