Call for Campus Associates: Legal Desire Associate Programme

About Legal Desire Campus Associate Programme:

An opportunity for students to act as liaisons between Legal Desire and their institutions. It is an
opportunity to develop professional, marketing, communication and leadership skills. The initiative
also  intends to use various engagements to develop relationship with institutes starting with knowledge awareness initiatives, student projects, curriculum enablement development tuned to current industry needs and collaborative research.

This will entail hosting of activities like workshops, events and build relationships with students,
faculty and professionals. Campus Associate will be interacting with industry experts, successful entrepreneurs and peers from across the country.

Campus Associates are provided training and professional development, leadership and management
opportunities, and are rewarded with awesome perks. What’s not to like? Join the team today!

Duration & Time Commitment:

12 months, the estimated time commitment is approximately 5-7 hours a week, with some variations throughout the term.

As a Legal Desire Campus Associate you can:

 Build valuable business and career skills like problem-solving, public speaking, and
communication.

 Expand your professional network, by working side-by-side with students, faculty, professionals
and Team Legal Desire.

 Express your passion for providing a student voice and helping your peers.

 Have your work published via Legal Desire portal, our magazine, Journal, social media outlets,
internal newsletters etc.

Eligibility Criteria:

Law Student of recognized Institution. We are looking for self-motivated and responsible individuals
with excellent communication skills. He/she should also be well networked and be able to engage with a variety of audience. Organizing and resourcefulness skills will also be an added advantage.

 Passion for Law

 Ability to give positive, encouraging and clearly targeted feedback to the people you interact with

 Ability to motivate and excite others

 Genuine interest in public interaction and organizing events

 Willingness to be a public figure. Your role is providing face-to-face guidance to professors and

students, so comfort with being “public” is very important

 Help Legal Desire to better understand your campus culture

 Build relationships on campus with faculty and student groups

 Champion the Legal Desire brand on campus


Work Responsibility:

 Promoting Legal Desire in your Institution and various Social Media Platforms.

 Serve as a strategic link between your college and Legal Desire. Assist Legal Desire team in

organizing a workshop/seminar at your campus.

 Make people aware of Legal Desire through social media and other resources you have.

 Submitting Articles and Research Papers.

 Collecting Articles for publication on Legal Desire Online portal, Quarterly Legal Journal and our

Monthly Magazine ‘Legal Desire Reporter’.

 Promoting Legal Desire Online Courses and earning flat 10-25% commission.

 Organizing Events in your Institution with support and sponsorship of ‘Legal Desire’ vice versa,

helping us organise events with sponsorship from your college.

 Conduct interviews of Dean, Director, Law Faculty, eminent Legal Luminaries visiting your

college/university, the guests arriving at your campus, etc. for the purpose of publication on our

website. You will be given recognition for the same.

 Collect feedback about legal desire from your faculty, students etc.

 Submit reports/pictures of events that take place in and around your campus.

 Share the latest campus happenings with Legal Desire.

Perks:

 A unique opportunity to earn during your student life.

 Stipend of Rs.1000/month paid on completion of half tenure.

 Paid tasks to earn during your tenure.

 Welcome Letter & Certificate of Appreciation

 Coffee with Founder and Legal Professionals.

 Registration fee for all the workshops/courses/events by Legal Desire will be fully subsidized for

Legal Desire Campus ambassadors

 Recognition of active Campus Ambassadors on our website.

 Internship assistance.

 Enhance your professional development, leadership, and communication skills

 Add the Legal Desire Campus Ambassador Program experience to your resume

 Rewards for Performance.

 Free Trips to National Legal Events like Seminars, Conferences and Moots as a Part of Legal

Desire Team to report the event with our Media Team.

 Free Legal Desire Shopping Credits to shop online law books and other services.

 Free Discount Vouchers for Online Certification Courses conducted by Legal Desire.

 Legal Desire Goodies & Gift Hampers.

Selection Process:

Applications are accepted on rolling basis. After review of applications by HR Department of Legal Desire,

the selected applicants will receive confirmation email and contract of work.

How to Apply?

Submit your resume with contact details to info@legaldesire.com with subject headline ‘Application for the post of Campus Associate’.

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LexQuest 1st National Article Writing Competition, 2015 [Apply by 25th February, 2015]

LexQuest 1st National Article Writing Competition, 2015

Posted on January 7, 2015 by LexQuest

About: After the grand success of LexQuest 1st Essay Writing Competition, 2014, LexQuest is pleased to announce LexQuest 1st National Article Writing Competition, 2015. A debate has been sparked off after the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj called for declaring Bhagvad Gita as a ‘Rashtriya Granth’ i.e. a National Scripture. We would therefore like to provide you with a platform to express your opinions about the issue.

Topic: Bhagavad Gita as Indian National Scripture

Eligibility: Any student pursuing any undergraduate, postgraduate or professional course in any recognized University/College in India.

Guidelines:

• The word-limit for article is 2000 words (excluding footnotes).
• It shall be in English only.
• Each person can submit one entry only. Co-authorship is NOT allowed.
• The Article shall not be plagiarized. Only the original articles will be considered for the competition. No part of it should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication or a contest elsewhere. Any form of plagiarism will result in disqualification of the article. The participants will submit a separate undertaking with regard to originality of work.
• Copyright of the Articles shall rest with the organizers. Organizers hold the right to republish the articles if required.
• Identification mark (name or any mark which identifies the author) must not befound in any part of Article.
• Only Soft copy in MS Word file (.doc/.docx format) has to be submitted via email to info.lexquest@gmail.com
• The email should carry the Subject-LexQuest 1st National Article Writing Competition, 2015.
• The Article must accompany an abstract (not more than 300 words), Bibliography, cover page and a scanned copy of student ID card issued from institutions.
• The Cover page of the submission should contain the following details only-
  • Name of the Participant
  • Contact Number
  • Email id
  • Institution
  • Course and Year of study
  • Permanent Address
  • Title of the Essay
  • Word Count of Abstract and Article
• The main body of the Article should not carry any mention of the name or name of the institution. It shall be lead to immediate disqualification.
• Last Date for submission is 25th February, 2015.

Format:

• Font type: Times New Roman
• Font size: 12
• Line Spacing : 1.5
• Page number: Top left of the page
• Footnote size: 10

Registration

Visit: http://lexquest.in/lexquest-1st-national-article-writing-competition-2015/

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Available Positions: Corporate Law Research Group [Apply by 15th January, 2015]

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CLRG announces 2 Positions of Associates & 2 Positions of Senior Associates

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Eligibility

• Associates: Students from 1st Year LLB Hons to 3rd Year LLB Hons with good academic records
• Senior Associates: Students from 4th Year and 5th Year LLB Hons with good academic records, internship experience and research skills.

The positions are not open for students registered in a 3 Year Law Degree Program.

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Selection Criteria

1. Students having publications/ research experience will be given preference.

2. Shortlisting will be done on the basis of merit.

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 LAST DATE: 15 JANUARY 2015

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Website: http://clrg-group.org/our-people

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The Plight Of Transgenders In The Global Prison System

You know them as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – people are people.

Judith Light

A transsexual person is someone who lives or proposes to live in the gender opposite to the one assigned at birth.  The gender in which the transsexual person lives or proposes to live is known as that person’s acquired gender.[1] Moreover, the term  transsexual  has  a precise  medical  definition,  and  is  reserved  for  people  who  desire  to,  or  who  actually  do ‘transition’ to the opposite sex, by undergoing sexual reassignment surgery.[2]

This community is not only outcast outside in the world but also within prisons, where they are kept segregated from the general population. Transgenders usually face a lot of violence and abuse within the four walls of the prison. The violence is carried out more often by the guards than the inmates.This type of abuse usually take a form of sexual abuse. The issues and problems related with transgender incarceration have not gained much momentum for the simple reason that the community is marginalized and occasionally outcast. They thrive in ignominious darkness worldwide. Their voices are curbed if raised; they are underrepresented. No matter how well developed is the country; the Trans-genders still face challenges in terms of the behavior of the guards, authorities and inmates. This also includes the deteriorating health conditions they show while in prison. Furthermore, trans-genders have acquired genders, sometimes by undergoing surgery or by having hormone therapy.

Think of the situation when a trans-gender with feminine characteristics is forcibly thrown to a male ward, it is like keeping both male and female prisoners together. This piece is an attempt to analyze their sexual identities, the problems they encounter in the global prison system and the relevant legal frameworks. 

United Kingdom

A detailed new policy document drawn up by Kenneth Clarke's Ministry of Justice in 2011 requires jail warders to address inmates by courtesy titles such as Mister, must call transsexual prisoners "Miss" or "Ms" under the new mandatory guidelines. The 20-page guidebook, issued to prison governors remarked that "An establishment must permit prisoners who consider themselves transsexual and wish to begin gender reassignment to live permanently in their acquired gender.[3]"

From the point of view of the security, it is provided that if it emerges that a prisoner has been placed in the estate opposite to the legally recognized gender, a transfer must be arranged as soon as possible unless the prisoner requests location in this estate.[4]Not to forget, the Equality Act, 2010 stands for all types of gender discrimination in all types of places.Thus, we see that there are sufficient laws in hand for trans-genders inmates but nevertheless, they are suppressed in and outside the society.

United States

The courts have recognized that the underlying condition of gender identity disorder is real, and that the provision of medical care includes providing hormones and surgery in appropriate cases. In state prisons, transgender prisoners have frequently been denied any transition-related healthcare.[5]

Transgender people who have not had genital surgery are generally classified according to their birth sex for purposes of prison housing, regardless of how long they may have lived as a member of the other gender, and regardless of how much other medical treatment they may have undergone.[6]

Australia

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex. Similarly, there are gamut of other laws such as Victoria Equal Opportunity Act 1995, Western Australia Equal Opportunity Act 1984, Sex Discrimination Act 1984, et al which secure the rights of different sexes. Despite these, a lingering concern remains which is the management of trans-genders in prisons. They are denied required treatment at times, sometimes are subjected to prison violence.

What they can wear, the personal items they are permitted to purchase, the way in which  they  are  searched,  and  the  name  by  which  they  are  referred  to  by  staff  and  in  official prison records do not show a bright picture though.  At times, self- harms are also afflicted by them.

India

Recently, the Indian Supreme Court ruled that transgender people are a third gender.[7]Article 14 of the Indian Constitution as well many other Directive Principles of State Policy enshrine the spirit to provide all the genders an equal opportunity to nourish and flourish. The Bombay High Court had also considered to frame special guidelines for transgender prisoners as their issues need to be addressed effectively. What they complain is about the indifferent behavior of prison staffs. There has been a point made to have a special ward for these transgenders.

Conclusion

After going through the cases of the various prison systems around the world, one might wonder about the nature of problems every transgender face during imprisonment. (Though these are handful but enough to show the plight of the community.) The similar problems are amplified greatly in all these parts of the world. The ‘similar’ problems include the discrimination they face in prison wards if kept with other genders in the wards, the sexual abuse resulting from it, the denied medical treatment to them, the refusal to provide them with proper clothing, the bad attitude of the prison authorities towards them, legal underrepresentation, etc. These are the ‘general’ concerns and not the special ones. The inmates have their own peculiar and complex problems. It is to be realized that these people have just chosen their sexuality and they have every right to be with dignity and poise.The idea to open special prisons for these should be welcomed in India. The criminal justice system needs an overhaul in this direction as well.It is quintessential for their personal development. The need to answer a psychological question is felt here, if we have prisoner rights for both men and women then, why not for the ‘hijras’ as we refer to them?

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[1] See Care and Management of Trans sexual prisoners by Ministry of Justice, UK

[2] Rebecca  Mann,  ‘The  Treatment  of  Transgender  Prisoners,  Not  Just  an  American  Problem—A  Comparative Analysis  of  American,  Australian,  and  Canadian  Prison  Policies  Concerning  the  Treatment  of  Transgender Prisoners and a ‘Universal’ Recommendation  to  Improve Treatment’ (2006) 15 Law and Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Legal Issues  available at  http://www.wpath.org/Document2/socv6.pdf

[3]David Barett, Sex swap prisoners get right to bras and make-up available at

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8363244/Sex-swap-prisoners-get-right-to-bras-and-make-up.html

[4] See supra note 1

[5]Chelsea Manning, Americas prison fails transgender inmates available at http://www.salon.com/2013/08/23/americas_prisons_fail_transgender_inmates/

[6] Ibid.

[7]YogitaLimaye, India court recognises transgender people as third gender available at

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27031180

About The Author:

Aishwarya Dhakarey is a third year student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune. A keen and avid learner in life, she prefers to always associate herself with something really productive. Writing on diverse issues is her forte. She also loves to read extensively. 

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