Call for Papers: Government Law College International Law Summit, 2013

4th Government Law College International Law Summit, organized by the Students for the Promotion of International Law (SPIL), Government Law College, Mumbai. The Summit is scheduled to take place from the 1st-3rd February, 2013. 

The Summit is an eclectic mix of key note addresses, seminars, workshops, a panel discussion, call for papers and two novel competitions which were conceived of within the portals of Government Law College- Judgment Deliberation Competition and Treaty Appreciation Competition.

The Theme for this edition of Summit is Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation.

SPIL, Mumbai, in an attempt to facilitate legal studies, calls for papers from the student and legal fraternity, professors, practitioners and scholars. We call for papers across the spectrum comprising the theme.

In our endeavour to promote International Law, SPIL, Mumbai is looking to publish a legal magazine called 'The International Law Annual'. The International Law Annual comprises literature on the myriad aspects of International Law through an engaging confluence of short articles, analytic works on landmark cases, interviews with legal luminaries on contemporary issues, discussions and analysis on international legislation, and book reviews.

Accordingly, SPIL, Mumbai calls for short articles and essays from the student and legal fraternity, professors, practitioners and scholars across the wide spectrum of Public International Law. 

Call for Papers: 

SPIL, Mumbai, in an attempt to encourage legal research and learning within the sphere of International Law, calls for papers from across the spectrum of the student and legal fraternity, professors, practitioners and scholars.

About Call for papers: 

Each year the Call for Papers examines an aspect of International Law and provides a platform for an evaluation of the various aspects that comprise the theme. This process facilitates the utilization of legal research methodologies, develops an independent thought process and broadens perspectives.

Structure of the competition:

The Theme for each year is disclosed simultaneously with the launch of the Summit Invite. Participating teams must register themselves as per the Rules of the competition. The teams may choose to write a paper on any of the Topics declared in the year of their participation. All papers must be submitted within the stipulated time frame, failing which, the defaulting team may be penalized or disqualified.

Team Requirements:

Participants may register individually or in a team of two (2), three (3) or four (4). In case of the paper being co-authored, the names of the two authors and the order of appearance must be provided.

This competition is not restricted in its participation to law schools alone. Students pursuing other related courses of study may also participate.

Awards: 

BEST RESEARCH PAPER

2nd BEST RESEARCH PAPER 

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