WAR OF WORDS– National Debate Competition for students studying in law, aims to provide an opportunity to come forward and experience the art of debating to take away the 3Es – Experience, Expertise and Excellence.
The competition is to be judged by a panel of eminent jury members, which shall be comprise of:
- 1
judicial officer,
- 1 High court
or supreme court advocate,
- 1 faculty
member.
We hope that
through this platform, students will get a great learning activity to exercise
their Brains & maintain the spirit of Education; despite being locked
inside their homes.
This is our 1st edition of online debate competition.
About In Light Of Law
‘In Light Of Law’ is the team setup by the Law students and
professionals to bridge the gap of unavailability of understandable and
accessible study material For the Law students or budding Lawyers. We are
actively organizing several quizzes, virtual sessions with eminent lawyers as
well as judges.
ABOUT LEGAL
As the name LEGAL (Legal Education & Grooming Academy for Lawyers) itself defines, LEGAL is an organization working for the education of Law Students, Lawyers & Legal Officers.It’s a registered body under MSME (GoI) & DPDESR (GoR).
It is founded with the objective to work as a resource centre
for Students, Law Colleges and to assist any other institutions who are
working in the field of Legal Education but are facing a serious issues in terms of executing there plans.
Topic
- For
the preliminary and semi-final rounds: should oral remarks of judges be
reported in media?
- The
topic for the final round will be announced on your registered mail id 1 day
prior to the competition i.e. 2nd July, 2021.
Registration Process
You have to
pay the minor fee of 40 rupees as team registration amount. The registration
form can be accessed here.
You have to
upload the screenshot of your payment receipt. The payment can be made on:
UPI/Paytm/Gpay
on 8000201350 (Ankit Jindal)
Important Dates
- Registration
starts: 10th June,
- Last
date for registration: 1st July,
- Release
of topic for final round: 2nd July,
- Preliminary
round: 3rd July,
- Semi-final
and final round: 4th July,
- Announcement
of results: 4th July.
General Guidelines
- It is
a conventional debate which will be organized in three rounds:
preliminary, semi-final and final.
- Students
are invited in a team of two (cross university teams are permitted).
- Speaker
1 of the team shall speak for the motion and Speaker 2 shall speak against
the motion.
- For
the Preliminary and semi-final Round, each speaker shall be allowed to
speak for 3 minutes and for the final round, each speaker shall be allowed
to speak for 5 minutes.
- Granting
the rebuttal will be the soul discretion of the judges.
- There
shall be negative marking for exceeding prescribed time limit.
- Decision
of the judges shall be final, and no objection shall be entertained.
- As
per the Draw of Lots, Speaker 1(for the motion) of a team shall
individually contest with Speaker 2(against the motion) of the other
team. The cumulative marks of both the speakers of one team shall decide the
position of the team and its further promotion to the next Round.
- For
example, there are two teams: Team A and Team B. Speaker 1 (for the
motion) of Team A will debate with Speaker 2 (against the motion) of Team
B. And Speaker 2(against the motion) of Team A will contest with
Speaker 1(for the motion) of Team B. The total marks obtained by Speaker 1
and Speaker 2 of Team A will decide their position. Same goes for Team B.
- The
Speakers shall not disclose their identities and shall only represent
themselves by the team codes allotted to them.
- The team
codes shall be allotted to the participants one day before the
competition, that is, 2nd July, 2021.
- All
participants must refrain from disclosing the identity of themselves and
their institution at any time and in any manner, during the course of their
participation in the competition.
- Each
speaker shall keep their cameras and mics on throughout the round,
especially when he/she is speaking (including in to the rebuttals).
- The
dress code for the competition is western or Indian formals.
- Use
of foul or obscene language will lead to disqualification.
- No
usage of any book, document or electronic gadget is allowed to the
participant while speaking.
- Participants
should ensure proper network connectivity before and during the session.
- In case
there will be any technical issue from the organizer’s side, the time
limit extension will be done accordingly.
- The organizers reserve the right to alter or change the rules or the procedure of the competition.
Disclaimer: The Rule shall be strictly adhered to.
The organizers reserve the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the
rules. The Organizers will resolve any contingencies that may arise and will be
the final arbiters regarding any doubts/ grievances. The decision taken by the
Organizers shall be final. These Rules are not exhaustive.
The Grounds for Evaluation
The ground
for evaluation of debate will be on following parameters:
- Organization
and Clarity: 20 marks.
- Presentation
Style: 20 marks.
- Knowledge
of Subject: 20 marks.
- Originality
and Ingeniousness: 20 marks.
- Ability
to deal with question and rebuttals concisely and effectively: 20 marks.
Total 100
Marks.
Awards and Certificates
- Winning
team: cash prize of 2100 along with appreciation certificate.
- Runner
up team: cash prize of 1500 along with appreciation certificate.
- Best
speaker: (from both sides: favor and against) cash prize of 500 along with the
certificate of appreciation.
- Paid
internship opportunity for all the winners.
- Participation
certificate for the all participants.
Note:
certificates will not be provided in physical mode.
Contact Information
Siddharth Sharma: +91-7297911597 (WhatsApp only)
Rishi Aggrawal: +91 9610066543
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