About GNLU Essay Competition 2024
The theme of this edition of the GNLU CLE 7th GNLU Essay Competition 2024-2025 on Law & Economics Analysis of Judgements and Case Laws Analysis. Manuscripts are invited containing law and economic analysis of judgments in any substantive area of law, The essay may contain in-depth case analysis of a single judgment or may also be a law and economic analysis of principles of law propounded by various judgments.
Eligibility
To promote such young minds, the theme of this edition of the essay competition is targeting the following:
- Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in Economics
- Student Research scholars pursuing Ph.D in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics
- Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in statistics
- Students/Research scholars pursuing M.A./M.phil/Ph.D discipline in public policy Students/Research scholars 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 teaching and research in the interdisciplinary study of law and economics
- Professionals working in banking, finance, or economics.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are to be made in the form of MS Word Document.
- All authors are requested to submit TWO copies of their essay through the google form:
- Submission having a cover page including the name of the author(s).
- Submission having a cover page without the name of the author(s).
- Manuscript word limit: 5500-7000 words (excluding footnotes and references)
- Submission date: on or before 13 December, 2024
- Font: Times New Roman
- Font size: 12
- Line spacing: 1.5
- All text should be justified, with a margin spacing of 1” on all sides.
- Citation style: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (2015, 20th ed.)
- Headings and Sub-headings must be appropriately numbered as:
- 1.
- 1.1.
- 2.
- Each manuscript must contain:
A. Cover page, containing:
- Full title of paper (times new roman, bold, font size: 16) Name(s) of contributor(s) and designation (Note: 1. A submission without the names is also required.
- The contributors’ names should not be mentioned on any other page.)
- E-mail and contact number.
Prize
- 1st Prize to Best Essay: 11,000 (Inr) Cash Prize + Publication in GNLU Journal Of Law And Economics (After Incorporating Reviewer Comments).
- 2nd Prize to Second Best Essay: 8,000 (Inr) Cash Prize
- 3rd Prize to Third Best Essay: 6,000 (Inr) Cash Prize 10 Best Essays Be Awarded A Consolation Prize: 5,000 (Inr) Cash Prize
