[ALBSA-Info] Law Students Writing Competition

[Agron Alibali]

http://www.abanet.org/ceeli/writingcomp.html 

CEELI Alumni/ae Association
Student Writing Competition Guidelines


 A.  THEME:

 The Role of the Rule of Law in Addressing Corruption
 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 August 15, 2001.  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 corruption issues.
> The winner will be honored at an award ceremony at Northwestern School of
> Law of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
>
> 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             All entries must be the original, unpublished work of a single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.  Original student work may be translated into English.  The author
> may borrow ideas from the resources, 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
> universities in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
> Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
> Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania,
Russia,
> Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,
Yugoslavia-Kosovo,
> Yugoslavia-Montenegro, and Yugoslavia-Serbia.
>
>
>
> 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.  The first, second, and third place winners must also
submit
> their paper in the primary language of their country, prior to receipt of
> their prize.  Entries should be between five and ten pages, including
> footnotes, based upon 12-point font.  Extensive use of footnotes is
> discouraged.  A bibliography of resources must be attached.
>
>              Entries should include a cover page that contains the
following
> information:
>
> Author’s name
> Address
> School
> Area of Study
> Year of Graduation
> Telephone & Fax (if available)
> E-mail address (if available)
>
>             The cover page and bibliography 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, 2001.
>
> H:  WHERE TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:
>
>                      Our server back in service. Any e-mails that have
been
> sent since Thursday, March 29th, need to be resent. Thank your for your
> patience during our interruption of e-mail service. As of May 7, 2001 our
> e-mail system is back up and running. Any messages sent prior to that date
> to the alumni at abaceeli.org address were not delivered to our mailbox.
Please
> resend.
>
>             Entries may be submitted electronically to:
alumni at abaceeli.org
>
>             Entries may be submitted by fax to: (202) 662-1597.
>
>             Written entries should be submitted in triplicate to:
>
> CEELI Alumni/ae Association Student Writing Competition
> ABA/CEELI
> 740 15th Street, NW
> Washington, DC  20005-1022
>
>
>
> I:  QUESTIONS:
>
>             Questions may be submitted until May l, 2001, 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.
>
>   PLEASE NOTE: Thank your for your patience during our interruption of
> e-mail service. As of May 7, 2001 our e-mail system is back up and
running.
> Any messages sent prior to that date to the alumni at abaceeli.org address
were
> not delivered to our mailbox. Please resend.
>
> 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.
>
>             The winners may be asked to collaborate with local CEELI staff
> to disseminate their papers within their countries.  Each winning
> participant may also be encouraged, with local CEELI staff's assistance,
to
> present his or her paper at a public forum.
>
>
>
> K:  SELECTED RESOURCES:
>
>              There are many resources available through the internet.
> Entrants may wish to consult the following resources to begin their
> research:
>
> Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies - www.nobribes.org
>
> Transparency International - www.transparency.de




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