Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL), a prestigious refeered journal of NLSIU proudly present the 1st IJIEL International Student Essay Competition with the objective of providing an impetus to academic writing by students on areas of contemporary interest in International Economic Law.
Eligibility:The competition is open to all undergraduate students and above, except doctoral and PhD candidates.Participants must have crossed the age of 18 years as on January 1,2010 but should be below 30 years of age. Co-authored entries( in groups of two only) will be accepted.
Topic:The thematic topic for the competition is TRIPS-Plus Obligations and Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Developing Countries which can be narrowed down to a precise and relevant perspective or argument.
Word limit : 2000 words excluding footnoting.Substantive footnoting is strictly prohibited.
Judges:Professor Carlos Correa and Professor Daniel Gervais, eminent scholars in the field of TRIPS have consented to be the final Judges for the competition.
Deadline: June 15, 2010.
Prizes: The two best entries will recieve $750 and $250 respectively.
The best essays will also be considered for publication in the third issue of IJIEL,subject to the editorial policy.
Potential participants are requested to submit an ‘Intention to Participate’ form before May 10,2010 available for download here.
For rules and regulations of the competition,visit here.
Further queries can be directed to [email protected] or [email protected]
SpicyIP wishes the all the participants and organizers all the best!
