About DSNLU
With the growing importance of quality legal education, various national law schools have matured a lot in their innovative ideas of academia. Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh vide the “DSNLU Act, 2008” in Visakhapatnam to impart quality legal education. The university is recognized u/s 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and the Bar Council of India. Its mission is to design and deliver legal education, promote academic achievement and excellence in legal research. The University offers 5 years integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree and one year LL.M. (Tax Laws, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Commercial Law) degree. The University has MOUs for student exchange programs with other National Law Universities in Bangalore, Kolkata, Patna and Patiala. Additionally, University has an MOU with ICADR; NLU Delhi, and is a deemed Study Centre by the IGNOU.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Model WTO simulation is a student initiative that provides a unique opportunity for future decision-makers to debate on important global issues like COVID-19 and Vaccines Patent Waiver within the simulation framework of the WTO ministerial negotiations.
TARGET AUDIENCE OF THE EVENT
Bonafide Student pursuing Integrated Five Years B.A LLB, B.Sc LLB, B.Com LLB, B.tech LLB, Three years LLB, including LLM and Research Scholar’s in law from around the world.
THEMES
CENTRAL THEME
Patent Waiver of Covid-19 Vaccines.
SUB – THEMES
- Patent Waiver vis-a-vis Manufacturing and Distribution of Vaccines
- Technology Transfer issues relating to COVID Vaccines
- Establishment of a Structured Publicly Accessible International Database for all “The Essential IPRs of COVID-19”
- Measures to prevent abuse of IPR by right holders for restraining the trade
- Challenges associated with Financing and Manufacturing of COVID -19 vaccines
Location: Virtual event through Cisco Webex Platform
APPLICATION TIMELINE
Last Date for Registration:21-07-2021
Allocation of Countries:22-07-2021
Submission of Position Paper: 01-08-2021
Date of the Event: 06-08-2021, 07-08-2021
PLATFORM
The event will be conducted via the online platform ‘CiscoWebex’
REGISTRATION PROCESS
Interested participants are requested to fill the online registration form via the link attached below. The registration fee for Early Bird registration is INR 500/- and the late registration fee is INR 650/-
LINK FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION- HERE
LINK FOR LATE REGISTRATION- HERE
Note- The link for late registration activates once the required slots for Early Bird gets completed.
Those who wish to attend the inaugural event may attend by registering HERE (No registration fee is required).
For more details, refer Rules of Procedure_WTO
PERKS
Exciting Prizes + Certificate of Merit + Internship opportunities (If any)
Participation certificates will be given to all who have participated in the event.
PAYMENT DETAILS
Account No: 283710100024089
Account Name: Registrar, DSNLU Bank Name,
Branch: UNION BANK OF INDIA, Sabbavaram branch
IFSC Code: UBIN0828378
If you have any queries about the event, feel free to contact us
E-mail id- ipr@dsnlu.ac.in
Nehal Gupta- 9414048305
Sushree- 7537810351
