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| Law Student Writing Competition |
| Competition Website: http://www.abanet.org/domviol |
| Sponsor: ABA Commission on Domestic Violence |
| Deadline: May 31, 2009 |
| Essay Topic: Submissions must further the legal needs of victims of domestic violence or domestic violence victims and their children, or advance efforts to address the incidence, causes, and effects of intimate partner violence. |
| Prize Information: First Place: Publication in the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law; Resolution fromteh ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and honorarium. Second Place: Resolution from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and honorarium Third Place: Resolution from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and honorarium |
| Notes: Submissions may be no longer than 7500 words (typically 20-25 pages), including footnotes and other text but excluding author indentifying information, and must be double-spaced with one inch margins. Any paper exceeding the 7500 word limit will NOT BE CONSIDERED. Students are free to submit papers of shorter length as we are most concerned with quality and originality. See website for additional information. |