The Subrata Roy Chowdhury Memorial Essay Writing Competition is being co-organized by the National University of Juridical Sciences, the Society of International Law and Practice (“SILP”), NUJS and the NUJS ILSA Chapter in association with the Indian Yearbook of International Law and Policy. The object of the competition is to promote research and writing in international law. The competition seeks to encourage creative thinking and the themes that have been selected for the competition are thus issues which are crucial today, to the field of international law and related legal policy.
Themes
- Is India ready for Sovereign Wealth Funds?
- Exo-politics and the emergence of a New World Order
- Non state actors, transnational armed groups and the regulation of hostilities in India: Should International Humanitarian Law recognize a hybrid category of armed conflict?
- Does Climate Change have an impact on National Security? An Indian perspective
- Can the principles of Insurance Law be applied to the Law of Outer Space?
Prizes
First Prize: Rs. 8000 [In addition, the winning entry will also be considered for publication in the forthcoming issue of the Indian Yearbook of International Law and Policy, in accordance with the Editorial Policy of the Yearbook.]
Second Prize: Rs. 6500
Third Prize: Rs. 5000
The deadline for the submission of entries is February 10, 2010.
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