5th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2020
First Prize:
Akshata Kumta
Topic: “Is the Corruption Defence a Big Red Flag?”: An analysis of the potential abuse of the Corruption Defence vis-à-vis red flags
Second Prize:
Ojaswa Pathak
Topic: The advisability of appellate arbitration: Proposing an efficient institutional framework
Third Prize:
Raghav Bhargava
Topic: Guarding the guardians: The need for regulating double hatting
Honourable Mentions:
Preksha Mehndiratta
Topic: Double hatting by expert witnesses in international arbitration
Yasaschandra Venkata Sai Devarakonda
Topic: Revisiting double hatting: Restriction as a means to safeguard international arbitrations
4th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2019
First Prize:
Pratik Dixit (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)
Topic: Settling into Post-Achmea Europe
Second Prize:
Luis A. Bergolla (Stanford Law School)
Topic: More rights for more people?: The struggle of Independent Contractors to Arbitrate Employment Claims Against International Organizations
Third Prize:
Thercy Joboy Lawrence (National Law University, Delhi)
Topic: Making India an Arbitration Hub: Issues and Implications
3rd Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2018
First prize:
Sheetal Narayanrao Shinde (Madhusudan Law College)
Theme: Finding Interface Between International Arbitration And Human Rights
Second prize:
Moksh Dilip Ranawat (Symbiosis Law School, Pune)
Theme: Concerns Of Legitimacy In Soft Law Application In International Arbitration
Third Prize:
Saurab Tiwari (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow)
Theme: Finding Interface Between International Arbitration And Human Rights
2nd Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2017
First prize:
Shubham Jain (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)
Theme: 'Public Policy' as the Root Cause of the Due Process Paranoia: An Examination of the Statute and Court Decisions in India
Second prize:
Shraddha Gome (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)
Theme: Due Process Paranoia in International Arbitration
Third prize:
Meenal Garg (University Institute of Legal Studies, P.U., Chandigarh)
Theme: Mandatory Rules and its Effect on Enforceability of Arbitral Awards: The 'Second Look' Solution
1st Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2016
First prize:
Bhagirath Ashiya (School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore)
Theme: Provitisation of Justice Delivery: Desirability and Propriety of arbitrating public law claims
Second prize:
Anushka Shah (Government Law College, Mumbai)
Theme: The “Born” Bilateral Arbitration Treaty Proposal: The Way Forward
Third prize:
Anchit Tripathi (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow)
Theme: The “Born” Bilateral Arbitration Treaty Proposal: The Way Forward