Posted by The Law and Technology Society of NLSIU, Bengaluru is a society dedicated to explore the limitless contours of the fascinating intersection of law and technology. The Society’s major goal is to create cutting-edge learning opportunities in this subject by arranging a series of great events. The Dialogue is a research-based think tank that focuses on the interface of technology, society, and public policy. It aspires to drive a progressive narrative in India’s policy discourse by supporting educated policy conversations at all levels.
Relevant Themes
The Essay Writing Competition 2021 aims to encourage contestants to think outside the box and to investigate new challenges linked to Competition Law in the Digital Space. The organisers kindly solicit your submissions on the following theme:
Revisiting traditional antitrust frameworks to cater to the evolving needs of digital markets
Under this some of the suggestive sub-themes that the students can explore includes:
- Evolving business models & their impact on competition in digital space;
- Revisiting conventional definitions for targeted policy making;
- Assessing suitable merger regulations for digital markets;
- Role of competition regulators in the domain of data privacy;
- Significance of technical measures like interoperability in addressing anti-competitive effects.
Note: The sub-themes are only suggestive and the students are free to choose any other sub-theme that falls within the scope of the main theme.
Rules for the Competition
Word Limit – 3000 to 5000 (excluding footnotes)
Citation – Oscola 4th Edition
Co-authorship Limit – Maximum of 2 authors
Important Dates:
Last Date of Registration is 30th September, 2021
Last Date of Submission is 15th October, 2021
Eligibility Criteria
Students/research scholars enrolled in any UG/PG/Ph.D. course from any Indian university are eligible to participate in the competition.
Prizes
- Expert Comments: The winning entries will be selected and commented upon by the leading cognoscenti in the field of law and technology. This will include judges, eminent lawyers, public policy experts and academicians from all over the globe.
- Exciting Cash Prizes: The first, second and third entries will be awarded a cash prize of INR 25,000, 15,000 and 10,000 respectively.
- Certificate of Merit: Top ten essays will also be awarded a certificate of merit.
Relevant Links
For registration click here– Further details would be shared post registration
Relevant Contacts
For any further information/clarification, please reach out to: The Law and Technology Society
at lawtech@nls.ac.in
Shubh Mittal (Convener) : 8604133361
Shantanu Mishra (Joint-Convener) : 9140452335
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