Rosalyn Higgins Prize 2019
The journal The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals has issued a call for submissions for the Rosalyn Higgins Prize. Here's the call:
The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals now invites submissions for the Rosalyn Higgins Prize
In light of her outstanding and inspiring achievements in the field of international dispute settlement, the Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (LPICT) has named a Prize in honour of H.E. Rosalyn Higgins.
The Rosalyn Higgins Prize is an annual prize which awards EUR 1.000 of Brill book vouchers and a LPICT subscription to the author of the best article on the law and practice of the International Court of Justice, either solely focusing on the ICJ or with the ICJ as one of the dispute settlement mechanisms under consideration. The winning article will also be published in LPICT and made freely available online to maximize its dissemination.
Competition for the Prize is open to all: scholars as well as practitioners, junior as well as senior professionals. Submissions will be selected via a double-blind peer review process by a Prize Committee, including both co-Editors-in-Chief.
Exceptionally, two papers of an equally high standard can be selected. The Committee is also able to choose not to award the Prize if in its opinion none of the submitted papers reaches the required standards.
Submissions should be between 6.500 and 8.000 words in length, not yet published or under review elsewhere. Other submission requirements are the same as for regular LPICT submissions (instructions available here).
Submissions now open! Deadline: 31 August 2019
All papers for consideration of the 2019 prize should be sent directly to Pierre Bodeau-Livinec (bodeaulivinec@gmail.com) and Freya Baetens (freya.baetens@jus.uio.no), LPICT Co-Editors- in-Chief.
The winner(s) will be announced in September 2019.
Selection criteria:
The applicant must:
- Be Swiss, a permanent resident of Switzerland or pursuing a course of law studies at a Swiss University and:
- Hold a graduate level degree in Law (MLaw) of a Swiss University (or be in his or her final year of such a degree); or
- Be undertaking a postgraduate degree in Law (e.g. LLM or PhD) at a Swiss University;
- Have an excellent academic record;
- Have written and spoken proficiency in English or French, with preference given to those who are also proficient in the other;
- Have an interest or specialization in a field relevant to the respective tribunal; and
- Be accepted by the abovementioned tribunals for an internship.
How to apply
You must first apply and be accepted for an internship in one of the abovementioned tribunals. Please send a letter of application (only electronically) addressed to the SVIR International Tribunals Internship Grant / Profs christine.kaddous@unige.ch; Marco.Sassoli@unige.ch; rodrigo.rodriguez@unilu.ch. Applications close on 3 September 2019.
The motivation letter should include:
- The applicant’s reasons for applying for the SVIR International Tribunals Internship Grant;
- The dates when the applicant will undertake his or her internship.
Please also enclose the following, where applicable:
- Proof that you have been accepted by one of the abovementioned tribunals for an internship
- Your up-to-date CV;
- Your most recent academic transcript;
- At least one academic reference, with contact details of referees;
Selection process
- Applications will be considered by a selection panel appointed by the SVIR.
Conditions
- The amount of the scholarship to be paid is of maximum CHF 3’000.-
- The internship must generally be unpaid although the recipient may seek to obtain other scholarships.
- The successful applicant is responsible for organising his or her own travel and accommodation arrangements, visa requirements and any other requirement by the tribunal he or she has been selected for.
- On completion of the internship, the successful applicant must provide a written report on his or her experience to the Board for SVIR/SSDI.