Rationale and background
Citizens play a vital role in diverse ways towards strengthening democrati c framework of the Nation, established legal system and rule of law. This is imperative for giving life to the opening phrase of Indian Constitution “WE, the People of India”. We invite young and promising legal minds to participate in nation building process by dwelling deep on the role of law in lives of children.
While elections come and go; children issues remain unheard, as they don't vote. An emerging threat in the digital age is the fact that the Internet is largely blind to age, treating children and adults equally. The State and the Society, has to have a clear understanding of the fast-changing, highly complex and transnational nature of socio-technological infrastructures and the risks it poses. The tasks at hand are complex, and the solutions to the problems largely unknown. The devil is in the details and that need to be understood before we begin to move forward!
Theme for the Year 2019
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA
Issues which may be touched upon in the essays
Protecting children from Disadvantaged Communities from potential harm in the age of the Internet and Digital Media
• Roles and responsibilities of different social actors, including the State, School, families etc
• Information Technology Act, 2000 & POCSO Act, 2012
• Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Cyber Laws
• India’s Personal Data Protection Bill
• Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Minimum Age of Children to avail various Services on Digital Media
• Personal Laws and Court Judgments
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Participation, Recognition and Encouragement
Students having interest in Law, Development and Human Rights are eligible to participate;
Three Best Thoughts to be awarded with citation and
Best Thought ₹10,000
Second Best Thought ₹8,000
Third Best Thought ₹5,000
The fifteen Best Thoughts will get Certificate of Participation and published in Independent Thought Law Digest 2019 (ISBN number)
Last date of submission: 15 October 2019
Queries: essay.ithought@gmail.com
Declaration Best Thoughts: 10 December 2019
Further Details: www.ithought.in
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