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American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law: 2024 Writing Competition

• Sponsor: American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law
• Topic: "Papers should address a topical issue of interest to the construction industry."
• Note: "All authors must certify that all work submitted is the author’s work product without substantial editing by others.  Papers prepared for law school credit are eligible for entry in the competition.  Articles prepared for law review, or publication elsewhere, are eligible for the competition as well.  Papers written by more than one author (i.e., co-authors) are not acceptable."  "Law professors may submit their students’ submission directly to The Forum for consideration."
• Format: "The format of the articles should conform to either of The Forum's two publications, The Construction Lawyer (law journal format) or Under Construction (newsletter format with articles of 1000-2000 words).  Format guidelines for The Construction Lawyer and Under Construction are posted on The Forum's website."
• Eligibility: "The competition is open to any student age 21 years or older enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school during the academic years 2023 and 2024 of the competition who is a legal resident of the United States.  Directors, officers and employees of the ABA and their immediate family or household members are not eligible."
• 05/16/2024 email from Missy L. Griffin, Esq., stated: " A second place winner may be recognized as well, and all participants will be considered for publication in a Forum on Construction Law publication."
• Deadline: "Entries must be submitted by e-mail on or before June 30, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. (central)."
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Transcript required, virginia bar intellectual property law student writing competition.

The Intellectual Property Law Student Writing Competition (the “Competition”) seeks to promote academic debate and the dissemination of ideas and scholarly writing in the field of intellectual property.

Virginia State Bar (VSB) Intellectual Property Section

Current law student

In good standing

Attend a law school in Virginia

Resident of Virginia attend law school outside the state

James B. Boskey Law Student Essay Contest

The purpose of the competition is to create greater interest in the field of dispute resolution among law students of the nation, particularly those who are members of the Law Student Division of the American Bar.

American Bar Association (ABA) Dispute Resolution Section

Current J.D. student

Full-time or part-time

Attend ABA-accredited law school

Age 21 or older

Adam A. Milani Writing Competition

The purpose of the competition is to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of disability law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students.

American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Disability Rights and Mercer University School of Law

Current law students

Attend law school in the U.S.

Full-time students who are not law students but who write law-related papers as part of a course at an American law school are also eligible

Annual Law Student Writing Competition

The College sponsors a Writing Competition for Law Students, in conjunction with the ABA's Section of Labor & Employment Lawyers. A distinguished panel of attorneys from around the country will review the submitted papers written on current and relevant topics of labor and employment law.

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section

Attend accredited law school in the U.S.

Cannot have graduated before December

Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Award Competition

The goal of the Competition is to encourage law students to become involved in the Section, attract students to the administrative law practice fields, and to encourage scholarship in these fields.

American Bar Association (ABA) Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Section

ABA-accredited law school

21 years old

Member of the ABA and Section on Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident

K. William Kolbe Writing Competition

The section seeks entries for its writing competition from all law students who are enrolled in ABA-approved law schools and are members of the ABA Law Student Division.

American Bar Association (ABA) Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section

Current law student in good standing

Attend an ABA-accredited law school in U.S. and its possessions

Member of ABA Law Student Division (LSD)

May not be offered this year - verify status with the provider 

Mary Moers Wenig (MMW) Student Writing Competition

This Writing Competition was created to encourage and reward scholarly works in the area of trusts and estates.

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Foundation

Current J.D. or LL.M. Candidate

Attend ABA-accredited law school within the U.S. or its possessions

Warren E. Burger Prize

This writing competition is designed to promote scholarship in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.

American Inns of Court

Judges, lawyers, professors, students, scholars, and other authors

The Flint Cooper Future Lawyers Scholarship

 Using personal experiences, values and goals, explain what motivated you to pursue a legal education. Your essay should be 500 words or less.

Flint Cooper

Enrolled in an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law school within the United States or its Territories.

18 years or older.

William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition

The goal of the Competition is to encourage law students to become involved in the Section. It is also intended to attract students to the Criminal Justice practice field, and to encourage scholarship in this field. Each entrant must follow the rules of the competition detailed herein.

American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section

Attend an ABA-accredited law school within the U.S. and its possessions

21 years of age

George Hutchinson Writing Competition

The Hutchinson Writing Contest Committee annually administers a writing competition in honor of our beloved George Hutchinson, who was the first Chief Clerk of the Federal Circuit.

Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA)

The Theodore Tannenwald Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship

Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students, undergraduate or graduate.

The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax and The American College of Tax Counsel

J.D., LL.M. or SJ.D.

Attend U.S. law school

Other non-law students enrolled in a U.S. law school tax course

Zimmerman Law Firm Scholarship for Law Students

Reflect on your "why".  For this scholarship, you will reflect on why you committed to law school and what you plan on doing with your Juris Doctorate once you graduate.

Zimmerman Law Firm

Enrolled or accepted into an ABA-accredited law school in the United States.

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg "Pursuit of Justice" Legal Writing Competition

The Bar Association recognizes the importance of excellence in legal writing and seeks to award a student enrolled in an ABA-approved Philadelphia-area law school for authoring a top-quality competition submission.

Philadelphia Bar Association

Current 2nd or 3rd year law student

Full-time and part-time

Attend one of the following six institutions: Drexel University Thomas R. Kiline School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Rutgers Law School, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and Widener University Delaware Law School

NYSBA Business Law Section Student Writing Competition - Fall Issue

The Business Law Section sponsors an annual Student Writing Competition, open to all students who are candidates for the JD or LLM degree at an accredited law school during the year in which the article is submitted.

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Business Law Section

Current J.D. or LL.M. candidate

Attend accredited law school

Corporate Governance Writing Competition

Established by the Ohio State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section to explore relevant and innovative scholarly work from Ohio’s law students in one specific area of corporate governance challenges.

Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) Corporate Counsel Section

All students at ABA-accredited law schools in Ohio

2023 Beckley Student Writing Competition

The purposes of the competition are to promote greater interest in and understanding of the fields of securities arbitration and securities law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students.

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)

Attend law school in U.S.

Full-time non-law students who write law-related papers as part of a course at an American law school

Law Student Writing Challenge

Students are asked to write a paper analyzing the tax-related issues in connection with a pre-selected question. The Taxation Section selects a questions in personal income taxation or ethical areas.

State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Taxation Section

Attend ABA-accredited law school that is located in the State of Michigan

2023 International Tax Student Writing Competition

The organization is sponsoring a writing competition on any topic relating to US taxation of income from international activities, including taxation under US tax treaties.

International Fiscal Association (USA Branch)

Graduate level student (J.D., LL.M., SJ.D., MST, MTA, MT or similar)

BPLA Writing Competition

Law school students are encouraged to submit papers relating to intellectual property law.

Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA)

Attend a law school (day or evening) within the jurisdiction of the First Federal Judiciary Circuit (Maine, Massachusetts, NH, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island) or prepared in connection with a course at a law school in the First Circuit

Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition

Through our writing competition, the PCL Section introduces itself to the next generation of public contract lawyers.

American Bar Association (ABA) Public Contract Law (PCL) Section

Current J.D. students, who is 21 years old or over

Attend ABA-approved law school within the U.S. and its possessions

Current members in good standing of the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Section of Public Contract Law

Sarah Weddington Writing Prize

The Sarah Weddington Writing Prize seeks student scholarship exploring reproductive rights and justice issues in the U.S.

If/When/How, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Current J.D. or LL.M. law students

Recent graduates

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers (ACCFSL) Writing Competition

The competition seeks to recognize written contributions to the field of U.S. consumer financial services law.

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition

The competition is intended to encourage students of law to write on areas of public or private international law.

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Law Section

J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. and SJ.D.

Dr. Emanuel Stein and Kenneth Stein Memorial Law Student Writing Competition

To recognize excellence among law school students writing in the area of labor and employment law; and to cultivate the relationship between the Section and future labor and employment practitioners.

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Labor and Employment Law Section

American Journal of Mediation National Dispute Resolution Writing Competition

The purpose of this competition is to heighten interest in, and competence related to, student writing on the subject of Alternate Dispute Resolution.

American Academy of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM)

Current North American J.D. and LL.M. candidates

The Dukemineier Awards Student Writing Competition

The Dukeminier Awards Student Writing Competition annually recognizes the best law review note written by a student in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law.

Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law

Enrolled in a law school within the U.S. or its territories

Insurance Law Section State Bar of Texas Law Student Writing Competition

This competition is designed to encourage law students at eligible Texas schools to write scholarly papers on topics of interest relevant to insurance law.

State Bar of Texas Insurance Law Section

Attending specific Texas law schools

Armstrong Lee & Baker Law School Contest

This scholarship requires that you reflect on your purpose for entering the field of law.

Armstrong Lee & Baker

Enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school.

If you have applied to a law school and have not been accepted yet, you may apply for the scholarship, however,  the scholarship will be awarded to a student who has successfully enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school .

Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

The Entertainment Law Initiative fosters future careers in entertainment law by seeking out the nation’s top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities. The program includes a national legal writing competition.

The Recording Academy and Entertainment Law Initiative

Current J.D. and LL.M. candidates

U.S. law school

Phil Cowan - Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship

The Phil Cowan - Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship is named after two esteemed former EASL Chairs to recognize student who are committed to a practice concentrating in one or more areas of entertainment, art or sports law.

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section

Attend accredited law school within New York State, Rutgers University Law School and Seton Hall Law School in New Jersey, and up to ten other accredited law schools throughout the country to be selected, at the committee's discretion, on a rotating basis.

Law Student Writing Competition

The scope of permissible topics include any aspect of workers' compensation law.

The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Current student

Enrolled in accredited law school in U.S.

2023 graduates

Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law

Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination.

IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's Institute for Law and the Workplace (ILW) and Jackson Lewis LLP

Enrolled in an accredited law school

Must have completed or be currently taking course work in employment or labor law

Robert T. Matsui Annual Writing Competition

Through this Writing Competition, AEF seeks to encourage legal scholarship on issues of importance to the Asian Pacific American community.

Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF)

Law school graduates within the last five years (i.e., 2019 or later)

In the U.S.

Litigation Section Writing Award

This annual law student scholarship program focuses on recognizing outstanding writing on a litigation-related topic. The program is intended to encourage students to pursue a career in litigation and to become active in the Ohio Bar. 

Enrolled in an Ohio accredited law school.

A student member of the Ohio State Bar Association (membership is free).

Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition

The Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation sponsors an annual writing competition and invites law students to participate.

Federal Bar Association (FBA) Taxation Section

Current J.D. or LL.M. students

Accredited law school

Full-time and Part-time

Rule Of Law Competition

The Beverly Hills Bar Association and Bar Foundation and have been closely tied to Rule of Law issues. This competition encourages law students to integrate Rule of Law concepts into their writings.

The Beverly Hills Bar Association and Bar Foundation

Current J.D. and LL.M. students

Enrolled at ABA or California state accredited law school

Ed Mendrzycki Essay Contest

This essay contest is to encourage scholarship and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance, and loss prevention.

American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability and Long & Levit LLP

ABA Law Student Division member in good standing

ABA Young Lawyers Division member in good standing

National Essay Contest

This national academic event is intended to foster debate, analysis, and examination of state alcohol regulation in the 21st Century.

Center for Alcohol Policy

All persons over the age of 18 as of December 2023

Students, academics, practicing attorneys, policymakers, regulators, public health representatives, and any person with an interest in alcohol law and policy are encouraged to submit essays.

Constance Baker Motley National Student Writing Competition

The American Constitution Society welcomes all papers furthering and promoting a progressive vision of the Constitution, law, and public policy. Entrants are encouraged to view this topic broadly, and we welcome submissions on a variety of substantive areas.

American Constitution Society (ACS) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School ACS Chapter

Dues paying member of ACS

Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative Law

This writing competition seeks to encourage and reward the qualities demonstrated by Judge Richard D. Cudahy in the fields of regulatory and administrative law, and an appreciation of the public impact of doctrinal and institutional choices, including the consequences for fundamental values such as fairness, participation, and transparency in the scholarship of others.

American Constitution Society (ACS)

Current Law Students

Enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. program at a U.S. law school

Baxter Family Competition on Federalism

The overarching goal of this prestigious bi-annual competition, which is run by the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism, is to advance research and foster informed debate on federalism.

McGill University Faculty of Law

Current undergraduate or graduate

Enrolled in program in law or political science

Graduates from these programs after 2/6/2023

Anywhere in the world

Mendes Hershman Writing Contest

The Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest is a highly regarded legal writing competition that encourages and rewards law students for their outstanding writing on business law topics.

American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section

Enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

Legal resident of U.S.

Consumer Protection Committee Law Student Essay Contest

This project provides an opportunity to expand the role of the ABA in the area of Consumer Protection among law students, professors and practitioners by inviting students to participate in a discussion on hot topics in consumer protection.

American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section Consumer Protection Committee

2nd and 3rd year law students

At least 21 years of age

Legal resident of the U.S.

Harvard Law School Trans Rights Writing Competition

HLS Lambda, Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review, and the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender are seeking submissions that broadly address trans rights issues.  

Harvard Law School Lambda, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and the Harvard Jounral of Law and Gender

Currently matriculated law students from any law school.

NYSBA Business Law Section Student Writing Competition - Spring Issue

Robert pitofsky law student writing competition.

The goal of the Competition is to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust law and competition law subjects of general and current interest.

American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section

Current law school student in good standing

Over the age of 21

Attending an ABA accredited law school within the United States and its possessions

Honorable William C. Conner Writing Competition

The Honorable William Conner Writing Competition was established to recognize exceptionally written papers that are submitted by law students.

New York Intellectual Property Law Association

Current J.D. or LL.M. student

Day or evening

Accredited law school in the U.S.

David S. Rosenbaum Writing Competition

A scholarship to encourage and reward students interested in the field of interactive entertainment law.

Video Game Bar Association (VGBA)

None currently listed at time of publication. Visit provider's website for possible updates.

American Indian Law Review Writing Competition

Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples.

American Indian Law Review (AILR)

Current J.D. or graduate law students

Accredited law schools in the U.S. and Canada

ESCL Prizes

The new ESCL Essay Prize

After a decade of operating the Masters Thesis Prize, the ESCL General Assembly commissioned a review of the competition by the Society’s Board with two main objectives:

·         to extend eligibility beyond students, to include young professionals, practitioners and academics; ·         to encourage entries from more member states.

A Thesis Prize Review Committee was appointed and the new ESCL Essay Prize proposal is the result of its work.

As of 2022 an ESCL Essay Prize is introduced. More information will follow soon.

ESCL Master Thesis Prizes

In 2012, ESCL launched an annual competition for theses on construction law submitted as part of a University Master’s degree.  In the nine years since its inception, awards were made to students of many nationalities from universities in five different countries and the ESCL Masters Thesis Prize became recognised as a prestigious international competition.

You can find information about the ESCL Master Thesis Prize Awards from 2012-2021 via the drop down menu above.

If you have any questions please contact Dr. E.M. Bruggeman, secretary of the ESCL Essay Prize: [email protected] or [email protected] .

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ICLA Essay Competition in International and Comparative Construction Law

The International Construction Law Association is pleased to announce the establishment of the ICLA Essay Competition in International and Comparative Construction Law to be adjudicated by a distinguished panel of specialists in international and comparative construction law.

Prize - The winner will receive:

• an invitation to attend the next ICLA conference to present the   paper, including economy travel and hotel accommodations;

• membership for one year in the ICLA; and

• support in submission to a leading academic journal.

Eligibility - The competition is open to students enrolled in a university law degree and to those who, within the last three years, have received a law degree or were admitted to practice.

Submission Requirements -  Submissions:

• must relate to issues in international and comparative construction law

• must be original and unpublished works (ie, not yet submitted for publication) concerning issues in international and comparative construction law

• should not exceed 10,000 words (including footnotes);

• must be written in English;

• should use OSCOLA, Bluebook or some other well-established legal citation guide;

• must be in MS Word format.

Deadline -  Submissions must be received by email at  [email protected]   no later than 23:59 CET, 31 May 2021 together with the author’s statement affirming eligibility for the competition, originality of the work, and the unpublished status of the paper.

The deadline for submissions will not be modified for reasons associated with the pandemic. Should an in-person conference not be held in 2021, the winner will be given an opportunity to attend the next in-person Conference.

Judges -  The submissions will be judged by a panel of ICLA board members. 

2020 Essay Competition

12 february 2020, papers are now invited for the 2020 scls prize.

The Society of Construction Law Singapore (SCLS) is delighted to announce the launch of the Biennial the SCLS Essay Competition 2020.

The following prizes will be offered for winning papers in 2020:

                            First Prize – SGD 2,000

                        Runner Up Prize – SGD 500

The winner shall be invited to receive their prize at an SCLS event.

Entries will only be accepted from students aged 28 and below enrolled in universities or other tertiary institutions in Singapore as of the final date for receiving submissions.

Entries are to be:

• Not more than 3,000 words in total (including all footnotes) in length. Please include the word count at the end of your paper.
• On any topic which is of interest to the construction industry in South East Asia related to construction law.
• Identifiable by essay title only: It is important that the author’s name or any other identifier does not appear anywhere on the paper itself!
• showing the title of entry, author’s name, telephone number and email address;
• confirming that the author accepts the terms set out in this invitation;
• showing the name of their institution, faculty and course attended, current year of the course and student number; and
• attaching the author’s student ID card as supporting documentation.

The Judging Panel will allocate marks as follows:

• 50% - ‘Originality of thought or approach and contribution to the study or practice of construction law or its applications in the industry’
• 40% - ‘Quality of analysis, explanation and discussion of chosen topic’
• 10% - ‘Clarity of presentation, grammar, spelling, punctuation and any referencing’

Note: Entries must be original. This means that papers submitted for the SCLS Prize cannot have been:

• published in any form prior to the submission deadline referred to below; or
• submitted for judging prior to that date for any essay prize (whether or not the judging has been undertaken for such prize and whether the paper has received any award in relation to that prize), nor can papers be substantially similar to any paper which has been published or submitted in this way.

SCLS reserves the right to publish the winning entries in hard copy, in its newsletter and/or on its website, with copyright being held jointly by the author and the SCLS.

SCLS retains absolute discretion as to whether to award any prize and whether to award it to more than one entry (in which case the advertised prize would be shared equally).

Entries must be submitted in Microsoft Word compatible format and received by 4.00pm Singapore time on MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2020 , by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Late entries will not be forwarded to the judges.

These rules are to be posted on www.scl.org.sg and may be altered at any time by SCLS.

Please direct any queries to the SCLS Prize Committee, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Wondering what else you can do to boost your application chances? Or just keen to write something that isn’t for university…? There are tons of opportunities to enter law essay competitions – where the prize can be monetary or opportunity-based. There’s a complete list on Learnmore but here’s a snapshot of some which are open for entries now…

vLex International Law & Technology Writing Competition

vLex’s International Law and Technology Writing Competition is now open for the fifth year in a row, with three new categories and a grand prize of £1,500. The competition welcomes students from around the world to showcase their writing skills for the chance to have their work published and shared internationally.   To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Law and Technology Writing Competition, they are focusing on the Past, Present and Future. I’ve been a judge for this competition for the past few years and it has been brilliant to see the ideas that emerge. The deadline is 1st December 2021.

Future Legal Mind Award

Also released is the Future Legal Mind Award .

Future Legal Mind, run by National Accident Law , is now in its eighth year. Previous winners of the competition have gone on to become solicitors and barristers, and to undertake other prestigious legal roles.

This year, the competition is split into two categories, offering one undergraduate law student and one postgraduate law student the chance to be named Future Legal Mind 2022.

The winners will each receive a £1,500 prize fund to support their career development. They will also be able to take part in mentoring with experienced lawyers and complete a work experience placement at National Accident Helpline’s law firm, National Accident Law.

Jonathan White, Legal Director of National Accident Helpline, said:

“This is a great opportunity for law students to share their understanding and insights for making valuable changes to the law. We continue to run Future Legal Mind as part of our aim to promote innovation in the sector and to help inspire new generations to build their careers in law. Seeing how our past winners and finalists have gone on to excel in their legal professions makes us extremely proud. We now look forward to finding the next, rising stars of tomorrow.”

The winner of Future Legal Mind 2021 was Elena Michael, who is studying for the Bar at BPP University in London. 

To enter Future Legal Mind 2022, students are invited to answer essay responses to the following questions: 

Undergraduates – Now that the UK has officially left the EU, what legal changes would you recommend making over the next ten years?  

Postgraduates – Is the UK court fit for purpose and what role should other, alternative forms of dispute resolution comprise?

Essays must be submitted by midnight on Friday 25th February 2022 and will be reviewed by a panel, who will whittle the entries down to a shortlist of five people in each category.

Those on the shortlist will each be asked to submit a smartphone video to support their written entry. The competition judges will review the essays and videos to decide who will be named Future Legal Mind 2022.

Property Bar Association Essay Competition

Open to students on the LLB, GDL or BPTC, the PBA competition asks you to write a 1,000 words on a question that will be released on 1st November (put the date in your diary). 1st prize is £1000 plus a coveted copy of Megarry and Wade: The Law of Real Property. You’ll also see your essay published in the Estates Gazette.

Deadline for entries is 6pm on 7th January 2022. Please take a look at the full rules via the PBA website.

The International Law Book Facility Essay Competition

New for this year! This competition is open to undergraduates and asks students to write 2000 words on the following topic:

Looking back from 2030 what should we do now to transform the legal profession (including by the use of machine learning technology) to ensure access to justice for all and that the profession is as diverse as the communities and businesses it serves.

The competition will be officially launched by The Rt Hon. the Lord Burnett of Maldon, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. There will then be a chance to participate in a live Q & A online before the deadline on 28 February 2022 at 4pm. See more details about the competition and get a view of the timeline via the ILBF website .

The winner will receive a week-long internship at international law firm Brown Rudnick’s London office with up to £500 travel expenses, as well as seeing their essay published in the IBA Litigation Committee newsletter and on the ILBF and Brown Rudnick websites.

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Gwyneth Bebb (1889-1921), was one of the first women to be awarded a degree in Law at Oxford, and the first to achieve first-class honours; she was an educational and legal pioneer.

The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh’s College are pleased to offer a prize of up to £500 for the best essay written in response the question:

Defend one of the following two propositions:

• The deployment of juries as part of this country’s criminal trial procedure should be abolished.
• There is no particular reason for our judiciary to be representative of this country’s population.

No detailed knowledge of English law is required to answer it; indeed, while cases reported in the national media may be referred to, entrants should not look to cite any specific case law or statutes in their work. Rather, they are encouraged to think about things a matter of principle. The judges will be looking out for an entrant’s ability to reason from wider precepts and to construct clear and coherent arguments.

Entry is restricted to pupils who, at the closing date, have been in the Sixth Form of any state-funded school or college for a period of not more than two years.

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Carmen Buckingham, Y12, Richard Huish College: Are there any legal decisions which judges should not take?

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Mariana Fedchyshyn, Y12, Reigate College: Are there any legal decisions which judges should not take?

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Are you looking for Competitions for Law Students in June 2024? Then here’s the list of 5 Competitions for Law Students in June 2024:

List of 5 Competitions for Law Students in June 2024

1. 1st national writing competition by dr. b.r. ambedkar national law university, sonepat.

At the Centre for Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, we firmly believe in promoting innovation and brainstorming ideas related to mediation as a source for dispute resolution.

We consider ideas as the driving force for change. With our National Essay Writing Competition 2024 , we aim to inspire participants to think outside the box and delve into the intricacies, implications, and challenges within the realm of dispute resolution and conflict management.

• Eligibility: To ensure wider reach and opportunity, the Competition will be open to all including students (of all streams), academics, professionals, government officials, members of consumer forum, Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCOs)/ NGOs etc.
• First Prize: Rs. 15000/- INR, Certificate of Merit & Internship Opportunity
• Second Prize: Rs. 10000/-INR, Certificate of Merit & Internship Opportunity
• Third Prize: Rs. 5000/-INR, Certificate of Merit & Internship Opportunity
• All the three winners will be given an internship opportunity at K&R Legal Advocates and Solicitors.
• Certificate of Participation: All those who register and submit the essay will be provided with a certificate of participation.
• Registration Deadline: 1 July, 2024
• Submission Deadline: 8 July, 2024
• Registration: Click here to register.

2. National Essay Writing Competition by CELAR, National Law University and Judicial Academy

The Essay Writing Competition will be held in collaboration with WWF-India (Assam State Office). The competition will focus on the World Environment Day 2024 theme of “land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience”.

• Eligibility: It provides a platform for individuals from varied backgrounds, disciplines, and perspectives to unite and express their thoughts, concerns, and solutions regarding the environmental challenges our planet faces.
• Prizes: Prizes worth INR 9,000/- to be won.
• Fee: The registration for this event is free.
• Submission: Click here to submit.

3. Jusristas ‘2024 – International Essay Competition by Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Juristas is an annual International Law Essay competition organised the Jean Monnet Chair, EU Climate Justice Law, Governance, Management and Policy (EUC – LAMP) Symbiosis Law School, Pune in collaboration with the ILSA Chapter, SLS Pune.

• Eligibility: Participation is open to all Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Students enrolled in any institution in India or Abroad.
• Fee: There is no registration fee for the essay competition.
• Submission: Submission of entries are to be made in soft copies to  [email protected] , with the subject of the mail being “ JURISTAS 2024”.
• First Prize – Rs. 15,000/-
• Second Prize – Rs. 10,000/-
• Third Prize – Rs. 5,000/-

4. AmicusX National Essay Competition 2024

Online applications are invited for the AmicusX National Essay Competition 2024. The last date for registrations is June 7, 2024.

• Eligibility: Any person with a 3-year, or 5-year law degree at the undergraduate level can submit an essay.
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• Insolvency Law
• Arbitration Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Registration Ends: June 7, 2024
• Rs. 500/- (Single author essays)
• Rs. 700/- (Co-authored essays)

5. Virtual Policy Brief Competition 2024 on Urban Restoration

This competition aims to engage policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and students in crafting comprehensive and actionable policy briefs that address the unique challenges and opportunities of urban restoration in India.

• Eligibility: Participants must be college students at present (no PG/ UG restrictions) belonging to any discipline. Students may participate individually or as teams with a maximum of 3 members.
• Fee: No registration fee.
• Registration for the Competition ends on 7th June 2024.
• 1st Place Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-
• 2nd Place Cash prize of Rs. 7,000/-
• The top 5 teams will also get an annual digital subscription of ‘Down to Earth’ magazine (one subscription per team).

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A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Guildford on 29th February 2024

Claims Outside the Contract from a Common Law Perspective

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in London on 5th December 2023

Current Issues in Claims Against Construction Professionals

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Manchester on 1st February 2024

Cap or No Cap: A New Eco World for Liquidated Damages?

A paper based on the commended entry in the Hudson Prize essay competition 2022

Second Act Problems: The Defective Premises Act 1972 in the New Building Safety Regime

Opening the floodgates potential parties to claims under the building safety act 2022, the importance of transparency in infrastructure disputes, duty of care in contractual chains: have we reached a consensus, building a claim by extrapolation – the legal and evidential blocks, contract damages for defective construction work: an unsolvable puzzle, quantum meruit as a remedy in construction law, site possession, controlling contractual discretions: the limits placed on discretionary powers in construction contracts, an employer’s (dis)entitlement to liquidated damages for delay where the contractor never completes: defending ‘orthodoxy’, triple point technology – pointing to confusion, a ticket to the south of france or rough justice construing ambiguity in manchikalapati v zurich insurance, construction law update, who should have won s&t v grove in the supreme court.

A paper comprising the skeleton arguments for the mock Supreme Court hearing held on 21st January 2020 before members of the Society of Construction Law and the Technology and Construction Bar Association.

Construction Law: Recent Highlights and Greatest Hits

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Essay Competitions

• Essay Competitions Opportunities

1st National Essay Writing Competition on Navigating the Dynamics of Mediation in Contemporary Legal Practices by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National  Law University, Sonepat: Register by July 1

• June 4, 2024

National Essay Writing Competition by NLU Assam [Cash Prizes Worth Rs 9K]: Submit by June 5

• May 27, 2024

Essay Competition by IDIA- NLU Jodhpur [Cash Prizes Worth Rs 50K]: Register by May 10

• May 6, 2024

Memorial National Article Writing Competition, 2024 by CUSAT [Cash Prizes Worth Rs 17.5K]: Submit by May 25

• April 13, 2024

• Call for blogs Essay Competitions Opportunities

National Blog Writing Competition by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Cash Prizes Worth Rs 11K: Register by April 10

• April 4, 2024

Article Writing Competition at Integral University: Register by April 14

• March 28, 2024

Essay Writing Competition | Consumer Protection in the Digital Age by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat: Register by Mar 15

• March 7, 2024

1st Fox & Mandal – NUJS National Article Writing Competition [No Fees, Cash Prizes Worth Rs 60K]: Submit by Mar 20

• February 22, 2024

1st State Level Online Essay Competition on Women’s Rights and Their Protection by New Law College: Register by Feb 25

• February 19, 2024

Aman & Sonam Associates & Co’s 4th National Online Essay Writing Competition 2024: Register by Feb 15

• February 1, 2024

Law Audience’s 7th National Online Essay Writing Competition 2024: Register by Feb 19

• January 25, 2024

Article Writing Competition – Vision of Youth for Bharat by Think India NLUJA Assam: Submit by Jan 25

• January 16, 2024

8th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2023 by NLU Jodhpur [Cash Prizes Worth USD 775]: Register Now!

• January 15, 2024

Student Essay Competition 2023/2024

Enter our essay competition!

We know how hard students work on their research., it’s time to reap the rewards….

The Environmental Law Association of South Africa (ELA) Student Essay Competition supports and promotes new voices and knowledge in the field of Environmental Law. It has been running since 2018. Entries are open to any student currently enrolled at a South African higher education institution (including undergraduate and postgraduate programs) and any former students who completed their studies in 2023. Your essay should concern an environmental law/governance topic. You need not be a law student.

Entries close on 5 July 2024 .

About the competition

• The ELA Student Essay Competition seeks student essay submissions that are based on high-quality, cutting-edge scholarship on African environmental law and governance issues, including, but not limited to, the areas of climate change, mining, natural resources extraction, land use planning, human rights and the environment, and the rights of nature.
• The essays may be based on environmental law and governance issues arising from assignments, dissertations, or theses that have been submitted/are to be submitted for assessment in a unit/topic/subject at a South African higher education institution.
• The expected length of the essays is between 6,000 and 10,000 words. Referencing, such as the footnotes and bibliography, are NOT included in this length. If your essay exceeds the expected length, please edit it!

Who may enter the competition?

• Any student who is enrolled in a South African higher education institution (undergraduate and postgraduate students).
• Former students who completed their studies in 2023.

How to enter?

Students must submit their entries via our Google form by close of business on 5 July 2024, following the competition rules below.

Competition rules

• A student is permitted one entry in the competition each year and a maximum of two entries in a period of five years.
• The essay must be original work, completed alone and unaided (except for ordinary input from the student’s supervisor). Co-authored papers will not be accepted.
• All entries must be submitted in Microsoft Word.
• Entrants are required to anonymize their submissions (in other words, your name, student number and other personal details should not appear on your essay, so that it can be assessed anonymously by our panel of judges). 
• All entries must:
• submit a separate cover page upon which the following details are recorded: i. the student’s name; ii. an email address that the student can be contacted; iii. the higher education institution where the student is/was enrolled; iv. the name of the course of study that the student is enrolled in, indicating clearly whether this is a postgraduate or an undergraduate course of study.
• provide proof of enrollment (for 2023, if you have completed your studies, or 2024, if you are still a student).
• be submitted via https://forms.gle/HiZbWHY5Phduw5bC9 .
• not contain any plagiarism or any artificial intelligence input.
• Students may use a recognised citation system required by your university school or faculty.
• The ELA Executive will appoint a panel of independent environmental law experts to review all entries and select the winning entry. 

What can you win?

• R3000 in cash
• one non-transferrable complimentary registration for an ELA conference, at which he/she/they may present their essay as a conference paper
• one year of free membership of ELA commencing from 1 January in the year following the competition.
• The winning essay will also be considered for publication in a relevant academic journal.
• Only one essay in the undergraduate category and one essay in the undergraduate category may be announced as the winner, and an essay may be awarded a runner-up prize if the panel deems this appropriate.

For details about previous competition winners, see here .

Prize winners will be announced at our 2024 Student Conference – details TBC.  

Date 05 Jul 2024

Time 5:00 pm

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John Rantlo (LLB, LLM, LLD) is a lecturer at the University of Pretoria, and Director of the Extractive Industries Law in Africa Unit at the University of Pretoria. He holds an LLB from the National University of Lesotho, an LLM in Environmental Law and Governance from the North-West University (NWU), and LLD from NWU. He is an admitted Advocate of the High Court of Lesotho. During his LLD studies, John served as a temporary lecturer at NWU, wherein he lectured on Administrative Law, Fundamental Rights, and Administrative Law in Law Enforcement (Policing Practice), Environmental Law and Statutory Interpretation.  John’s scholarship is devoted to environmental impact assessments, climate change law, and local government law.

Jenny is an Associate Professor in international environmental law and legal skills at the University of Johannesburg. Before joining the University in 2018 she consulted for many years to a range of sectors. During this time she drafted several pieces of legislation for government including the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 and the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008. Jenny has also been intimately involved in a number of policy and strategy processes including being the project manager and lead drafter of the National Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Strategy, 2014 for the Department of Environmental Affairs. Jenny hold BA (UCT) LLB (UCT) LLM (UNISA) and PhD (UCT) degrees. The title of her PhD thesis is The impact of judicial control on the public administration of the environment: 1995 to 2007.

Tahir is a pupil advocate at the National Bar Council of South Africa (NBCSA). He has been training and practicing in advocacy since February 2023, after completing his LLB degree and articles at three reputable law firms. Tahir has a special interest and expertise in human rights and constitutional law.

Margot holds a LL.M in International Human Rights Law (Maastricht University, Netherlands); a Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape) and a LL.M in Environmental Law (University of Cape Town). Margot’s passion is Earth Jurisprudence and Environmental Justice and she is currently volunteering for the Australian Earth Laws Alliance as well. Margot started volunteering for the ELA after presenting at the ELA Annual Student Conference in 2018.

Nicolene Renske Steyn is a post-doctoral fellow at the South African Research Chair: Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES) where she researches the linkages between sustainability law, climate resilient development and technological advancements in the South African urban context. She obtained both her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees with distinction from the North-West University. Her PhD in Law and Development concerned the realisation of the constitutional water right in South African cities through intelligent water management technologies, and she completed this research at CLES and the North-West University. Nicolene’s research interests include Environmental Law, Water Law, Climate Change and Resilience, Human Rights, Socio-Economic Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Technology and Innovation.

Qualifications

• BSc (Rhodes University)
• LLB (Rhodes University)

Areas of Practice and Specialisation

• Commercial & Property Litigation
• Environmental Law & Planning
• Administrative Law
• Insurance Litigation
• Professional Indemnity
• Liability Claims
• Medical Malpractice
• Fidelity Guarantee claims

Patrick graduated from Rhodes University with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2004 and has completed his coursework towards a Master’s degree in Environmental Law at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Patrick joined Garlicke & Bousfield to serve his articles and, after being admitted as an attorney, he joined the Litigation Department as an Associate. Patrick was appointed as a Director in 2016 and specialises in insurance, property and environmental litigation. Patrick is a member of the Executive Committee of the Environmental Law Association of South Africa.

Samantha is a practicing environmental attorney and Partner at Ndlovu de Villiers Attorneys (Environmental Law Specialists). Samantha graduated from Rhodes University with a Bachelor of Arts (environmental science and law) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 2012.  Samantha was admitted as an attorney in 2015 and in 2018, she and her Managing Partner, Sibonelo Ndlovu, started Ndlovu de Villiers Attorneys. Samantha  is best known for her experience and expertise in the Protected Areas sector.  In the past few years, Samantha has been recognised for her work in protected areas, and recently featured in the 18 th Edition of the Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans. When she is not working, Samantha can be found exploring the outdoors with her husband and two kids .

Melanie Murcott is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, University of Cape Town. Previously she taught and engaged in research on environmental law and administrative law at the University of Pretoria. She holds an LLB cum laude from the University of Cape Town, an LLM cum laude (Masters in Administrative Law and Constitutional Law) from the University of Pretoria, and an LLD (Doctor of Laws in Constitutional Law) from North-West University. Her research focus is currently climate law and governance (in comparative perspective). Melanie is the author of ‘Transformative Environmental Constitutionalism’ (Brill, 2022), a book that explains the intersections among social, environmental and climate (in)justice in a time of planetary emergency, and how the courts in South Africa (and beyond) can contribute to developing law that is more suited to responding to injustice in this context.

Viandrie Robertson is an LLM researcher with the South African Research Chair: Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability at the North West University, Potchefstroom. She is originally from a farm in the Knysna area and completed high school at Outeniqua High School in George. In 2018 she moved on to study undergraduate degrees at the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha. She started with the 3-year Bcom (LLB) and completed the additional 2-year LLB degree graduating in April 2023. She joined the ELA in 2023, along with starting her postgraduate degree at the North West University. Her LLM dissertation centres around the biodiversity importance of the Knysna Estuary and the obligation of the municipality to contribute to the protection thereof. Her current fields of interest are environmental law, local government law, and constitutional law.

Henrike Saunders is an LLM Researcher with the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability at the North-West University. Henrike completed her BA in Law (2019) and LLB (2021) at the North-West University and is currently a scholarship holder with the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung. Her research focuses on drought risk management in urban areas and considers the role of local government in mitigating the impact of drought disasters on communities and the environment. Her focus areas include drought risk management, environmental law, water law and local government.

Mikaella Bodeux is an attorney admitted to the High Court of South Africa and practising in Johannesburg. Mikaella holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws from Rhodes University, Makhanda. She also holds a Master’s in Public International Law which she obtained from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, in 2022 with a specialization in oceans, sustainability and the environment. Mikaella is currently employed at Warburton Attorneys Inc where she assists in various environmental and sustainability-related matters.

Nonhlanhla Ngcobo (BA Law, LLB, LLM cum laude) is a Doctor of Philosophy in Laws with Law and Development (PhD) candidate and researcher for the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES). Her research focuses on (local) party politics and their influence on environmental governance in pursuit of the constitutional environmental right in South Africa. Some of her research interests also include law and informality, particularly the informal economy for local economic development as a sector-specific issue of local government. Nonhlanhla is a published scholar in peer-reviewed academic journals and blogs, including The Conversation, South Africa. Nonhlanhla has contributed to several research-intense projects on the local government legal framework and municipal governing tools for the South African Cities Network (SACN) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Kirstin holds a LLB and LLM in Environmental Law from the University of Cape Town which she obtained in 2018 and 2020, respectively. She has experience in environmental management, biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation.  Kirstin’s career began at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) where she assisted SANBI’s Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice Division with making inputs into draft environmental policies and laws regarding biodiversity stewardship, protected area expansion and spatial biodiversity planning.  She has since completed her articles at Richard Summers Inc., a Cape Town based law firm specialising in environmental law, land use planning law and heritage law.  Kirstin currently works as a Senior Programme Officer in SANBI’s Adaptation Policy and Resourcing Division, where one of her core functions is to contribute to national policy and legislative reform regarding climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation.

Meeschka is a PhD Researcher at the SARChI in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, the North-West University. She completed her LLM and LLB at the North-West University, and is a former Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung Scholarship Holder. Meeschka’s research interests include water law, local government law, environmental law, municipal finance management, public health, environmental health, and disaster risk management.

Melandri Steenkamp recently completed her LLD under the auspices of the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES) based at the North-West University. She obtained both her LLB and LLM in Environmental Law and Governance from the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. Her scholarship focuses on exploring perspectives related to urban law and governance, as well as examining the intersection between local government, environmental, climate change, and water laws.

Isabella Potenza is completing her undergraduate degree in Law and Geography at the University of the Witwatersrand, with the intention to begin her LLB in 2022. She is part of the Climate Justice Charter Movement and has experience in managing youth initiatives. She hopes to extend the reach of the ELA to the youth. In her legal career, she hopes to contribute to environmental law-making, with a focus on bringing social justice and public participation to the fore.

Ntando Ncamane is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at University of the Free State at the Bloemfontein Campus, where he lectures Labour Law for both undergraduate and postgraduate and supervises LLM students. He also lectures Internet and Electronic Law as well as Consumer Law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and a Practical Legal Certificate (PLT) from the School of Legal Practice. He is currently enrolled for a Doctor of Laws degree (LLD) with the North West University (NWU) focusing on mineral rights, customary rights, and environmental rights.

Bella is a lecturer at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is a specialist in mining law. She holds a Bproc, LLB, LLM, Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (cum laude)

Vicki has been working as an independent environmental consultant for over 28 years, during this time, she has undertaken or project managed over 300 environmental projects. She ran the Durban office of WSP for 13 years and reviewed every technical document produced in the office during this time. She set up MEC in 2006 and now undertakes predominantly review, management systems, training, facilitation, auditing and advisory work, calling on her many years experience in the field. She has successfully compiled and carries out training courses in Sustainability, EIA and EIA review for various bodies. She has completed her Masters in Environmental Law at the University of Natal, the research for which has provided her with a great insight into the legislative situation within the environmental profession.

Tendai is an environmental attorney at Webber Wentzel where he advises public and private sector clients on various environmental law matters including waste management, air quality, water rights, climate change, carbon tax, renewable energy and mining. He also provides strategic environmental legal support in respect of domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, listings and related transactions.

His expertise also includes dispute resolution involving the initiation and defending of administrative appeals as well as environmental litigation. He holds an LLB and LLM in Environmental & Sustainable Development Law from Wits University.

Anél du Plessis is Professor of Law and the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability. Her scholarship focuses on the nexus area of environmental-, local government and different aspects of human rights law, climate change law, sustainability and city governance. She is editor of the first extensive volume on South African environmental and local government law (Juta, 2015) and co-editor of “The Globalisation of Urban Governance” (Routledge, 2019). She is a rated researcher of the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), served as an elected member of the South African Young Academy of Science and is an alumnus of the scholarship programmes of the DAAD, Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She is also a member of the Teaching and Capacity Building Committee of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law.

Adie is the owner of AdiEnvironmental cc (founded in 1999), based in eMalahleni (Witbank). She specialises in the coordination and compilation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), which includes the coordination of the public participation process and overall project management. Adie holds an M. Sc (Botany) from the University of Port Elizabeth and is a trained ecologist. She is registered as a Professional Natural Scientist (botanist and ecological scientist) and is also a Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) with 21 years of experience as an environmental consultant. Prior to being a consultant, Adie worked for the Mpumalanga provincial environmental department and assisted with the implementation of the first set of EIA Regulations.

Kate currently works as a Consultant Attorney for the specialist environmental law firm Cullinan & Associates. Kate was admitted as an attorney of the High Court in 2014. She commenced her career practicing in the fields of insolvency law and general commercial litigation, deciding to complete her LLM in Environmental Law while working for another specialist environmental law firm between 2014 and 2015. Kate also holds a BSocSci from Rhodes University and an LLB from the University of Cape Town. She advises a range of public and private sector clients on various environmental law related issues, and has been a member of the ELA Executive Committee since 2016. When she is not working, she can be found exploring the mountains and oceans of the Western Cape.

Ademola Oluborode Jegede is a Professor of Law in the Department of Public and International Law, University of Venda, and holds degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ibadan and the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. He has been a research visitor to the Centre for International Environmental Law, USA and Human Rights Institute at Abo Akademi (Finland). He is a member of the IUCN Academy and Commission of Environmental Law. His research focuses on the interface of climate change and biodiversity with human rights of vulnerable groups and general international human rights law.

Peter Kantor is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa practising in Cape Town. He specialised in environmental law in the 1990’s when he was a partner in a law firm handling labour and constitutional law matters. Peter is currently an executive trustee of the Cape Town Heritage Trust.

Germarié Viljoen (LLB, LLM, LLD) has previously consulted as environmental legal specialist. In 2014, Germarié joined the North West University (Faculty of Law) as legal scholar. She lectures, publishes and provides post-graduate supervision in the fields of constitutional, property and water law. Germarié is heading a research project entitled “Environmental Change” within the Faculty of Law and she serves as Assistant Editor of the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ). She is an alumnus of various international scholarships, which include the research and capacity building initiative of SANPAD (South Africa – Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development); TraProBio; and a Global Water Partnership scholarship to undergo training on aspects of International Water Law at the University of Dundee, Scotland.

John Rantlo is currently enrolled for LLD at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus (NWU). He obtained his LLB at the National University of Lesotho in 2012. He was then admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Lesotho in 2013 and practised as such for some time. John obtained his LLM in Environmental Law and Governance at the NWU Potchefstroom Campus in 2015. His LLM dissertation focused on environmental impact assessment legislation of Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa. From 2017 to date, John has served as an academic assistant at the Faculty of Law at NWU. Additionally, he also served as a temporary lecturer for Administrative Law, Fundamental Rights and Administrative Law in Law Enforcement (Policing Practice).

Willemien du Plessis is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the North-West University (Potchefstroom) and holds postgraduate degrees in law and environmental management. Willemien is the Director of Research and steers the Research Unit at her Faculty. She has extensively published in the area of environment and development law for many years. She has similarly been involved in various international, regional and domestic research projects involving development and environmental law. She teaches environmental law (undergraduate and postgraduate), and has been working on issues of energy law for some time. Willemien has served on the Secretariat of the ELA since 2006, is a Law Commissioner of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and a member of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. She has been Chairperson of the Research Committee of the Academy since 2009.

Tanya is a full-time lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth where she lectures Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Commercial Law. She holds an Honours degree in Human Movement Science (BA (HMS) Hons), a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree, and a Master of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, respectively. She is currently completing her LLD focusing on the intellectual property consequences of marine bioprospecting.

Professor Michael Kidd lectures in various aspects of Environmental law such as Pollution Control Law, Natural Resources Law, Land Use and Planning Law, International Environmental Law and Ocean and Coastal Law. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, a Master of Laws (LLM) and a PhD from the University of Natal. Kidd’s research interests include Environmental Law, Water Law and Administrative Law and he has published extensively in these fields.

Clive Vinti is an evangelist at Heal the Wounds Christian Centre; Lecturer for Law at the University of the Free State (UFS), Programme Coordinator of the Postgraduate Module in Environmental law and Human Rights at the UFS Centre for Human Rights and also a PhD Candidate, at the Witwatersrand University. At UFS, Clive is responsible for teaching environmental law at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Clive’s research focuses on environmental law and international trade law and the concomitant issues that arise therein. Clive is also a member of the National Freedom Network and the Young African Leaders Initiative.

Stewart Green is a Divisional Head for Legal Compliance at the City of Ekurhuleni (Gauteng), where he leads a team of Environmental Management Inspectors responsible for monitoring and enforcing environmental compliance in one of the most industrialised municipalities in Africa. Previously, he was the national co-ordinator for Section 30 of NEMA (environmental emergency incidents) at the DEA in Pretoria. He has worked for all three spheres of government and credits local government as being the most challenging of the three. He holds an MSc from Natal (UKZN) and an MPhil in environmental law from UCT.

635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

635-й зенитно-ракетный полк

Military Unit: 86646

Activated 1953 in Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast - initially as the 1945th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment for Special Use and from 1955 as the 635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Use.

1953 to 1984 equipped with 60 S-25 (SA-1) launchers:

• Launch area: 55 15 43N, 38 32 13E (US designation: Moscow SAM site E14-1)
• Support area: 55 16 50N, 38 32 28E
• Guidance area: 55 16 31N, 38 30 38E

1984 converted to the S-300PT (SA-10) with three independent battalions:

• 1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Bessonovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 09 34N, 38 22 26E
• 2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast) - 55 15 31N, 38 32 23E
• 3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Shcherbovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 22 32N, 38 43 33E

Disbanded 1.5.98.

Subordination:

• 1st Special Air Defence Corps , 1953 - 1.6.88
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.6.88 - 1.10.94
• 86th Air Defence Brigade , 1.10.94 - 1.10.95
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.10.95 - 1.5.98

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