WRITING COMPETITION update:


2ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 13, 2015 BY 11:59 P.M. EST]

The American Society of International Law’s International Refugee Law Interest Group (IRLIG) announces its second annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition, co-sponsored by the Global Migration Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; the International Law Students Association (ILSA); the International Journal of Refugee Law; Oxford University Press; and the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

Topic: Papers may address any topic related to international law and refugees, internally-displaced persons (IDPs), and forced migrants

Awards: $100 and the opportunity to have the paper considered for publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law

  • The winner will also receive £300 worth of books of his/her choice provided by Oxford University Press, and a complimentary 1-year student membership provided by ASIL as well as free admission to the ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington on March 30 – April 2, 2016

Submission guidelines: (1) Papers must be written solely by the candidate and may not have been submitted for publication elsewhere, (2) 7,000 – 12,000 words, including footnotes, (3) citations should be in footnotes, rather than endnotes, and (4) articles should be submitted as Microsoft Word attachments

Complete details: Available @ law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/intl-refugee-law-writing-competition.pdf

Contact: Questions should be directed to irlig@ilsa.org

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