About the Institute
The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL) is a biannual, open-access, student-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law at National Law University, Jodhpur. IJAL is widely recognized as the leading Indian dispute resolution journal and an excellent source of reference in the field.
About the Competition
CARTAL is organising the 5th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration (‘Competition’) to encourage research and literature in international arbitration. The Competition is organized with the support and patronage of Mr. Gary B. Born, and aims to encourage law students to explore forward-looking issues in international arbitration.
Theme
The themes of the fifth edition of the competition aim to foster research on some of the contemporary developments in international arbitration, and are listed below:
1. The Case for or against: Appellate Tribunals in Arbitration
2. The ‘Red Flag’ of Corruption in International Arbitration
3. Double Hatting in International Arbitration
Submission
To participate in the competition, interested students must e-mail a copy of their completed essays to [email protected] by 2359 hours on September 20, 2020 (Indian Standard Time, GMT +5:30). Late submissions shall not be accepted under any circumstances whatsoever. No part of the essay should contain any form of identification of the participant, and any such information, if detected, would lead to disqualification.
Submission Guidelines
Ø The essay must be submitted in Microsoft Word document format (.doc/.docx).
Ø The essay must contain an abstract, not exceeding 250 words. It must indicate the theme.
Ø A participant can submit an entry for one theme only.
Ø Co-authorship is not permitted.
Ø The word limit is 4500 – 6500 words including footnotes.
Ø The essay must be accompanied by a separate document containing the following:
– Full name of the participant
– Theme chosen
– Participant’s current year of study and name of the degree pursued
– Name and full address of the participant’s university
– Name and full postal address of the participant
– Phone number of the participant
– E-mail ID of the participant
Ø The essay must be original and bona fide work of the participant.
Ø The essay must be written in English.
Ø Footnotes must follow the Bluebook system of citation (Harvard, 20th edition).
Ø The essay should not be submitted for any other competition and/or for any other purposes.
Contact
In case of any query mail at [email protected]
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