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ILSA Best Academic International Event Award

We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the CRIL Team on winning the Best Academic International Event ILSA Award! There were a number of highly qualified schools that were nominated this year for the various ILSA awards. It was extremely difficult to choose the award winners but the National Law Institute University, Bhopal stood out as the winner in this category based on our nomination form and what the school has done in the international arena this past year. 

The CRIL Team

ILSA: Bhopal Chapter

CRIL proudly announces that it is now the official Bhopal Chapter of the renowned International Law Students Association (ILSA).


The International Law Students Association is a non-profit association of students and lawyers who are dedicated to the promotion of international law. ILSA provides students with opportunities to study, research, and network in the international legal arena. The organization's activities include academic conferences, publications, the global coordination of student organizations, and the administration of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

ILSA seeks to promote international law; to encourage communication and cooperation among students and lawyers internationally; to contribute to legal education; to promote social responsibility in the field of law; to increase opportunities for students to learn about other cultures and legal systems worldwide; and to publicize educational and career opportunities in international law.

ILSA's primary unit of organization is the ILSA Chapter in the form of a local International Law Society (ILS) at the school level. Lawyers in the field and students whose schools do not have a chapter are encouraged to register as Individual Members. ILSA chapters and individual members receive subscriptions to the ILSA Quarterly and are invited to participate in a number of ILSA events and activities, including ILSA's three annual conferences.

ILSA serves as an umbrella organization for its member chapters. Chapters exist as independent entities, but are also members of the larger ILSA organization. This structure allows chapters to meet the unique needs of its members while still maintaining access to an international network of pooled academic and organizational resources.

ILSA globally administers the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Every year, thousands of students from more than 500 schools in over 80 countries participate, making the Jessup the largest moot court competition in the world.

ILSA organizes three conferences every year. ILSA also publishes books and other academic resources on topics related to international law.

THE CRIL TEAM

Launch of the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC)

Launch followed by an interactive Session

ORGANISERS:

CELL FOR RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PRAYATNA

On 9^th December, 2010, on the occasion of International Anti-corruption Day,NGO, Prayatna, working in the area of good governance through Right to Information and Public interest litigation; a member of TII (Transparency International India), in collaboration with CRIL(Cell for Research in International Law) and National Law Institute University (NLIU) organized an interactive session.

The chief guest for the occasion was Mr. Tiwari, Chief Information Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh. The occasion was also graced by the eminent presence of Mr. Surendra Singh, ADG. There was representative participation from all quarters including the Public departments, media, NGOs and also the young generation represented by the young legal minds from NLIU, Bhopal.

The occasion was also marked by the formal launch of Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) as a joint endeavour of TII, Prayatana and CRIL with a primary objective to fight corruption by providing legal information, advice and assistance to victims and witnesses of corruption, enabling them to know their rights and pursue complaints.

The interactive session resulted in a very healthy discussion and dialogue taking into view the practical niceties of the issue.

Mr. Tiwari identified the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Programme as one of the worse examples of corruption in India at a grass-root level which affected the most deprived sections of the society.

Mr. Singh emphasized that curative mechanisms would not be enough to fight corruption and must also be supported by certain preventive mechanisms.

The Benami Culture in India was identified as a “Bone Marrow” of corruption in India and therefore the Universal Identification Number was unanimously agreed to be a welcome change which would curb the menace of corruption.

A zero tolerance agenda against corruption and self- responsibility of the common man were emphasized as primary steps to eliminate corruption.

By the launch of ALAC, the first step towards the campaign against corruption has already been taken; ALAC would be fully operational from the month of February, 2011.

About the Blog

At the very outset, we would like extend a very warm welcome to all the readers of the blog. The CRIL Blog is the newest addition to the whole host of activities that we have planned for the year. This blog will serve as a meeting ground for students interested and eager to learn more about international law, enabling them to interact and post their views and opinions on the subject. The initiative is aimed at achieving active participation from students across batches. The Blog also will serve as a portal for us to communicate with the Student Body, updating the Blog with notices, bulletins and news. Over the past CRIL has facilitated many activities in and around international law including Mock United Nations, Round Table conferences and international law papers, in the future we plan to keep up the activity with many events clocked for the year including a quiz, round table conference and discussions. So keep posted.

The CRIL Team