Society of International Law and Policy

We are pleased to announce the results of the 1st NUJS SILP Essay competition. We apologise for the delay due to the overwhelming amount of entries. We thank you for submitting your thought-provoking pieces. The winners are as follows -

1st Place - Dhiyaaneswar D T - School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
2nd Place - Sankari B and Ria Surbhi - National Law School of India University
3rd Place - Pradyumn Sharma - Symbiosis Law School Noida

We would like to thank all the participants for their contributions. We would request the winners to email us at [email protected] from their registered email address.

In the past few years, the Achmea judgment has remained a major bone of contention under the investment law regime. But before looking at the reason for such contentions, it is imperative to understand the case’s background. This case concerned a preliminary reference by the German Federal Court of Justice on whether the European Union (‘EU’) law precluded the application of an arbitration clause in an International Investment Arbitration (‘IIA’) between EU member states. In other words, the question is of the validity of the jurisdiction of the International Arbitration Tribunal on intra-EU investment disputes.

Tushar and Archita write about the Achmea Judgement!

Read it here: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2022/04/21/appraising-the-struggle-between-two-parallel-realities-created-in-the-aftermath-of-the-achmea-judgment/

Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), which allows investors to bring claims against host governments through international arbitration, is provided under a wide range of contemporary international investment agreements. Despite its widespread relevance and application in investment disputes, ISDS has been subject to criticism and has attracted heightened controversy which has resulted in its ongoing legitimacy crisis.

Read more at: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2022/03/18/a-reflection-on-the-legitimacy-crisis-and-proposed-reforms-to-the-isds-mechanism/

"Recently the 8th meeting of CoP to the Cartagena Protocol published a progress report of the parties in December 2016. The report mentioned that a total of 53 percent of the parties, until September 2016, have initiated legal, administrative, and other measures for better ex*****on of the Protocol. This post seeks to argue that the Implementation Committee cannot make any significant impact in areas governed by the Cartagena Protocol and only focused on a limited scope of implementation questions."

Charles & Arjun critique the functioning of the Compliance Committees under the Protocol.

Read more at: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2022/02/01/cartagena-protocol-on-biosafety-to-the-convention-on-biological-diversity-early-stage-internalization/

The deadline for the NUJS SILP Essay Competition has been extended to 15th February!

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any program in any recognized Law School / College / University in India may make a submission.

For submission guidelines, please visit: https://bit.ly/3KVyzmD

For any queries, please write to [email protected] with ‘Essay Competition Query’ in the subject line.

"Aiming to secure their marine resources in the Indian Ocean, India and Sri Lanka settled their maritime boundary in 1974-76. Despite the delimitation, however, fishers from both countries continue to enter unlawfully into each other’s sovereign waters, resulting in the imposition of punitive measures against those accused or convicted. Such instances not only jeopardize the livelihoods of the fishers but also strain the relations between the two countries."

Era Dahiya and Lokesh Soni analyse India-Sri Lanka maritime tensions from the perspective of international law.

Read it here- https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/indo-lankan-ties-in-choppy-waters-analyzing-the-maritime-conflict-from-the-lens-of-international-law/

From the Poland-Belarus border conflict to Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentencing by the junta, we bring to you an update on the most important events in international law and politics for the month of December 2021.

Read it here: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2022/01/02/month-in-review-december-2021/

From the Global Corporate Tax Pact to the extension of CPEC to Afghanistan, we bring to you an update on the most important events in international law and politics for the month of October 2021.

Read it here: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2021/12/02/month-in-review-october-2021/

The Society of International Law and Policy (‘SILP’) of the National University of Juridical Sciences is an academic society that seeks to create awareness about contemporary international issues of legal importance. It seeks to develop a synergy between law and policy at the international level while recognizing that geopolitical trends in the transnational space have impacts at the municipal level. This essay competition seeks to further discourse on relevant topics in contemporary international law.

Essay Themes:

a. Ecocide as International Crime: Bold Reform or Empty Rhetoric?
b. Communitarian Interest in International Law
c. Succession of States in respect of State Responsibility.
d. Fragmentation of International Law: Challenges and Prospects.
e. Critical International Law: Recent Trends.

Eligibility:

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any program in any recognized Law School / College / University in India may make a submission.

Please find the submission guidelines- https://lnkd.in/dg6HzbA3

To submit your essay, click- https://lnkd.in/dySMBStf

For any queries, please write to us at [email protected]

From India's clean energy commitments at the UN Summit to China's declaration of all cryptocurrency transactions as illegal, we bring you an update on the most important events in international politics and law, for the month of September, 2021.

Read it here: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2021/11/11/month-in-review-september-2021/

"China has historically been practising the classic move of “lawfare” in disputes regarding territorial sovereignty by enacting hegemonic legislations of its own... While other stakeholders to the South China Sea are contemplating resolving the dispute and establishing free navigation in the region, China dismisses the entire idea of the dispute in the first place. Hence, it has created a deadlock for the stakeholders."

Ashutosh Anand and Himanshu Kumar Pathak analyse the Maritime Traffic Safety Law recently enacted by China.

Read it here: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2021/11/08/%ef%bf%bcchinas-maritime-medley-with-a-rhythmic-lawfare/

"...[T]he pandemic has triggered the demand for private jets and chartered flights, given the need of autonomy, flexibility, privacy, security and convenience of use. The Indian market is thus perfectly set to welcome the arrival of local aircraft lessors and financiers. However, one of the significant questions posed against these incentives is the liability of the lessors and financiers in cases of mishaps and accidents."

Trisha Shreyashi analyses the contemporary developments that have taken place in the field of aircraft leasing in India as well as India's aviation policies.

Read it here: https://silpnujs.wordpress.com/2021/11/03/aircraft-leasing-feasibility-of-aviation-policies-in-india/