Posted by The high prevalence of malnutrition, the high neonatal mortality rate, the low coverage of full immunisation, the declining sex ratio, and child marriage all pose challenges to improving human development outcomes for all children in Gujarat, and it is critical that more time, research, and resources be allocated to ensure that children have a safe, healthy, and flourishing childhood.
Gujarat National Law University created the Centre for Women and Child Rights to conduct research and capacity-building initiatives in the field of women and child rights in order to achieve these objectives.
Further Details
GNLU’s Centre for Women and Child Rights is inviting submissions for GCWCR Essay Writing Competition, 2022 on the theme of ‘Reproductive Rights in India’.
Theme– Reproductive Rights in India
Sub-Themes
- Key Policies/Schemes addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health in India
- Family Planning Practices in India
- Infertility and Surrogacy – Legal Framework
- Adoption: Legal and Societal Challenges
- Abortion Rights
- Child Marriage- Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Young
- Impact of raising legal marriage of age on the reproductive rights of individuals
NOTE:- Any contemporary legal issue relevant to the theme may be written upon. Inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches are highly encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
The Essay Competition is open to all students studying under-graduate (three/five year) or post-graduate law degrees from any law school/university/college recognised by the Bar Council of India.
Submission Rules
- The word limit for the essay is 2500 words (inclusive of footnotes).
- All submissions must be original and unpublished work of the author(s). All submissions should be plagiarism free and within the permissible plagiarism percentage of 10%.
- Co-authorship of a maximum of 2 authors is permitted.
- Disclosure of information regarding the identity of author(s), including, but not limited to name, institution’s details, professional details, etc., within the body of the manuscript or other parts of the document submitted is strictly prohibited.
- The participants are required to submit their manuscript by mailing it to cwcr@gnlu.ac.in.
- The participants are required to provide their details (Name, Year of Study and Name of Institution) in the body of the e-mail.
- The essays can be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
- Only one submission per author or a team of co-authors is permissible. In case of more than one submission, only the one received first would be considered for review.
Formatting and Citation Rules
- Font Style- Times New Roman; Size- 12; Justified; Line Spacing- 1.5
- Authorities must be cited in the form of footnotes. Citations must follow the 20th Edition Bluebook citation style.
- For footnotes:
- Font Style- Times New Roman
- Size- 10
- Alignment- Justified
- Line Spacing- 1
Rewards
- 1st Prize: ₹5,000
- 2nd Prize: ₹3,000
- 3rd Prize: ₹2,000
- Top TEN Essays will be published on the GCWCR Blog, and their writers will be awarded with a CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
Relevant Dates
- Last date of submission: 1st March 2022 (8:00 PM IST)
- Date of announcement of results: Mid-March
Rules of the Competition
- There is no registration fees to be paid for participation.
- By submitting the article, the author(s) forfeit their copyright over their manuscript in favour of the organizers.
- In case of any dispute, the decision of the organizers will be final and binding. The Centre retains absolute discretion in marking the manuscripts.
Relevant Link and Contacts
- Further Information
- For further clarity one may reach out to
- Number: +91 9777532246 (Ananya Mahapatra, Student Co-ordinator)
- Email: cwcr@gnlu.ac.in
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