8th GARY B. BORN ESSAY COMPETITION ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, 2023 “February 20, 2024”

KNOWLEDGE STEEZ

ABOUT COMPETITION :

The Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law [“CARTAL”], National Law
University, Jodhpur, is organising the 8th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International
Arbitration [“Competition”] to encourage research and literature in international arbitration. The
Competition has the gracious support and patronage of Prof. Gary B. Born, who is the chair of
the International Arbitration Practice Group of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. Prof.
Born has participated as counsel in more than 675 international arbitrations, including four of the
largest ICC arbitrations and several of the most significant ad hoc arbitrations in recent history. He
is widely regarded as the world’s preeminent authority on international arbitration, having been
ranked for more than 20 years as one of the world’s leading international arbitration advocates and
the leading arbitration practitioner in London.

DETAILS OF THE OPPORTUNITY :

RULES OF THE COMPETITION

 1, There is no registration fee for the competition.

2,  The competition is open to all students enrolled in an undergraduate or post graduate
programme in law (B.C.L., J.D., LL.B., LL.M., or their local equivalent) in any recognised
university across the world. Students who have completed an above-mentioned
programme or their equivalent in 2023, and post graduate students who are selected for
and will be enrolled in any such programme for 2023-2024 are also eligible to participate.
3, To participate in the competition, interested students must e-mail a copy of their
completed essays to [email protected] by February 20, 2024, 23:59 hours (Indian Standard
Time, GMT +5:30).

4, Late submissions shall not be accepted under any circumstances.
5, No part of the essay should contain any form of identification of the participant.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES :
 1,The essay must be submitted in Microsoft Word document format (.doc/.docx).
2,The essay must contain an abstract, not exceeding 250 words. It must indicate the theme.
3,The participants can submit an entry for one theme only.
4,Co-authorship is allowed up to 2 co-authors.
5,The word limit is 3000-5000 words including footnotes.
6,The essay must be accompanied by a separate document containing the following:

information about the participant:

(i) full name of the participant, (ii) theme chosen, (iii) participant’s current year of study and name of the degree pursued, (iv) name and full
address of the participant’s university, (v) name and full postal address of the participant,
(vi) phone number of the participant, and (vii) e-mail id of the participant.
1,The essay must be original and bona fide work of the participant.

2, The essay must be written in English.
3,The participants are allowed to adopt a uniform style of citation throughout the document.
4, The essay should not be submitted for any other competition and/or for any other
purposes.

PRIZES :

First Prize

Cash prize of USD 400, Letter of Appreciation from Prof.
Gary B. Born, Signed copy of a book authored by
Prof. Born, and Publication in the next issue of IJAL.

Second Prize

Cash prize of USD 250,
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 125, Letter of Appreciation from Mr. Gary
B. Born, and An opportunity to be considered for
publication in the next issue of IJAL.

for more details go through with the brochure : 

8th-GBEC

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