Deadline-1 February 2014
Human Rights Essay Award Competition is being organized at American University Washington College of Law. The topic for this program will be Persons with Disabilities and International Human Rights Law. Participants have the flexibility to choose any subject related to the assigned topic. The essay has to be a legal article.
Benefits-
- a scholarship to the Program of Advanced Studies in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law for either the Diploma or Certificate of Attendance options
- travel expenses to Washington D.C.
- housing at the university dorms
- a per diem for living expenses
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Candidates must hold a law degree and have demonstrated experience or interest in international human rights law.
- Articles must not exceed 35 pages in length, including footnotes, and must be double spaced using 12-point Times New Roman font, in letter size paper (8.5 x11) with 1 inch (2.54 cm) margins all around. Any essay that does not follow the guidelines will be reformatted and 5 points will be taken off. If the essay is longer than 35 pages, it will be automatically disqualified.
- Each participant must also include a curriculum vitae of no more than three pages in length explaining the experience or interest of the author in human rights issues. Please submit the CV as a separate file from paper.
- The essay has to be a legal article; therefore, it will include foot pages and citations. The absence of those will cause that the essay will be disqualified.
- Candidates for the Award must submit an unpublished legal article/paper written in English or Spanish solely by the candidate.
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