Subject: [CivilSoc] CEE/NIS Law Student Writing Prize
From: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Date: Fri May 12 2000 - 16:35:51 EDT
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The Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI)
Alumni/ae Association
Law Student Writing Competition
Guidelines
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A. THEME:
"The Role of the Free Press in the Emerging Democracies
of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union"
This theme is designed to be broad enough to allow participants
considerable breadth in choosing their specific topic. Participants
are encouraged to draw upon experiences in their own country as well
as in the principles addressed in the competition's selected
resources. Issues currently found in the news media are good sources
for potential topics.
A strong emphasis should be placed upon the author's own ideas about
the selected topic. Mere reporting of the works of others is
discouraged. Judging will be based primarily upon the quality of the
analysis reflected in the entry. Authors should justify their
conclusions with sound reasoning and pertinent authorities.
B. PRIZES:
Winners will be announced on the CEELI website at
www.abanet.org/ceeli on September 1, 2000. If the winner has
submitted by post, that person will be notified personally by post as
well.
First Prize: $1,000 plus a trip to the United States, including air
fare, accommodations, and expense allowance based upon the U.S.
government per diem rate, to participate in a conference relating to
freedom of the press issues.
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $250
Honorable Mention: A copy of Black Law's Dictionary.
Prizes may be subject to local taxes.
C: ORIGINAL WORK:
All entries must be the original, unpublished work of a single
person. The author may borrow ideas from the selected resources
listed, provided appropriate attribution is given. An article must
not parallel its sources too closely in form or content, and direct
quotations must always be shown as such.
D: ELIGIBILITY:
This competition is open to all law students attending universi ties
in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Serbia-Montenegro, Serbia-Kosovo, Slovakia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
E: SCORING:
Writing should be clear, concise, and easily understood. Long
sentences and lengthy paragraphs should be avoided. The entry's
organization should be readily apparent, and the use of headings is
encouraged.
Scoring shall be based upon the following point system:
30% Originality of thought
20% Use of resources
20% Relevance to contemporary issues
20% Clarity of thought
10% Organization
F: FORM:
Entries must be in English, on letter-size paper, double-spaced.
Entries should be between five and ten pages, including footnotes,
based upon 12-point font. Extensive use of footnotes is discouraged.
Entries should include a cover page that contains the following
information:
Author's name
Address
School
Telephone & Fax (if available)
E-mail address (if available)
The cover page will not be included in the number of pages counted in
the entry.
G: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
All entries must be postmarked, received via email or fax, on or
before June 1, 2000.
H: WHERE TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:
Entries may be submitted electronically to: tvj@lclark.edu
Entries may be submitted by fax to: (503) 768-6671
Written entries should be submitted in triplicate to:
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
Legal Writing Competition
10015 S.W. Terwillinger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219-7799
I: QUESTIONS:
Questions may be submitted until April l, 2000, via the e-mail
address listed above, and thereafter no questions will be answered.
All questions, along with their answers, will be posted at
www.abanet.org/ceeli/writingcompquestions.html.
In addition, anyone submitting a question who does not have access to
the website will receive a personal answer via the post. These
questions and answers will still be posted on the above-referenced
web site.
J: PUBLICATION OF PAPERS:
The winning papers may be published by CEELI and Northwestern School
of Law of Lewis & Clark College. Papers become the property of CEELI
and will not be returned.
K: SELECTED RESOURCES:
The availability of resources varies widely. To assure that all
authors have equal access to resources, entries should use only the
selected resources listed below:
CEELI Media Law Concept Paper
CEELI Media Law Concept Paper in Russian
Collection of Constitutions
Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms
Local media resources
International Federation of Journalist
Internet Law Library - Laws of Other Nations
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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