National Essay Competition 2026: Small Voices: Big Rights- NLUD
About the Competition
The NLUD Chair on Justice for Children, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Constitutional Law Club, NLU Delhi, presents the 1st edition of the National Essay Competition Small Voices : Big Rights. The competition invites students to think closely about how India’s constitutional framework interacts with the specialised systems that govern child protection and juvenile justice.
About NLUD Chair on Justice for Children in collaboration with UNICEF
The Chair works to build a strong body of scholarship on child rights within the criminal justice system, support high-quality legal representation for children in need of care and protection as well as those in conflict with the law, and mentor the next generation of child rights researchers and lawyers. Guided by Chair Professor Tasneem Deo, the initiative aims to bring together academic insight and practical engagement to ensure that every child’s rights are protected with fairness, dignity, and compassion.
Competition Themes
Participants must write an essay on a topic which corresponds to any one of the following themes:
