Yale Journal of International Law--student writing opportunity

See below.  Kudos to the Yale Journal for this important  initiative.  Too often, first rate student papers go unpublished simply because of editors' bias against student work.

                --TG

THE YALE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ANNOUNCES ITS SIXTH ANNUAL YOUNG SCHOLARS'

CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS FROM JD STUDENTS

Deadline: December 10, 2007

The Yale Journal of International Law (YJIL) is accepting submissions

for its Young Scholars' Conference, which will take place on March 1,

2008. The Conference aims to encourage scholarship in international

law among current J.D. students by giving them an opportunity to

present a paper and receive feedback from distinguished professors in

the field. The Conference will include panel presentations of student

scholarship, a roundtable discussion on careers in legal academia, a

keynote address, and a closing dinner. Two of the papers presented at

the Conference will be selected for publication in YJIL. Support for

the Conference has been provided by the Oscar M. Ruebhausen '37 Fund.

YJIL will accept papers of no more than 15,000 words (including

footnotes) on topics in international law from current J.D. students.

Papers that have previously been published will not be considered.

Presenters must be able to travel to New Haven, CT, for a full day of

events on March 1, 2008. YJIL will provide presenting students with

accommodations and cover up to $200 of their conference-related travel

expenses.

Submissions, accompanied by author's c.v., should be sent to

yjil.conference@yale.edu.