COMPETITION FOR LAW STUDENT BEST PAPER AWARD

INSTRUCTIONS

The Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) awards prizes at each of its annual conferences for the three best research monographs presented by law students from throughout the Americas. The next IABA Conference will be held at Margarita Island, Venezuela, from June 5th to 9th, 2012.

FIRST: Awards:

●FIRST PRIZE
●SECOND PRIZE
●THIRD PRIZE

SECOND: Benefits. Each award includes:

• IABA membership (valid for one year);
• Certificate of recognition; and
• Possible publication of the winning papers in the IABA Newsletter.

THIRD: The central themes of the conference are:

1) Challenges to Democracy in the Americas; and

2) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Access to Justice.

The contestant must choose and develop one of the following topics:

• Independence of the Justice System as a Pillar of Democracy;
• Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development;
• Personal Safety and Law in Latin American democratic systems;
• Fraud, Risk, Safety and Education in ICT;
• Cybercrime and Electronic Commerce; or
• Electronic Government and Citizen Rights.

FOURTH: The paper shall adhere to the following requirements:

1-     The work must be original, and relate to one of the topics proposed above. The Paper may be written in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.

2-     The Paper must be at least 20 pages and a maximum of 30 typed pages and one-and-a-half space (1.5), excluding footnotes.

3-     The Paper shall be written in Arial, size 12.

4-     Margins: left 3 and the other 2.5 cm.

5-     The Paper must contain in its structure: title, certification of university authority, index, introduction, chapters, conclusions, recommendations, references and annexes.

6-     The cover should indicate its title, author's name and address, and name of law school to which he/she belongs.

7-     The Paper must be accompanied by a certificate from the competent authority stating that the author is a student of the academic institution.

8-     Presentation form: electronic form.

9-     Papers must be received no later than April 23, 2012, electronically at the address of the Office of the IABA Headquarters, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , attention: Ms. Patricia de la Riva, and from there they will be re-sent to the Evaluation Committee.

FIFTH: Law Student Award Committee:

Tina de Di Battista
Calle Guarico, Quinta Los Battista, Cimas, Bello Monte,
Caracas, Venezuela

Roanne Peña
Av. Intercomunal de la Beyera
Sector El Cigarral Res. La Boyera Torre C44
Caracas, Venezuela

Inter-American Bar Association
Federacion Interamericana de Abogados
1211 Connecticut Ave. Suite 202.
Washington, D.C. 20036 USA