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The NLS Public Lecture Series invites you to a talk on ‘Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: Development in International Law’ by Victor Madrigal-Borloz.

About the talk:

Chaired by Professor Victor Madrigal-Borloz, this edition of the public lecture series explores and addresses issues related to the legal recognition of sexual orientation and gender identity associated rights, within the realms of municipal and international law.

Professor Victor Madrigal-Borloz draws on his extensive expertise in the field of anti-discrimination, and several appointments including that of being a UN appointed Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

About the conference:

This year’s edition of the AnnualNLSIR-Samvād: Partners Symposium will focus on exploring the theme of ‘Unpacking Reservations in India: Theory, Practice, and Beyond’. The Symposium seeks to address the critical gaps in the conversation around reservations, while facilitating the forum for structured discussion on this relevant and important issue.

The NLSIR-Samvād: Partners Symposium is the annual conference organised by the National Law School of India Review, the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

Venue Details:

December 08, 2019, 9 AM – 7.30 PM

The National Law School of India University, Bangalore
GnanaBharathi Main Rd, Opp NAAC, Teachers Colony,
Naagarabhaavi, Bengaluru,Karnataka 560072

Speakers and Sessions:

 The Seminar schedule and speakers are as below:

Session I: Reservations: Rethinking Roots in Constitutionalism

• Dr.AnandTeltumdbe, Professor, Goa Institute of Management, and civil rights activist
• Dr.SudhirKrishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, and co-founder, Centre for Law & Policy Research
• Prof. N. Sukumar, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi

Session II: Mapping the Reservations Landscape: Policies and Precedents

• Mr. D. ShyamBabu, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
• Dr.AnupSurendranath, Executive Director, Project 39A, and Professor, National Law University, Delhi
• Ms. KirubaMunusamy, Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Session III: Deepening and Widening Affirmative Justice: The Way Forward

• Dr. Amitabh Kundu, Distinguished Fellow at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (New Delhi), and former Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Dr. Ajay Gudavarthy, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Ms. Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and co-founder, Centre for Law & Policy Research

About NLSIR:

The NLSIR is the flagship law review of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The NLSIR is a student-edited, peer reviewed journal, and over the past 26 years has regularly featured pieces authored by judges of the Indian Supreme Court, Senior Counsels practicing at the Indian bar, and several academics.

About NLSIU:

 The National Law School of India University was established in 1986 to pioneer legal

education reform and anchor the transformation of the Indian legal system through

research and policy interventions. We are dedicated to the realization of core constitutionalvalues through a vital democracy committed to freedom and social justice.

About Samvād: Partners:

 Samvād: Partners is a full-service Indian law firm, offering simple and effective solutions to complex legal and regulatory challenges in India. They are committed to maintaining the highest levels of professional integrity and nurturing lawyers in a work environment that motivates them to achieve and maintain the highest standards.

The NLS Public Lecture Series

The NLS Public Lecture Series invites you to a talk on ‘The Supreme Court Today: Mostly Final but Rarely Infallible’ by Suhrith Parthasarathy.

In the last few weeks, the Supreme Court has delivered several judgments on issues of immense national importance, like the Ayodhya and the Sabarimala Review cases. At this juncture, it is important to understand these constitutional developments and also the evolution of the Supreme Court.

Suhrith Parthasarathy practices as an advocate at the Madras High Court in Chennai, India. He graduated from the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, and also holds an MS in journalism from Columbia University, New York. He is a regular contributor to the op-ed pages of The Hindu.

The lecture will include a 45-minute talk by Suhrith Parthasarathy followed by a discussion.

The National Law School of India University, Bangalore, in association with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Government of India is conducting a Two Day Training Programme on ‘Corporate Conflict Resolution Techniques”. Members of the faculty for the programme will include Prof. Rahul Singh, NLSIU, Mr. Ajar Rab, Partner, Rab & Rab Associates, Mr. Nagarjuna MV, Senior Legal Counsel, Hewlett Packard,
among others.

The Training Programme will be held at the Conference Hall, Training Centre, NLSIU.

The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Among Youth (SPIC MACAY) and Naya Theatre is staging a Hindi play titled “Jis Lahore Nahin Vekhya, Voh Janmya He Nahin” from Late Shri Habib Tanveer (Padma Bhushan) on 7th Novmber 2019.

SPIC MACAY is bringing Naya Theatre from Bhopal started by Late Shri Habib Tanveer (Padma Bhushan). The 22 member troupe will present a play in Hindi “Jis Lahore Nahin Vekhya, Voh Janmya He Nahin” which is the story of an old lady who chooses to stay back in Lahore during the Partition and her good and bad experiences with Hindu and Muslim families thereafter. It’s a touching play, portrayed very sensitively.

Our faculty coordinator :

Ms.Suchitra Menon

Cultural Committee Convenor :

Ms.Megha Khandelwal

Joint Convenor :

Mr.Divyanshu Dev

NLSIU in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate is organising a round table on Creating Innovation-Friendly Data Protection Regulations at NLSIU.

Many countries are pursuing data protection regulations—including some modelled after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Yet not all data protection laws encourage innovation. Many laws lock up data that could otherwise be used for research, or create other obstacles to greater data collection and use. How should countries design data protection laws to encourage innovation? This round table aims to deliberate on the above aspects.

One of the main speakers will be Mr. Daniel David Castro, Vice President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Director of ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation. He is visiting Bengaluru as part of India- US public diplomacy engagement. Mr. Castro writes and speaks on a variety of issues related to information technology and internet policy, including open data, privacy, security, intellectual property, Internet governance, e-government. His current work on open data includes, helping craft the OPEN Government Data Act), assessing open data policies globally, and identifying data blocking challenges in certain sectors. He has also written reports about the problem of data localization, the benefits of cross-border data flows, and opportunities to improve law enforcement access to data across borders. Castro previously worked as an IT analyst at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) where he audited IT security and management controls at various government agencies.

The round table conference will be held on 5th November at Allen and Overy Conference Hall, NLSIU, from 5 pm.