4th National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2023 by Kerala Law Academy [Oct 13-15]: Register by 30th September.

Published onSeptember 9, 2023

Kerala Law Academy is organizing its 4^th National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2023 scheduled to be held from October 13^th to 15^th, 2023.

About KLA (Kerala Law Academy)

The Kerala Law Academy (KLA), established in 1966 is a Centre of excellence for legal studies, research, and law reforms. KLA’s acclaimed peer-reviewed/refereed research journal“Academy Law Review” is published continuously since 1977.

About the Trial Advocacy Competition

The prestigious Trial Advocacy Forum, hosted by the Kerala Law Academy will be held via virtual mode from 13^th to 15^th of October 2023 at the Kerala Law Academy Law College Campus, Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The competition is conducted through the online platform ZOOM. All the participating teams should have good access to the internet and be able to access the above said online platform at the scheduled dates and times. This is a mandatory requirement for participation.

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Date:
13-15 October 2023

Last date of Registration:
30 September 2023

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General Information

Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram will be hosting the 4^th National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2023 on Criminal Law in accordance with the Criminal Trial Court proceedings. The Competition has been conceived with the aim of creating awareness for Criminal Law Jurisprudence and providing a platform for the development of advocacy and other allied skills. The 4^th National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2023 will be held at KLA, Thiruvananthapuram from October 13^th to 15^th 2023. The Rounds will be judged by a 3 Judge Panel. The judge’s panel includes Professors, Lawyers, Scholars and Judges of various Courts. The purpose of The Kerala Law Academy Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition, 2023 is to:

Help and understand students the dimensions of Criminal Justice System and encourage students to consider careers in the Criminal Justice System.
To understand how a trial is to be conducted.
To give an in-depth understanding and knowledge of Criminal Law System.

Team Composition

The Competition is open to all Law Colleges/Law Schools/Universities, Departments of Law in India recognized by the Bar Council of India.
The participation is limited to LL. B students both in the Three- Year Scheme and Five-Year Scheme.
Each team shall consist of a maximum of 3 members, The composition consisting of two speakers, one researcher.
The team shall notify such an arrangement during the time of registration.
Any changes shall be informed to the organizers, on or before 10th October 2023.
Such a team shall not during any stage of the competition rearrange the position of its members to form any new combination.
No coach/assistant/person shall be permitted in the room during the conduct of the trial other than the participants.

Language

All communication and procedure during and of the competition shall be in English. Any kind of communication in any other language will lead to immediate disqualification.

How to Register?

Only one team per College/Institution shall be permitted to take part in the Competition.
Provisional Registration – Institutions/Teams interested in participating in the Competition can provisionally register by sending an e-mail to klatrialadvocacy2023@gmail.com along with an authorization letter/ email from the corresponding college.
Direct Registration – The – Institutions/Teams intending to participate in the Competition must register on or before 30th September 2023, Saturday (30.09.2023) by submitting the duly filled Proforma provided in the Kerala Law Academy website; https://keralalawacademy.in/4^th national-trial-advocacy-competition/