Webinar on constitution courts and the law-a miscellany

In the midst of the lockdown 4.0, after an insightful session on freedom of speech Saveetha School of Law geared up to organize the webinar on Constitution, rights and court on 22nd of May between 10:30 am to 12:10 pm. The Event was coordinated by Prof.Dr.Asha Sundaram, principal Saveetha School of Law, Asst. Prof Niranjana, Head of Criminal law Department and Asst.Prof. Sornalakshimi. The speaker of the session was Honourable Justice Thiru Jayachandran, former judge High court of Madras and senior Advocate Supreme Court of India. Though the topic of the webinar seemed to be a general and a common one but the session was insightful as at the end of the day one will be able to have a bird’s eye view on constitutionin terms of professional accalre.

This session was a very informative one as it related the mother of Indian laws with judiciary, anthropology and psychology which is much needed at this hours as it would serve great importance for the students in future. The webinar served a great purpose as it enabled students to study a legal concept with a multidisciplinary approach and learn the unscathed and ambiguous parts of law effortlessly.

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Webinar on Freedom of Speech

A webinar was conducted for the students of saveetha school of law by Advocate Narmada Sampath

Additional advocate general Madras High court on 18.05.2020 conducted webinar by 12 pm on the topic Freedom of speech. She gave a detailed lecture on constitutional provisions with regard to right to freedom of speech .She also enlightened the students of evolution of the various laws in other countries with regard to freedom of speech.

It was a enriching experience for the students and she also shared her legal and academic experience .

90 students of Saveetha school of law participated and where benefitted by the webinar.The webinar was coordinated by Mrs.Asha sundaram (Principal),Mrs.Girija(Asst.Professor) and Mrs.Sornalakshmi(Asst professor).

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WEBINAR ON WEAPONS AND LAW OF THE ARMED CONFLICT FEEDBACK - SAVEETHA SCHOOL OF LAW, SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY, SIMATS

The webinar was a very fruitful and informative one as the host threw light upon various international laws in weapons and weapon related matters and also discussed in detail about what weapons and what practices relating to arms were legal, and what practices were banned, etc. in international law. Also various conventions like the Prohibition of Chemical weapon convention etc also were discussed and thus students of SSL were exposed to a new yet interesting topic in a highly informative way.

Also the host took part in student interaction at the end where a set of questions were put forth and she also clarified them in a crisp and effective manner, thus eradicating the blankness of doubts in the students minds. Moreover The host also took time in elaborating the doubts of the faculties too… and thus it was a learning session for not only the students but to the faculties also.

Out of the 74 total participants Two were faculties Coordinators and the rest 72 students had effectively participated.

The session was held at 8.15 AM through the Zoom cloud meeting on 15th May, 2020

The outcomes were

  • Students were introduced to a new branch of international law that is the Weapons and Armed conflict matters.

  • Students and faculties were enlightened with numerous treaties and international agreements.

  • Interactive Q&A session proved to further elucidate the concepts.

  • Students thus have cultivated a specific interest towards International law and Humanitarian law aspects.

  • It was a very valuable use of the quarantine time and thus gave a meaningful session for the students.

Coordinators

Dr. Asha Sundaram

Dr. Tenzin

Mrs. Sornalakshmi

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Webinar on Copyright Laws

"On 13th May, 2020 Centre for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR), Saveetha School of Law, organised a Webinar on “Copyright Laws”, by Mr Harshavardhan Ganesan, Advocate, Madras HC. The speaker started the session by introducing the general principles of IPR and types of IPR. He abreast the history of copyright law in India starting from Royal Charter to Copyright Amendment Act, 2012. He later shifted focus to Copyright, its characteristics and copyrightable products etc. He differentiated the rights of the owner or creator and that of performers and broadcasters. His later session concentrated on various international copyright agreements like The Berne Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty and Rome Convention among others. The speaker talked a great deal about the “Fair Use Doctrine” and its impact on the potential market. He juxtaposed the duration of Copyright protection in India and USA.


The discussion then moved onto factors determining infringement and available civil and criminal remedies. He concluded the session with case studies ranging from R.G Ananad to Eastern Book Company and the role of Anton Pillar and John Doe Orders in Copyright Infringement suits.


The session was attended by about 80 students and faculties and was widely appreciated by the participants for its rich content and online interactive Q and A session."

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Public Insurance Liability Act , 1991

The Special Lecture Delivered by Ms Aishwarya From Dr. Ambedkar Govt law University on The Public Insurance Liability Act 1991, concentrated on the areas like Application for Relief, the procedure when the owner who is liable to pay the relief , disposal of property to evade the payment of the relief, Offences and Penalties for the defaulters, the binding of the award etc.

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Constitutional Amendment

Special lecture was delivered on the topic "Constitutional Amendment". The speaker elucidated the parts and schedules of the Constitution and emphasised on Art.368 of the Indian Constitution. The speaker elaborated the Doctrine of Basic Structure in the light of relevant case laws Sankari Prasad to Kesavananda Bharathi. The speaker had also discussed the recent amendments including the Citizenship Amendment Act.

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Interaction between Trade and Development

Special lecture was conducted on the topic “Interaction between Trade and Development". Mrs.L.Dhatchayani , Scholar, SIMATS, was invited to deliver the special lecture, who started the session with the general introduction on Sustainable development. The objective of the lecture is to elucidate how Trade and Environment are related and mutually supportive, on the basis of various international conventions relating to multilateral environmental agreements and the role of WTO on achieving the goal of promoting international trade and Environmental management. Overall the session was interactive and the speaker in turn cleared the doubt of the students, overall the lecture was an eye opener to international law.

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Overview on International law with Special focus on Law of Sea

A special lecture on “Overview on International Law with Special Focus on Law of Sea" was delivered by Dr. Selvi G. Legal Consultant and Visiting Faculty VIT Law Campus Chennai. The speaker explained the function of law, sources of international law, Sovereign and it's type.treaty of Westphalia . The guest also elaborated the difference between Public and Private International law, Concept of Law of Sea, Evolution of law of the Sea, Conventions, Treaties related to the Law of Sea dealing its depth with various issues and caselaws.

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General Brief on Civil Procedure Code

A special lecture on Civil Procedure Code was delivered by Mr. Udayakumar , M.A. M.L, Part time faculty at DR .B.R Ambedkar Law College , Chennai. He spoke on the importance of plaint and written statement in Civil Procedure and when a plaint gets rejected, its grounds etc. The speaker focused on Section 10 and 11 ,i.e Ressubjudice and Resjudicata, how these sections are applied for avoiding multiplicity of suits. Attachment of sale with execution petition and rule of caveat emptor and reasons for injunctions to be granted Case laws were also discussed.

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Transfer of property in the perspective of body corporate

Today’s (09/03/2020) special lecture was delivered by Ms. K Indhumathi who is a guest faculty in School of excellence in Law and as well as a practising advocate in high court who takes commercial papers, have come to take a brief lecture on corporate body with relation to transfer of property, that is, the corporate being a legal person it’s rights in passing and transferring a property is dealt within the lecture. Overall all the concepts of transfer of property such as transferring of immovable property and movable property through different ways such as gifts, mortgages, loan, etc..with person to person and how legal persons are different from living persons and the similarity of rights they posses in transferring property, the type of stock which a company can hold all these concepts were discussed based on illustrations and practical examples and also mentioned a case law which is Macura vs. Northern Assurance Company. The lecture has covered the overall topics of transfer of property along with company law and insurance law .

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Brussels convention and Salvage law in Marine sector

Mr A Ravishanker, Faculty, Insurance Institute of India delivered lecture on the "Brussels convention and Salvage in Marine sector". The speaker gave an introduction to the maritime industry, history of Brussels conventions and its implementation in Indian legislation. The speaker also discussed the various legislations in India with reference to Maritime law. Concerns pertaining to the Anti Marine Piracy Bill were raised.

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Law of Property under Private International Law

Ms. Pon Preethi, Advocate, Madras High Court delivered a lecture on the topic "Law of property under Private International Law". She explained the basic concepts of domicile, Lex Situs etc. She also explained the concept of movable and immovable property, tangible and intangible assets. She also spoke about the laws prevailing in India pertaining to the Laws of Succession and inheritance of property. Then how inheritance of property shall be distributed when conflict of laws arises with related theories rules and case laws.

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Rights of Differently abled Children (Especially Dyslexia)

A Special Lecture on the topic "Rights of Differently abled Children with special emphasis on Dyslexia" was delivered by V.Jayavigneshwari. Her talk focused on the treatment of Disabled children during various stages and the rights which are conferred to them and the reliefs which are made available to them. She further explained the remedy for Unfair treatment, appointment of grievance redressal officer and the Guiding Principles of Convention.

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Crime, crime scene examination, expert evidence, criminal trial and examination of expert witness!

The Special Lecture was on the topic "Crime, Crime Scene Examination, Expert evidence, Criminal Trial and Examination of Expert Witness. The speaker focused on Crime, Criminal Jurisdiction, and Crime Scene investigation. The emphasised the role of criminal jurisdiction and importance of IPC and the impact created by Indian Evidence Act and the role of Expert Evidence in solving the case.

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A study on impact of SEBI in security Exchange regulatory law.

The special lecture deliberated by Ms. Chandra lekha , Guest Lecturer, School of Excellence in Law, TNDALU on the topic of " An Overview of SEBI Act, 1992". The lecturer has covered the brief discussion on the significance and the need of enacting SEBI Act, 1992 and the role of Security exchange board of India in regulating the security markets. The speaker briefed the objective of establishment of SEBI ,its powers, function ,adjudicating mechanism, penalties procedure and at her final note she gave the present development of security market in protecting the interest of investors in the present scenario and the future outlook of security board by implementing Sri Krishna Committee recommendation.`

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Cyber Crime, Investigation and Cyber forensic procedure

The Special lecture started by 11:45 am. by Mr. V. Anandha Kumar. he is a guest faculty in the TNDALUU, Chennai. He has completed his Ph.D Corse work and the thesis is at the verge of submission. he has 3 years experience in teaching in the field of law and has also judge more than 80 Internal Moot Challenges, 5 national and 6 state Moot court. he is the Team coach for the Moot Court in the University, who has mentored many moot problems. he is also the visiting faculty in Anna Institute of Management, Government of Tamilnadu , Tamil Nadu Police Academy, Madras University and the Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour. THE TOPIC FOR THE SPECIAL LECTURE IS ' CYBER CRIME, iNVESTIGATION AND CYBER FORENSIC PROCEDURE'. The lecture is oriented on cyber law and method of lecture used is lecturer, interaction and GD with question answer sections.

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