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The seventh edition of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition (South Asia Rounds) are being organised by the Centre for Communication Governance at National law University, Delhi in collaboration with the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, University of Oxford from November 17 to 20, 2016.

In 2010, the Price Media Law Moot Court Programme held the first National Rounds of the competition in Delhi. Since 2011, the competition has had a significant regional presence with teams from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in addition to those from India.

The South Asia rounds of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition held at National Law University, Delhi have a history of persuading bright young lawyers to work with information policy – working on legal problems involving censorship, privacy and hate speech online seems to generate in a sustained interest in these issues. Indian students who have participated in the competition have chosen to work with organisations like the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi, and the Centre for Internet & Society Bangalore and with Information Technology and Telecommunications teams at law firms. It is a tremendous opportunity for the students since they get to meet international experts ranging from academic authorities to partners from prominent international firms and heads of the legal departments of internationally renowned media houses. The South Asia rounds are also a useful advocacy and networking event for the experienced lawyers and judges who come together to judge the rounds. The process of discussing the moot case with each other, and with the participants tends to develop a sustained interest in issues concerning online speech among the moot judges who have included Supreme Court and High Court judges, senior litigators, policy directors of Internet policy organistations, general counsels of prominent media houses and tech companies and law firm partners.

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