Posted by NLU Jodhpur created the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law (CARTAL) to encourage research and scholarship in specialised domains of arbitration law. It aims to provide academicians, professionals, and law students with a theoretical and practical grasp of arbitration law by providing a forum for them to engage and discuss current issues in the field.
CARTAL publishes the Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL), a biannual open-access journal. It is the most widely read arbitration law journal in India. While the word ‘Indian’ in the journal’s name denotes the country of origin, the journal has always focused on themes of worldwide interest and relevance. IJAL has released nine volumes to date and continues to feature contributions from internationally renowned professionals.
Concerning the Competition
The Gary B Born International Arbitration Essay Competition invites law students to research cutting-edge issues in international arbitration. CARTAL is hosting the 6th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration [Competition] to promote international arbitration research and literature.
The competition’s sixth edition’s themes are intended to encourage research into some of the most recent advancements in international arbitration.
Themes
- Admissibility of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence in International Arbitration
- Interface Between Data Protection Laws and International Arbitration
- Arbitrating Environmental and Climate Change-Related Disputes
Eligibility
- All students enrolled in a law undergraduate or postgraduate degree (BCL, JD, LLB, LLM, or their local equivalent) at any recognised university in the globe are eligible to compete.
- Postgraduate students who are selected for and will be enrolled in any of the above-mentioned programmes for 2021-2022, as well as students who have completed or will complete one of the above-mentioned programmes in 2021, are also eligible to participate.
Submission Rules
- The essay must be written in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format.
- An abstract of no more than 250 words must be included in the essay. The theme must be indicated.
- A participant can only submit one contribution per theme. It is not possible to collaborate on a paper.
- The word limit, including footnotes, is 4500–6500 words.
- The essay must be accompanied by a separate document containing the following information about the participant:
- full name,
- theme chosen,
- current year of study and name of degree pursued,
- name and full postal address of the participant’s university,
- phone number of the participant
- e-mail id of the participant.
- The essay must be the participant’s unique and genuine work.
- It is required that the essay be written in English.
- The Bluebook citation system must be followed in footnotes (Harvard, 20th edition).
- The essay should not be entered into any other competitions or be used for any other purpose.
To enter the competition, students must send a copy of their completed essays to editors@ijal.in by November 3, 2021, at 23:59 (Indian Standard Time, GMT +5:30).
Rewards
First Prize: Cash prize of USD 250,
- Letter of Appreciation from Prof. Gary B. Born,
- Signed copy of a book authored by Prof. Born,
- An opportunity to be considered for publication in the next issue of IJAL.
Second Prize: Cash prize of USD 125,
- Letter of Appreciation from Prof. Gary B. Born,
- 6-month subscription to Born’s International Arbitration Lectures, and
- An opportunity to be considered for publication in the next issue of IJAL.
Third Prize: Cash prize of USD 75,
- Letter of Appreciation from Prof. Gary B. Born, and
- An opportunity to be considered for publication in the next issue of IJAL.
Relevant Link
Official Rules of the competition
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