First year induction and Fresher's Pool

Notice- For the First Years

1.      Induction of the first years into the MCA

Two first year students will be inducted into the MCA. The induction debate will be held on 3^rd August (Monday). The time and venue of the debate will be announced in the class on Monday itself. There is no need of a prior registration with the MCA to participate in the induction debate. The topics for the debate are:

·        This House believes that the execution of Yakub Memon was legally correct.

·    This House believes that criminal defamation violates the freedom of speech and expression as enshrined in the Constitution.

 All participants will be given 5 minutes to present their views on any one of the above topics which will be followed by 2 minutes of questioning. Participants can present their views in support of/against the motion.

(Read http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/sc-on-criminal-defamation-ipc-came-much-before-constitution-time-to-judge-if-provision-still-valid/ , http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-rejects-curative-petition-of-yakub-memon/article1-1374311.aspx )

Based on the induction debate, 8-10 people will be selected for interview which will be conducted on 4^th August (Tuesday).

2.      Constitution of the Fresher’s Pool and Mooting Demonstration

The problem for the Fresher’s Pool is being made by the Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights (“CSIPR”). It will be released by 5^th August (Wednesday) and will deal with Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”). CSIPR will hold 2-3 classes in August to provide an introduction to the subject matter of the problem.

MCA will hold a mooting demonstration for the 1^st years in the next week. MCA will also hold classes regarding formatting of memorials in August. The memorial submission for the Fresher’s Pool will be around the end of August. The rounds will take place in the first week of September.

RESEARCHER TEST FOR THE INTERNATIONAL POOL

The test for the International Researcher Pool will be conducted on 4th August (Tuesday) 2015. It will cover basics of international law, issues relating to the Compromis and citations according to the Bluebook (19th edition). A one page guide to Bluebook can be accessed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Gh1N3M9FkRN0hYa09VdFpSRWc/view?usp=sharing .

The duration, total marks and timings of the test will be put up tomorrow. It will be held in the Academic Block- I.

It is being brought to everyone's notice that the results declared for the International Moot Pool Selections are incorrect. We did not include the Carry Forward scores in the tabs. We know this is a major mistake and we sincerely apologise for it. Copies of the scoresheets for the ranking rounds will be put up on the notice boards tomorrow.

In all six ranks are getting effected. The new rankings are as follows:

1. Sonal Mashankar 
2. Ashima Gulati
3. Shivani Garg
4. Aditya Goyal
5. Praharsh Joherey
6. Rajeswari Mukherjee
7. Meher Tandon
8. Vinita Solanki
9. Manisha Regalla
10. Milind Ghosh
11. Deepika Yadav
12. Kartikey Singh
13. Dheeresh Kumar Dwivedi
14. Malvika Yadav
15. Geetanjali Kamat
16. Priyamvada Mishra
17. Amit Singhal
18. Shivansh Soni
19. Sourabh Raut
20. Radhika Garg

We apologise for the grave error once again. We will ensure that such errors are not committed in future.

ORIENTATION TO THE NATIONAL POOL:

22nd M. C. Chagla Memorial Government Law College National Moot Court Competition 2015:

The Government Law College, Mumbai in association with the Chief Justice M. C. Chagla Memorial Trust is organising the 22nd M. C. Chagla Memorial Government Law College National Moot Court Competition on 26th & 27th September, 2015. The soft copy submission is due on 5th September, 2015. The Moot Proposition has been attached to this post.

Interested students must exercise their option by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com before 11.59 pm, 28th July, 2015.

Final Rankings for the International Moot Pool Selections 2015-16.
Speaker Pool Rankings are as follows-
1. Sonal Mashankar
2. Ashima Gulati
3. Shivani Garg 
4. Praharsh Johorey
5. Aditya Goyal
6. Rajeshwari Mukherjee
7. Meher Tandon
8. Vinita Solanki
9. Manisha Regalla
10.Milind Ghosh
11.Malvika Yadav
12.Kartikey Singh
13.Deepika Yadav
14.Geetanjali Kamat
15.Dheeresh Kumar Dwivedi
16.Priyamvada Mishra
17.Amit Singhal
18.Shivansh Soni
19.Sourabh Raut
20.Radhika Garg

Congratulations to all !!!

It has been decided that NLIU will be represented by 2 speakers and 2 researchers at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition this year.

The draw of lots for the oral rounds of the International Moot Pool Selections will be held on the third floor of Gyan Mandir at 5 pm tomorrow. Also, the participants will be briefed about the rules of the oral rounds. All participants are requested to be present.

ORIENTATION TO THE NATIONAL POOL:

7th Saquib Rizvi Memorial National Moot 2015:

The competition will be organised and hosted by Rizvi Law College, Mumbai from 9th to 11th October, 2015.The soft copy submission is due on 8th September, 2015. For more details please visithttp://www.lawctopus.com/rizwi-law-college-mumbais-7th-saq…/

Interested pool members must exercise their option by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com before 11.59 pm, 24th July, 2015.

NATIONAL MOOT POOL SELECTIONS 2015-16:


Please find attached to this post the Problem for the National Moot Pool Selections. 29-30th August, 2015 have been finalised as the dates for the oral rounds. We will post the Rules according to which the pool selection will be conducted soon. Mr. Akshay Sapre has drafted the Problem. Any attempts to seek any kind of help from him will be dealt with strictly. 
Also the legislations involved in the can be accessed from these links: The PMP Act, 1962 and the MP Bhumigat Pipeline Act, 2013
Interested students must register their participation by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com before 11.59 pm, 20th August, 2015. 
All the best!

OPEN CHALLENGE:

Requisite number of students have not opted for the Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot and Judgment Writing Competition- South India Rounds hence, it is now being offered for open challenge.

The Moot will be hosted by NUALS Kochi from 11th September- 13th September 2015. To access the problem and rules for the competition, please visit www.moot.in . The moot has a very unique format which covers examination of witnesses, opening statements and closing statements of counsels from either side. The moot proposition is based on criminal law.
With respect to the judgment writing competition, only teams participating in the moot are eligible to participate in the judgment writing competition.
Only 20 colleges can take part in the competition. They will be selected strictly on a first come first serve basis.

Interested students must form a team in accordance with the Rules and register themselves by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com before 11.59 pm, 22nd July, 2015.

CLARIFICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL POOL

Question: In Paragraph 27 of the Compromis, Governor Perez contends that “Arsenalian government has unlawfully expropriated property i.e. servers used to store PotOS cache, belonging to a Realmadristan entity, namely X&Y Ltd.” However, issue no 2 contests whether the seizure of servers is in violation of the principles enshrined in the ARBIT. Hence, there seems to be a contradiction between the contentions of the parties and issue framed. The issue pre-supposes the applicability of ARBIT which has been contested by the State parties. Please clarify.

Answer: The Arsenalian government has qualified their contention by stating that the property has been “unlawfully” expropriated, therefore there is no apparent contradiction in this case.

2. Question: Do users of Arsenalia get access to Facebook and Google?

Answer: Participants are advised to apply their common sense in reading into the facts as agreed in the Compromis, considering the background of the factual situation therein.

Surana Trial Cross-Orientation

Cross orientation to the international pool

1. The Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot and Judgment Writing Competition- South India Rounds

This moot is being cross oriented to the international pool. Anyone who is interested to take part in this moot from the international pool may send in a mail to the MCA Id latest by 17 July 11:59pm. The details of the moot can be seen in its previous post.

Stetson Orientation

ORIENTATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL POOL

1. 20th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition (Stetson Moot)

The international rounds of the moot will take place in Gulfport, Florida from April 13-16, 2016. The problem and the rules can be accessed athttp://www.stetson.edu/law/international/iemcc/ . The dates and hosts of the Indian National Rounds have not been released yet. However, if they clash with our exams, teams which back out will not be penalized by the MCA.

Anyone interested to pick up this moot may send an email to the MCA by 11:59 pm, 17 July 2015.

ORIENTATION TO THE NATIONAL POOL:

1. Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy and Judgment Writing Competition 2015- South India Rounds

This moot is being oriented for a slot of 2 speakers and 1 researcher. The Moot will be hosted by NUALS Kochi from 11th September- 13th September 2015. To access the problem and rules for the competition, please visit www.moot.in . The moot has a very unique format which covers examination of witnesses, opening statements and closing statements of counsels from either side. The moot proposition is based on criminal law.

With respect to the judgment writing competition, only teams participating in the moot are eligible to participate in the judgment writing competition.

Only 20 colleges can take part in the competition. They will be selected strictly on a first come first serve basis. Pool members who are interested to take part in the competition must send in a mail to the MCA (mca.nliu@gmail.com) indicating their interest by 15th July- 11:59 pm

Lecture on International Law by Mr. Apurv Mishra

Dear All,

Mr. Apurv Mishra (Batch of 2012) will be holding a discussion on 12 July - 5pm-6pm in the Academic Block- I. It will cover basics of public international law, international criminal law and sources of international law.

This event has been arranged by CRIL- Cell for Research in International Law. It is the 1st session of the CRIL International Law Lecture Series. All students interested in international law and especially those participating in the international moot pool selections are advised to take advantage of this brilliant opportunity provided by CRIL.

Rules and Regulations for International Pool Selections 2015-16

The rules of the International Moot Pool Selections have been attached in the link below. The memorial submission date has been kept at 20th July. An early date has been chosen to allow the participants plenty of time to prepare for the orals.

If there are any clarifications needed with respect to the rules, please let us know by email or comments to this post.

Rules and Regulations - International Pool 2015-16

We will release the Problem for National Pool Selections by the last week of this month. The oral rounds for the Pool Selections are scheduled to be organised on 29th and 30th August. The Problem will be based on Constitutional Law.

The deadline for seeking clarifications on the Compromis for the International Pool Selections is 11.59 pm, 10th July, 2015.

OPEN CHALLENGE:

The researcher slots for the following competitions are being offered for open challenge:

1. The 5TH AMITY INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2015:
The competition will be hosted and organised by Amity Law School, Noida from 8-10th October, 2015. The soft copy submission is due on 20th September, 2015. 

2. 1st GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law:
The theme of the competition is securities and investment law. The competition will be held in GNLU, Gandhinagar from 11 to 13 September, 2015. The soft copy submission is due on 30th August, 2015. 

The details of the open challenge will be conveyed to the registered students. Interested students must register by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com before 11.59 pm, 4th July, 2015.

ORIENTATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL POOL:

3rd SHRI MANGI LAL PAGARIYA MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2015:

The competition is being hosted and organised by MATS Law School, MATS University, Raipur from 18 to 20 September, 2015. The soft copy submission is due on 31 August, 2015. For more information please visithttp://mlsmooting.weebly.com.

Interested pool members must exercise their option by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com before 11.59 pm, 5th July, 2015.