Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition: Due January 15, 2023

The American Society of International Law's International Refugee Law Interest Group (IRLIG) has announced the ninth annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition.

Eligibility and Requirements

1. Papers may address any topic related to international law and refugees, stateless persons, internally-displaced persons (IDPs), and/or forced migrants.

2. Particular consideration will be given to papers authored by student authors who have
experienced forced displacement and to student authors in the global south..

3. Student authors must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university at the time of submission.

4. Papers must be written solely by the candidate, in English, and may not have been submitted for publication elsewhere.

5. Citations should be in footnotes, rather than endnotes. 

6. Submissions may range from 7,000 to 12,000 words, including footnotes.

7. Each candidate is limited to a single submission.

8. Candidates should only resubmit previously unsuccessful submissions following substantial revision.

Deadline and Method of Submission

The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 15 January 2023.

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

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