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ABA Forum on Construction Law Student Writing Competition
Topic: Papers should address a topical issue of interest to the construction industry.
Maximum length: The format of the articles should conform to either of The Forum's two publications, The Construction Lawyer (law journal format) or Under Construction (newsletter format with articles of 1000-2000 words). Format guidelines for The Construction Lawyer are posted on The Forum's website.
$2,000 cash prize, travel expenses and registration to attend the 2019 Fall Meeting, a one-year membership in the Forum, and recognition in The Forum newsletter, Under Construction, the Forum Flash, and on The Forum's website.
Deadline: July 26, 2019
ABA Criminal Justice Section 2019 William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition
Topic: The Use of Drones by Law Enforcement—How should drones enhance public safety, how should drones be regulated, and what role does the Fourth Amendment play? For example, drones could assist police with pursuits of armed individuals or help find missing people. On the other hand, drones can peer into people’s windows in the upper floors of a high rise. Drones can carry many different devices – high resolution cameras, sensitive microphones, weapons, GPS trackers. Is this comparable to or different from these devices being in a police car?
Maximum length: 4,200 words
$2,500 cash prize
Deadline: July 1, 2019, 11:59 pm CST
Cultural Heritage Law 2019 Law Student Writing Competition
Topic: Papers may address any aspect of cultural heritage law relating to art, terrestrial and submerged cultural property, historic preservation, indigenous peoples, and intangible cultural heritage, but not intellectual property or family law issues, except as they relate to material cultural heritage.
Eligibiltiy and Length: Submissions must be at least 20 and no more than 40 double-spaced pages, including footnotes, and must be paginated. The paper must have been written between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.
$500 cash prize
Deadline: Sunday, June 30, 2019
ABA James Boskey Dispute Resolution Competition
Topic: The essay may address any aspect of dispute resolution practice, theory or research that the contestant chooses.
Maximum length: Essays must be limited to 15-25 typewritten pages, including footnotes or endnotes. The text of the essay must be double-spaced, with twelve-point font and one-inch margins.
$1,000 cash prize; considered for publication in Dispute Resolution Magazine
Deadline: June 14, 2019, 11:59 pm CT