Surana & Surana – UILS Panjab University International Essay Competition 2018 [Submit by April 25]

About

Centre for Trade and Dispute Resolution, University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University in partnership with Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai, organizes International Essay Writing Competition on Corporate Laws, 2018.

Themes

International Trade, Human Rights and Sustainable Development: An entangled trinity necessary for a Nation’s Development.

Sub-Themes

• International Trade, Human Rights and Sustainable Development: Reinventing ‘Development’.
• Role of WTO and UNCITRAL in achieving the UN’s SDGs in relation to international and domestic trade.
• Trade and Sustainability, relevance of Paris Climate Convention.
• Labor implications of trade liberalization and globalization in achieving a nation’s progress.
• Economic Interdependence vs. Economic Nationalism in the era of free international trade.
• Interlinking of rivers projects, a viable alternative for the Indian Trade Industry.
• Dumping and its impact on competition through the lens of sustainable trade environment?
• Agriculture and Global Food Security, ramifications in International Trade

The theme for the essay is kept broad in nature. The participants are allowed to take any particular sub-theme or can mold it keeping it intact with the central theme of the essay.

Eligibility

• The Competition is open to the students who are pursuing five years integrated Law course/LL.B./LL.M./ M.Phil./ Ph.D.. or any other Undergraduate or Master courses (other than Law) in any university across the World.
• Students of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India, the Institute of Cost Accountant of India&The Institute of Company Secretaries of India are also eligible to participate. However, those who have completed either their Chartered Accountant/ Cost Accountant/ Company Secretary degrees/courses are not eligible.
• The participants must also send a certificate from the Head of the Institution certifying that the candidate is a bonafide student of the University/ College/Institute.

If any Student of the UILS is positioned amongst the top three, he/she will not be eligible for the top three prizes but will be felicitated in recognition of his/her performance with a special prize by the Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai at the Prize Distribution function.

Prizes

• First Prize: ₹ 25,000/-
• Second Prize: ₹ 15,000/-
• Third Prize: ₹ 10,000/-
• 15 Consolation Prizes: ₹ 1,000/-

IMPORTANT DATES

Last date for receiving the submission through E-mail.	25th April 2018
Declaration of results (tentative)	15th July 2018

Contact

Student Co-ordinators

• Nikhilesh Verma: +919814015117
• Aradhika Jasrotia: +917837623294
• Shraddha Sharma: +918054114830

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