2nd KIIT National Conference on International law @ School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

2nd KIIT National Conference on International law @ School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

(13th of January-15th January, 2017)

For your kind reference, short details of the program are as follows:

ABOUT:

The School of Law, KIIT University (Bhubaneswar, Odisha) in association with International Law Students Association (ILSA) [KIIT Chapter] announces the second edition of National Conference on International Law, to be held from 13^th – 15^th January, 2017.

Events:

I. SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL LAW

• Student Delegates will present papers on predetermined areas of International Law.
• A distinguised group of panellists will adjudge the best paper on determined parameters.
• Presentation of Best Researched Paper Award.

The following areas of International Law have been decided upon to be covered in the SYMPOSIUM

• International Criminal law
• Law of the Sea(s)

These are two broad themes, students are welcome to present papers on specific sub-themes chosen under these heads.

II. ESSAY COMPETITION

An online essay competition will also be organised as a part of the Conference.

Submissions are invited based on the fields of:

1. Extrajudicial killings and Jurisdiction of ICC
2. Military Intervention

III.       TREATY NEGOTIATION COMPETITION (TNC)

Treaties are a serious legal undertaking in international law. Once in force, treaties are legally binding on the parties and become part of international law.  The law on treaty-making process is governed by the Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties whose preamble clearly stipulates that codification of treaties promote the development of friendly relations among nations along with international peace and security.

The format of TNC is based on the workings of various bodies and agencies of United Nations as well as other independent organizations which cater to the treaty negotiation process in various global spheres. Participants will be given a draft Treaty which will contain the issues which necessitates deliberation during the oral rounds.  The key objective of TNC is to inculcate in participants the sense of innovation along with negotiation skills which are essential in every lawyer.

The theme of the competition will be “GRAINS CONVENTION”.

• Teams will be allotted specific countries
• Teams are required to prepare framework agreements for their respective countries(Rules and other details will be provided upon selection of teams)
• Teams [comprising of 2 students ] will be allowed to discuss on their proposed submissions during the oral rounds

Submission guidelines for the TNC:

For the Treaty Negotiation Competition, the following case study has been provided. Interested participants are to submit a write-up within a word limit of 1000 words for each question. On the basis of the write-up further selections will be made for allotment of Countries which the teams will represent in the ‘Oral Rounds’. It is to be noted that this case-study is not a part of the actual materials for the Treaty Negotiation Competition. It is only for the purpose of selection/scrutiny of the teams for the aforementioned competition. The background of the treaty and the rules for the same shall be provided later.

Submission guidelines for Symposium and Essay Competition:

• All papers should be sent via email to klsils@kls.ac.in in .doc or .docx format.
• The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, size 12 in 1.5 spacing, 1 inch margin on all sides. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, size 10 in single spacing.
• An uniform system of citation style should be followed.
• Author(s) have to send an abstract of the Paper within 300 words. Names, affiliated college, email id and contact number of the author (s) to be furnished at the end of the Abstract.
• The length of the Paper should not exceed the limit of 6000 words. Word limit for the essay is 1500 – 2000 words. Authors are requested to stick to the word limit. Violation of this rule will attract deduction of marks.
• Co-authorship ofmaximum two authors per Paper is allowed. Co-authorship for Essay writing competition is not allowed.
• The author(s) will send a separate Cover Letter with their final papers incorporating details like name(s), affiliated college, full postal address, email id and contact number along with the title of the Paper. The Paper should not contain any biographical references of the author (s).
• All Papers must be an original work of the author(s). Plagiarism will lead to cancellation of the Paper.

STRUCTURE OF THE ABSTRACT

•  Title: Font – Times New Roman; Size – 18; Line Spacing – 1.5; Alignment – Center;Uppercase; Bold face
• Body: Font – Times New Roman; Size – 12; Line Spacing – 1.5; Alignment – Justified; Margins – 1 inch on all sides;
• Details of the Author(s): Names, affiliated college, email id and contact number to be furnishedat the end of the Abstract;

STRUCTURE OF THE FINAL PAPER

• The first page of the Final Paper must be the Abstract without the contact details of the author(s)
• The length of the Paper should not exceed the limit of 6000 words (exclusive of footnotes).
• Authors are to stick to the word limit. Violation of this rule will attract deduction of marks.
• All the pages of the Final Paper will have Margin of 1 inch on all sides;
• Main Title of the Paper: Font – Times New Roman; Size – 18; Line Spacing – 1.5; Alignment – Center; Uppercase; Bold face
• Body: Font – Times New Roman; Size – 12; Line Spacing – 1.5; Alignment – Justified;

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR TREATY

Interested participants are to submit a write-up within a wordlimit of 1500 words for both questions. On the basis of the write-up further selections will be made for allotment of Countries which the teams will represent in the ‘Oral Rounds’. It is to be noted that this case-study is not a part of the actual materials for the Treaty Negotiation Competition. It is only for the purpose of selection/scrutiny of the teams for the aforementioned competition. The background of the treaty and the rules for the same shall be provided later

 REGISTRATION FEES

• Symposium: Rs.500/- (per person)
• Essay writing competition:  Rs.250/- (per person)
• Treaty Negotiation Competition:  Rs 500/- (per person)
• Accommodation (including food): Rs.1000/- (per person)

All payments should be made in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favor of “KIIT”, and

payable at Bhubaneswar (stating the name of the participant and the institution at the reverse side of the demand draft), addressed to:

Dr. Ananya Chakraborty, Faculty Convenor, 2nd KIIT National Conference on International Law, 2017, School of Law, KIIT University, Patia Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751024

• The Registration Fee is non-refundable and non-negotiable.
• Dress Code – The participants are expected to follow a strict dress code of western formals.
• Awards and Certificates – All the participants will receive a Participating Certificate, monetary prize and other benefits.
• The details of the Structure of Framework Agreements and the Oral Round of the Treaty Negotiation Competition will be conveyed to the selected teams by 30th November 2016. for the Conference during the Valedictory Function. The prize winners for different events will receive a separate certificate commemorating their achievement along with the trophies
• Guidelines of the Conference should be strictly adhered to. Any deviation thereof can attract penalties or disqualification.

Deadlines:

• Last date for submission of TNC- 3rd December, 2016
• Notification of selected teams for TNC: 6th December, 2016 (23:00 hours)
• Last date for abstract submission for Symposium: 5^th December, 2016
• Notification of selected abstracts: 7th December, 2016
• Last date for registration and payment: 9^th December, 2016
• Last date for essay submission: 15^th December, 2016
• Last date for submission of final papers for selected abstracts: 5th January, 2016
• Last date for Framework Agreement submission for TNC: 10^th January, 2017

Awards

Winners will get:

Cash prizes  upto Rs 70,000 INR

Books worth Rs 15,000 INR from SCC Online and

6 free courses from Rostrum Legal

 

CONTACT:

For queries related to the symposium please contact:

Subhasmita Routray – +91 7205368823

For queries related to the TNC, contact:

Swetapadma Mahapatra – +91 9438620954

For any other general queries, contact:

Sarthak Singhdeo-+91 7751024506

Anshuman Bose-+91 9088201595

 

 

TOPICS: Seminar^Conference, School of Law, KIIT University Bhubaneswar Odisha), International Law Students Association (ILSA), 2nd KIIT National Conference on International Law,

 

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