Brochure - REMEMBERING PROFESSOR S.P. SATHE - 17TH INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

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ILS LAW COLLEGE PUNE

(Established 1924)
Chiplunkar Road (Law College Road), Pune 411004, India

REMEMBERING PROFESSOR S.P. SATHE-

17th INTERNATIONAL MOOT


COURT COMPETITION, 2023
THEME:
LAW & ECONOMICS

24th - 26th March 2023

✉ : [email protected] 🌐: www.ilslaw.edu
ABOUT US
THE INDIAN LAW SOCIETY

The Indian Law Society was established in 1923 as a Public Charitable Trust
registered under the Societies Registration Act. It is a non-profit organization
established with the sole purpose of imparting legal education. The Society is a
voluntary association of persons, who came together with a pledge to launch
courses on law, formal and informal, where law and legal doctrines are taught with
social utility, purpose, impact, and social relevance. The founder members of the
Indian Law Society were legal luminaries like Sir Narayanrao Chandavarkar, Shri J.
R. Nanasaheb Gharpure, Diwan Bahadur and P. B. Shingane. Indian Law Society
established ILS Law College in 1924, with a view of facilitating infrastructure
essential for the study of law. The establishment of the Law College by the Indian
Law Society was indeed a pivotal moment in Indian Legal Education as the College
exemplified academic excellence, social relevance, and professional competence.
Imaginative realignment of written law or the hard law with a view to reorienting
them with the Indian social milieu has always been the strength of the Indian Law
Society.
ILS LAW COLLEGE, PUNE
Established in 1924, ILS Law College is one of the oldest law schools in India and
has been playing a pioneering role in legal education and scholarship in the
country. Ninety-four years since its establishment, the Law College has acquired
the reputation of being a premier institution imparting quality legal education.
Since its inception, ILS Law College has produced some of the most highly
regarded contributors in the field of law. Three Chief Justices of the Supreme
Court, Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. B. Gajendragadkar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Y. V.
Chandrachud, Hon'ble Mr. Justice E. S. Venkataramaiah, Former Governor of
Maharashtra Mr. K. M. Reddy, Former Defence & Finance Minister and First
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Y. B. Chavan, Former Minister of Commerce
Mr. Mohan Dharia, Former Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Mr. Sushil Kumar
Shinde and Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, all received legal education from ILS Law
College. With its illustrious history and heritage, the institution has contributed
immensely to the growth of the legal profession and has upheld its tradition of
producing meritorious legal scholars who dedicate themselves to public service
and reform. The generations of distinguished legal luminaries who have been
nurtured by this unique institution have made a seminal contribution globally to
the evolution of the esteemed field of Law.
SISTER INSTITUTIONS

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES


The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) was established in 1991 to spread
comprehensive knowledge of various relevant laws amongst the general public.
The Institute was launched on 4th March 1991 at the hands of Late Shri. G.G.
Karnik, the then Vice-President of the Indian Law Society. Professor S.P. Sathe, the
former Principal of the ILS College was the founder Director of the Institute. The
Institute aims to promote research in law and to generate awareness through
various courses designed for lay persons on different laws.

CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW AND POLICY


Founded in 2007, the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy (CMHLP) aims to
strengthen and transform the mental health of communities and to be holistic and
responsive in addressing individual and collective well-being. Its work is spread
across law & policy reform, suicide prevention, community-based mental health,
health systems strengthening & peer support, training & education and youth
mental health.
CMHLP primarily focuses on Policy Change, Implementation Research and
Capacity Building. It has provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Government of India in drafting India’s Mental Health Care Act
2017. Atmiyata by CMHLP, (An innovative, evidence-based, high impact,
community-led model to reduce the mental health and social care gap in rural
communities), has been listed as one of the 25 good practices for community
outreach mental health services around the world by the World Health
Organization.
ILS CENTRE FOR ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION
The ILS Centre for Arbitration (ILSCA) was established on 3rd December 2016
with the sole purpose of providing facilities for settlement of disputes through
arbitration and mediation.
ILS envisaged ILSCA as a trustworthy, independent, efficient and transparent
Arbitration Centre, wherein the disputant parties could resolve disputes- by taking
recourse to various methods like Ad-hoc Arbitration and also Institutional
Arbitrations International and Domestic Commercial Arbitration.

CENTRE FOR HEALTH EQUITY, LAW & POLICY


Established in 2019, the Centre for Health Equity, Law & Policy (C-HELP) uses the
law as a tool for health transformation, embedding its work in the right to health as
envisaged within India's constitutional framework and her international
commitments. It advocates for equity and justice in health through generation,
sharing and use of knowledge that informs related law and policy.
It also aims to use law in conjunction with other disciplines – economics, sociology,
anthropology, public health, communication, governance etc. – to find holistic and
systemic solutions to inequities in health.
REMEMBERING
PROFESSOR S.P. SATHE
Professor Satyaranjan Purushottam Sathe was a
distinguished legal luminary and a renowned
academician in the judicial universe of India. He
held various positions in Universities and Law
Institutes of repute. Professor S.P. Sathe had a
long association with the Indian Law Society. He
was the Principal of ILS Law College from 1976
to 1991. He was also the Secretary of the Indian
Law Society until 2002. He was the Founder
Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies. He was also the President of the
Maharashtra People’s Union for Civil Liberties
(PUCL), and a Vice President of the National
PUCL.

Professor S. P. Sathe is an acknowledged authority on Constitutional and


Administrative Law, within the country and abroad. He contributed extensively to the
field of legal education. His work on ‘Judicial Activism’ is appreciated worldwide.
More than 100 articles written by him were published in national and international
legal periodicals, magazines, and journals. Books to his credit are, ‘Administrative
Law’, ‘Judicial Activism in India: Transgressing Borders and Enforcing Limits’, and
‘Right to Know’. He has also written extensively in Marathi, and has made significant
contributions to the Marathi Vishwakosh published by the Government of
Maharashtra.

He was invited to deliver lectures, and to participate in seminars as a resource


person to different law Universities, institutions within and outside India. Known for
his humility, Professor Sathe endeared himself to his colleagues and students alike.
His commitment to Rights and Liberties of the people was deep and abiding.
ABOUT THE ‘REMEMBERING
PROFESSOR S.P. SATHE’
SERIES
The Professor S. P. Sathe Foundation, set up by the Indian Law Society,
organizes the “Remembering S.P. Sathe” events event-series each year. Three
events form a part of this much awaited series: a Memorial Lecture, a
Conference, and an International Moot Court Competition with a view to
commemorate Professor Sathe’s valuable contribution to Indian Jurisprudence
and Social Action and to encourage the academic pursuit of law students. The
theme for last year’s series was ‘Climate Change’, which garnered an
overwhelming response.
CENTENNIAL YEAR
The year 2022-2023 marks a golden period for the Indian Law Society and ILS
Law College, where the Society is completing its 100 years and the College is
stepping into its centennial year. The College has been a forerunner in providing
inclusive and innovative legal education and has taken up various activities in
pursuance of the same.

Keeping up with the long standing tradition, ILS Law College, Pune hosts –
‘Remembering Professor S.P. Sathe - 17th International Moot Court Competition
2023’. The upcoming 17th Edition stands on a solid foundation of the previous
sixteen competitions successfully organised and we hope to find your
institution’s esteemed participation in the competition in our next edition!
THEME: LAW AND ECONOMICS

We at ILS Law College, are extremely happy to announce this year’s


theme ‘LAW AND ECONOMICS.’ The moot proposition centers
around Foreign Direct Investment and Investor-State Dispute
Settlement (ISDS).
With this theme of the competition, we hope to offer the participants
an opportunity to explore international economic legal frameworks
and understand the nuances of the law of investment and
international economic dispute settlement. We believe that this will
be a fruitful learning experience for the participants and will help
them delve into explore an interesting and challenging field of law.
TENTATIVE TIMELINE

EVENTS DATES

RELEASE OF THE PROBLEM 21st DECEMBER 2022

REGISTRATIONS OPEN 21st DECEMBER 2022

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 10th JANUARY 2022

LAST DATE FOR SEEKING 20th JANUARY 2022


CLARIFICATIONS

MEMORANDA SUBMISSION 30th JANUARY 2022


DEADLINE

ANNOUNCEMENT OF 15th FEBRUARY 2022


TEAMS QUALIFYING FOR
ORAL ROUNDS

ORAL ROUNDS 26th MARCH 2023


ORGANISING COMMITTEE
FACULTY CONVENERS

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MS. DIVYA MITTAL, FACULTY CO-ORDINATOR, ADVOCACY


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