To foster legal scholarship among law students in the field of international law. The competition is intended to encourage students of law to write on areas of public or private international law. The Section believes that by providing a forum for students to disseminate their ideas and articles, the professional and academic communities are enriched. Furthermore, the competition presents an opportunity for students to submit law review quality articles to the Section for possible publication in one of its publications.
Presented by: International Section of the New York State Bar Association
Contact: Tiffany Bardwell
Nomination Deadline: Entries should be emailed by 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2017 to the staff liaison.
Date Presented: January 2018 Annual Meeting
Award Criteria: Articles must be submitted (in English), and emailed to tbardwell@nysba.org, double-spaced on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper with one-inch margins, be no longer than 35 pages in length (including footnotes/endnotes). Citations are to conform with “A Uniform System of Citation” (The Blue Book).
All articles submitted for the competition become the property of the Section. No article submitted may be published in any journal or periodical other than the “New York State Bar Journal,” the “New York International Law and Review,” or the “International Law Practicum,” until after announcement of the winner of this competition in January.
Law students (including J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. and S.J.D. candidates) are cordially invited to submit an entry. Entries will be judged on a variety of factors including significance and timeliness of the subject matter, thoroughness of research and analysis, and clarity of writing style.
Please provide your permanent address, current email address and daytime phone number.
Prize Awarded: $2,000 and publication of the article (subject to editorial approval) in aforementioned publications.
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