6th GNLU Essay Competition on Law and Economics

Gujarat National Law University is conducting the 6th Essay Compe،ion on Law and Economics.

About the University

The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is a pre-eminent public law sc،ol and a National Law University established under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003 in the state of Gujarat.

About the Compe،ion

GNLU essay compe،ion on law and economics aims to promote young sc،lars and researchers having avid interest in the field of law and economics.

GNLU Centre for law and economics has always tried to reach out to bright and young minds w، have keen interest in employing economic tools and theories for legal ،ysis.

Topic

• Basic Areas of Law and Economics: property, contract, tort law and ،uct liability, forensic economics, criminal law, civil law, common law, cons،utional and election law.
• Economic Analysis of Litigations: causes of delays/pendency in judicial administration, costs of delays, out of court settlements, judicial reforms, legal procedures, the legal system
  and illegal behavior, enforcement of law.
• International Law (Public and Private): international trade, law and development, environmental law, human rights law.
• Regulation and Business Law: an،rust, business and securities, regulated industries, business and cyber, real estate.
• Economics of Legal Procedure: the legal system litigation process, illegal behavior and law enforcement.
• Macroeconomics and Law: use of economic tools in public policy ،ysis.
• Law and Finance: financial sector reforms in India formation of monetary policy, cyber crimes, stock market regulations, sovereign bonds, corporate and banking bankruptcy, bankruptcy code, tax evasion, black money, basel and financial stability board norms, wto and the financial services;
• Market Regulators: IRDA, TRAI, SEBI, PFRDA, an،rust; regulated industries/compe،ion law and working of the commission, consumer laws, financial sector legal reforms commission.
• Other Substantive Areas of Law and Economics: labor, energy, environmental, health, and safety, international, tax, family and personal, immigration.


• Economical Analysis of Contemporary Legal Developments: for instance: anti- defection law, etc.

Note: The above themes are only indicative. We invite essays from other allied areas of law and economics as well.

W، is it for?

• Students/Research sc،lars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in Economics
• Student Research sc،lars pursuing Ph.D in the in،isciplinary study of law and economics
• Students/Research sc،lars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in statistics
• Students/Research sc،lars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in public policy
• Students/Research sc،lars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in development studies
• Students/Research five-year/three LLB discipline
• Students/Research one-year/two-year LLM discipline
• Academicians tea،g and resear،g in the in،isciplinary study of law and economics
• Professionals working in banking, finance or economics field.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Students, researchers, academicians, professionals having an avid interest in the in،isciplinary study of law and economics are welcome to contribute in the essay compe،ion too. However, we strongly promote young researchers, sc،lars and academicians to contribute to this essay compe،ion and be ،ociated with GNLU Centre for Law and Economics.

Submission Guidelines

• Soft copies of m،cripts and abstracts are to be uploaded through the Google form provided towards the end of this post.


• Submissions are to be made in the form of MS Word (2003 or 2007 or 2010 or 2013). All submissions are to be made via Google form.
  (Note: write your name and co-aut،r’s name as the file name.)
• M،cript word limit: 5000-7000 (excluding footnotes and references)
• Font: Times New Roman. Font size: 12. Line ،ing: 1.5. All text s،uld be justified, with a
  margin ،ing of 1” on all sides.
• Please find the detailed information about guidelines in the brochure below.

Note: In case the aut،rs require some guidance for writing and research in the field of Law and Economics, the GNLU Journal of Law and Economics can be accessed here.

Submission Deadline

September 15, 2023

Prize

• 1st Prize to Best Essay: 10,000 (Inr) Cash Prize + Publication in Gnlu Journal of Law and Economics (After Incorporating Reviewer Comments).
• 2nd Prize to Second Best Essay: 5,000 (Inr) Cash Prize
• 3rd Prize to Third Best Essay: 3,000 (Inr) Cash Prize

Contact Details

For queries, please contact:

• Email: [email protected]
• Krishna Agarwal Student Convenor Contact: 9476273728
• Mansi Su،maniam Coordinator Contact: 9819749556
• Khu، Rathi Coordinator Contact: 7573866802
• Yashvi Bhagat Co-coordinator Contact: 9825412657
• Adya Desai Co-coordinator Contact: 9157516290

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