International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition

Due: February 27, 2018 | The American Society of International Law's International Refugee Law Interest Group (IRLIG) is pleased to announce its fourth 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;, and the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

Papers should address any topic related to international law and refugees, stateless persons, internally-displaced persons (IDPs), and forced migrants. Papers are eligible as long as student authors are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university at the time of submission. Papers must be written solely by the candidate, in English, and may not have been submitted for publication elsewhere.

The winner will receive a $100 cash award, as well as free admission to the ASIL Annual Meeting where the award will be formally presented, to be held in Washington, 4-7 April 2018, from IRLIG; the opportunity to have the paper considered for publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law; and a complimentary one-year student membership provided by ASIL.

Articles should be submitted before 28 February 2018 to irlig@ilsa.org as Microsoft Word attachments. Questions should be directed to the same address.

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