About RGNUL:
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala is an autonomous National Law University set up under the second wave of reforms instituted by the Bar Council of India. Set up in 2006, the university has garnered a pan-India reputation as a stellar institution for legal research and education. It is one of the select institutions that administer the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), India’s most prestigious and vaunted law entrance exam. The University is based on a 50-acre campus in Sidhuwal village, on the outskirts of Patiala, and boasts state of the art infrastructure and facilities. RGNUL has consistently been ranked high among Law universities in India.
About the Review:
RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review was set up as an academic initiative to promote research and debate in areas of financial and economic impute emanating out of legal issues. The review looks to understand the legal paradigm prevalent in India and South East Asia and how it affects finance and other cross border mercantile activities. Our review generally entertains submissions that have a basis in Indian, Southeast Asian, and International Law and pertaining to the Trade Law, Financial Law, Comparative Law, Banking Laws, Companies Law, Intellectual Property Law, Capital Markets Law, and Contract Law.
However, the review’s scope is quite vast, and therefore submissions not based on the preceding areas of law but having some correlation to financial or mercantile issues will also be entertained. The review is a student-run, peer review online law review which comes out with editions bi-annually and has a sidebar that invites and publishes submissions on an ongoing basis.
About the Blog Series:
Financial Technology abbreviated as “FinTech” has evolved into a powerful and ground breaking field that has turned the tables for e-commerce and financial services sector. The rising popularity of digital transactions, open banking opportunities, and espousal of FinTech services are some of the key events that have been instrumental in the reshaping of traditional banking services. Additionally, the untapped potential of Blockchain Technology has paved the way for innovative and decentralized solutions in the field of arbitration, e-commerce, and digital payments. However, the burgeoning FinTech industry also faces several regulatory and policy issues due to which it has become imperative to address the privacy and security concerns associated with it. The lacunae present in the regulatory framework related to FinTech activities needs to be grappled with. Novel legal solutions are needed to maintain the fine balance between encouraging digitization of commercial services and administering them with safety, transparency, and ease in a regulated manner.
The blog series aims to encourage an insightful discourse around the legal landscape surrounding FinTech and digitization of financial services by inviting submissions from legal academicians, practitioners, lawyers, legal experts, and students.
SUB-THEMES:
FinTech and Digital Payments
1. RBI Guidelines on Digital Lending: Protecting the Borrower
2. Neo-banking and the Regulatory Concerns
3. RBI’s Report on QR Code: Future of Contactless Transactions
4. An Analysis of RBI’s “Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways, 2020”
5. Open Banking: A Step Towards Financial Inclusion in India?
6. Account Aggregator Framework in India: A Critical Appraisal
7. Introduction of Numberless Cards for Teenagers: Pros and Cons
8. Significance of UPI for Digital Trade and Legal Issues
9. Reimagining the Future of Digital Transactions vis-à-vis Blockchain Technology
10. Reforms in Legal Framework for Card Transactions in India
11. Role of NPCI in Promoting Digital Payments in India: A Legal Analysis
12. Digital KYC and Blockchain-based Portable KYC Solution: Feasibility and Regulatory Concerns
13. Peer-to-peer Lending Landscape in India
14. FinTech vs. TechFin
15. Tokenisation and its impact on Financial Markets
16. The European Data Protection Board’s Guidelines 06/2020 on the interplay of the Second Payment Services Directive and the GDPR.
E-Commerce
17. Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020: An Analysis
18. Blockchain Technology: The Driving Force for E-Commerce in Future
Virtual Currency and Regulatory Issues
19. Central Bank and Digital Currency: Feasibility, Regulatory Challenges and its Impact on International Trade
20. Crypto currency Regulation in India in context of the Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India and the draft “Banning of Crypto currency and regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2019”
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Digital World
21. Transition from ADR to ODR: Inevitability and Legal Challenges
22. Development of Blockchain Arbitration in India and Legal Challenges
Corporate Espionage
23. Corporate Espionage in the Cyberspace and the need of a new Trade Secret Law in India
Intermediary Liability and Concerns for Digital Economy
24. Chinese App Ban – Legality in Domestic and International Law
25. Sharing of Source Code: “Public Interest” vs. IPR Rights of Companies
Submission Guidelines:
Eligibility
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The Editorial Board invites blog submissions from legal practitioners, professionals, academicians and law students
General
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The submissions shall be written in the English language only.
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Co-authorship is limited to a maximum of two authors.
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Submissions shall be relevant to the theme, contain novel analysis by the author(s), and coherent. The Editorial Board encourages analytical submissions with concrete suggestions over descriptive submissions with generic suggestions.
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Submissions shall not be less than 1300 words and shall not exceed 1500 words (exclusive of endnotes). Longer pieces can be divided into two or three-part posts for better readability. However, each part post shall be complete in itself.
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The name(s) of the author(s) or institution must not be mentioned anywhere in the body of the submission.
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Author(s) shall refrain from referring themselves in first person in the manuscript. Further, while referring to case laws, author(s) are encouraged to use the names of the parties instead of referring them as “petitioners”, “appellants”, “respondents”, etc.
Submission Deadline:
The Editorial Board invites submissions for the Blog Series on Digital Commerce and FinTech Law, on a rolling basis.
For any query, mail at [email protected].
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