Harvard’s Innovation Lab is proud to host the President’s Challenge, a university-wide initiative to develop entrepreneurial solutions to the world’s most important social problems. Sponsored by President Drew Faust, the Challenge aims to demonstrate and develop the University’s commitment to social entrepreneurship and the collaboration of students across all its disciplines.

Participants will be asked to address one of five global issues; the Challenge seeks proposals that outline an innovative and sustainable solution to the issue, and a projection of the potential impact of the outcome.

Over the course of the Challenge, $50,000 will be distributed to ten finalist teams to facilitate the development of their ideas, and up to four winners will be allotted portions of a $100,000 grand prize.

The i-lab will play an active role as host to the teams as they develop and refine their ideas, assisting students by giving them access to our resources and facility throughout the Challenge as well as arranging expert mentors. The i-lab is committed to helping students in The President’s Challenge actualize their great ideas.  Find more information at http://ilab.harvard.edu/presidents-challenge.

The Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize was established by the East Asian Legal Studies program in memory of Yong K. Kim A.B.’92, J.D. ’95 through the generosity of his parents, Professor and Mrs. Joe H. Kim, his family, and many friends at and beyond the Law School. A prize of $1,500 is awarded to the student who makes the most significant contribution to the life of the Law School’s East Asian Legal Studies program. That contribution may take several forms. It may entail authorship of a paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia, or legal issues concerning international relations in the region or with the United States. Alternatively, it may entail active and creative participation in EALS and the fostering of understanding at Harvard Law School regarding East Asia and its interaction with the U.S. The prize recipient should also possess Yong Kim’s interest in and enthusiasm for fostering U.S.-East Asian understanding a
 nd plan a career that will further advance these interests. Papers may be written in conjunction with a course or seminar or as an independent study project at the Law School. Papers should be submitted to the East Asian Legal Studies office (Austin 301)by April 27, 2012. For further information, please contact  Professor William Alford. Website:
http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/writing/prizes.html

We are looking for volunteer captains to lead your section to GREEN victory in the HLS 1L Green Cup!

Each section will compete to achieve the highest % participation in sustainability awareness-building challenges in the spring semester. We are looking for 1 volunteer Green Cup Captain for each section to forward competition information to his or her section and rally classmates’ participation!  Becoming a Green Cup Captain is a great way to gain exposure to your section-mates and requires no prior experience – just a great attitude and an interest in making our campus more sustainable. 

If you are interested in being your section’s Green Cup Captain, want to learn more, or have a suggestion for someone in your section who would be a great leader, please send an email with your section # to  djochnowitz at jd13.law.harvard.edu.

The HLS 1L Green Section Competition Challenges:
•       “Like” sustainability
•       Reducing junk mail
•       Water taste-tests
•       Bringing re-useable beverage containers to class
•       Wearing green on earth day
•       And more!

The prize:
Eternal glory and $500 for your section!
 
The volunteer time commitment:
About 1 hour/month in February, March and April (flexible).

HBLR will hold its first annual student writing contest this spring. Submissions should be on a business law topic and be between 6,000 to 12,000 words. The winner will be published in the spring issue of the HBLR and will receive a $500 prize, courtesy of Fenwick & West LLP. Interested students should email  hblrnotes at gmail.com for feedback and assistance on developing potential pieces, including adapting prior work done for credit. Final submissions are due to  hblrnotes at gmail.com on February 12 and will be judged by a separate committee.

The JLG Student Note Competition is a writing competition open to only HLS students. The winner will be published in the Summer 2012 Symposium issue of JLG and may also have the chance to present his or her work to the Harvard community alongside top academics in the field at our Symposium on Friday, March 30, 2012.  This year the symposium topic is trans issues and the law. We will accept and strongly consider Notes on other topics, but preference will be given to excellent student work on trans issues in order to produce a cohesive Symposium issue.

The deadline for articles will be January 20, 2012. Submissions should include your paper along with a cover letter.  The cover letter should include: (1) the author’s name, year, and contact information; (2) an abstract of the paper; and (3) an explanation of the papers original contribution, if it is not already in the abstract. Please email your submission (your paper and cover letter) to  hlsjlg at mail.law.harvard.edu. with “2012 Student Note Competition” in the email subject line.

For more information, please visit  lherman at jd13.law.harvard.edu and  mwoodford at jd13.law.harvard.edu.

The Indigenous Law Journal
Volume 11

Call for Submissions

Deadline: January 16, 2012

The Indigenous Law Journal is dedicated to developing dialogue and scholarship in the field of Indigenous legal issues, both within Canada and internationally. We encourage submissions from all perspectives on these issues. Our central concerns are Indigenous legal systems and the interaction of other legal systems with Indigenous peoples.
We are the only legal periodical in Canada with this focus. We welcome the addition of your voice to the discussion.

Submissions must conform to the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 7th Edition.
For full details on the submissions process and student awards, please see:
 submissions.ilj at utoronto.ca

Please address questions to Justin Basinger & Erin Pavan, Co-Editors-in-Chief:
 indiglaw.journal at utoronto.ca

2012 COMPETITION FOR STUDENT PAPERS

IN CRIMINAL LAW AND/OR CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

The Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Competition for Student Papers in Criminal Law and/or Criminal Procedure

PRIZES

GRAND PRIZE

♦       $500 cash prize

♦       The Grand Prize –winning paper will be published in the Criminal Law Journal, the official quarterly publication of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California

♦       One-year student membership in the Criminal Law Section

THREE HONORABLE MENTION PRIZES:

♦       $150 cash prize

♦       Each of the papers awarded Honorable Mention status will be published in the Criminal Law Journal, the official quarterly publication of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California

♦       One-year student membership in the Criminal Law Section

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for consideration, the paper must be written solely by a student enrolled in law school at the time the author submits a paper to this Competition.

CONTEST RULES

The paper must pertain to criminal law and/or to criminal procedure, with a particular focus on contemporary issues of concern in the State of California.  The paper should be original and scholarly.  It should be appropriately and carefully annotated to reflect the authorities that support the author’s opinions and findings, and upon which the author otherwise relies.

Papers should be between 1,500 and 4,000 words in length, including any citations, and should follow the citation style of The Blue Book: A Uniform System of Citation.  Papers that have previously been published in a book, journal, magazine, or newspaper are not eligible.

Papers submitted to the Competition must be in Word format and sent by e-mail attachment to each of the Criminal Law Journal co-editors:

Lani Biafore (BiaforeL@sacda.org) and Anne Perry ( Anne.Perry2 at usdoj.gov)

Papers submitted to the 2012 Criminal Law Section Student Paper Competition must be e-mailed no later than midnight, February 29, 2012.  Submissions must be accompanied by an e-mail cover letter verifying the author’s current law school enrollment and authorizing the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar to publish the paper in the Criminal Law Journal.

JUDGING

The papers will be judged on their originality and informational value, as well as the quality of the author’s legal research, writing and analysis.  The decision of the judges is final.  Papers must be of publishable quality, and the Criminal Law Section reserves the right not to award one or more of the listed prizes, if, in the sole opinion of the judges, the papers submitted in the Competition do not meet its standards.

The Criminal Law Section reserves the right to edit the papers that are selected for publication.

For information about the Criminal Law Section see:
 http://criminallaw.calbar.ca.gov

The JLG Student Note Competition is a writing competition open to only HLS students. The winner will be published in the Summer 2012 Symposium issue of JLG and may also have the chance to present his or her work to the Harvard community alongside top academics in the field at our Symposium on Friday, March 30, 2012.  This year the symposium topic is trans issues and the law.

Please email your submission (your paper, abstract, and cover letter) to  hlsjlg at law.harvard.edu with “2012 Student Note Competition” in the email subject line. Submissions are due 1/20/2012.  Please visit http://harvardjlg.com/submissions/ for additional information.

The DePaul University Moot Court Team and the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the Third Annual National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition in Chicago, Illinois. This year’s competition will be held February 24 – 25, 2012, at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Courthouse, home of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Competition has been a great success in the past and judges have included distinguished academics, practitioners, and active judges. This year we are proud to welcome Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit to our final round judging panel.

Cultural heritage law deals with our most prized possessions and spans beyond national borders; it has become the subject of contentious legal debates and policies. This dynamic and growing legal field deals with the issues that arise as our society comes to appreciate the important symbolic, historical, and emotional role that cultural heritage plays in our lives. It encompasses several areas of law: protection of archeological sites; preservation of historic structures and the built environment; preservation of and respect for both tangible and intangible indigenous cultural heritage; the international market in art works and antiquities; and recovery of stolen art works.

The 2012 problem will address two issues concerning the Theft of Major Artwork Act (18 U.S.C. § 668). The first focuses on Congress’ Article I, Section 8 authority to regulate interstate commerce and the second on statutory interpretation of the Act.

Registration is now open, and applications will be accepted until November 11th. Additional information about the registration process is available on our website at law.depaul.edu and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Competition committee anytime at  chmoot at gmail.com or by telephone at (603) 548-2679.

The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) has released the Problem for the 21^st Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in 2012. Also, the Manfred Lachs Trophy has now found a permanent home in the Peace Palace, the seat of the International Court of justice (ICJ).

The student competition is based on a hypothetical space law dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Preliminary competitions will be held between March and June 2012 in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific. A new African regional round is being planned for 2012. The winning teams of the regional rounds will meet in the World Finals in Naples, Italy in October 2012 during the annual IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, in the framework of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). The Final Round is traditionally judged by three judges of the International Court of Justice.

The “Case concerning On-orbit Collision, Non-cooperative Satellite Removal, and Damages”, is available at http://www.iislweb.org/docs/2012problem.pdf.

The 2012 Problem challenges the students to research and debate the legal issues posed by space debris including mitigation and removal measures, and the use of satellites as a tool to combat natural disasters on Earth.

The contact details for the Regional Rounds are:

Asia Pacific:  Dr. Yuri TAKAYA (Ms.) –  lachsmoot-asiapacific at iislweb.org

Europe:   Mr. Raphael Milchberg –  lachsmoot-europe at iislweb.org

North America:  Dr. Milton (Skip) Smith –  lachsmoot-northamerica at iislweb.org

More information about the competition can be found at: http://www.iislweb.org/lachsmoot

More information about the IISL can be found at: http://www.iislweb.org/.

The DePaul University Moot Court Team and the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the Third Annual National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition in Chicago, Illinois. This year’s competition will be held February 24-25, 2012, at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Courthouse, home of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Competition has been a great success in the past and our judges have included distinguished academics, practitioners, and active judges. This year we are proud to welcome Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit to our final round judging panel.

Cultural heritage law deals with our most prized possessions and spans beyond national borders; it has become the subject of contentious legal debates and policies. This dynamic and growing legal field deals with the issues that arise as our society comes to appreciate the important symbolic, historical and emotional role that cultural heritage plays in our lives. It encompasses several areas of law: protection of archaeological sites; preservation of historic structures and the built environment; preservation of and respect for both the tangible and intangible indigenous cultural heritage; the international market in art works and antiquities; and recovery of stolen art works.

The 2012 problem will address two issues concerning the Theft of Major Artwork Act (18 U.S.C. § 668). The first focuses on Congress’ Article I, Section 8 authority to regulate interstate commerce and the second on statutory interpretation of the Act.

We would love to see your school participate in the competition this Spring. Registration is now open, and applications will be accepted until November 11th.

Additional information about the registration process is available on our website at law.depaul.edu and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Competition committee anytime at  chmoot at gmail.com or by telephone at (603) 548-2679.

The inaugural South Texas Mock Trial Challenge in Houston, Texas will be held on March 29 to April 1, 2012.

The tournament will honor the memory of legendary Houston trial lawyer, John O’Quinn, and the problem will focus on contemporary medical-legal issues. During the four-day event, teams will argue a minimum of three rounds before panels of prestigious judges, attorneys, and law faculty.

Please see the Dean of Students Office for an application

The IASLA Space Law Moot is an international mooting competition organized annually by the International Air and Space Law Association. It has regional rounds held in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. The Competition provides an opportunity for law students to compete against some of the best law schools in the region as well as the added benefits of networking and interacting with teams from other countries.

In order to participate in the IASLA Space Law Moot, all you need is 2 to 4 committed and enthusiastic law students that are interested in expanding their knowledge in international law and gaining international mooting experience. Historically, teams without a background in space law or even a coach have been quite successful in space law mooting competitions.

The North American Regional Rounds will be held from March 29 to April 1, 2012 in New York, where teams will compete to reach the International Finals in Hong Kong on July 5, 2012. For more information, including the moot problem, registration forms, rules, timetables and other resources are available from http://www.spacemoot.org.

The registration deadline for the Competition is Friday, 13 January 2012.

We shall warmly welcome your participation in the North American Regional Rounds of the 2012 IASLA Space Law Moot Court Competition. If you have any queries about participating, please do not hesitate to contact Kristie Blase, our North American Regional Director at  kristie.blase at spacemoot.org.

The 2012 New York University School of Law Immigration Law Moot Court Competition will be held February 24-26, 2012.

This will be the 7th Annual Immigration Law Moot Court Competition. It is held every year at NYU School of Law in Greenwich Village in New York City. The NYU School of Law Moot Court Board administers this competition, which aims to foster interest in immigration law and excellence in oral advocacy. Last year, fourteen schools from all over the country traveled to New York to compete. The competition lasts for three days, and on the last day the final two teams with the best oral advocacy and brief scores compete in a final argument before a panel of three prominent judges.

To find out more information about the competition, and to download an application, please visit:
 http://www.law.nyu.edu/journals/mootcour…

The Committee of the International Graduate Legal Research Conference (IGLRC) 2012 invites abstract submissions for consideration. The sixth annual IGLRC will be held over two days, April 19-20, at King’s College London, in the heart of London’s legal quarter. The conference provides early career researchers with an unparalleled opportunity to engage in academic debate. We invite submissions from research students in any area of (or related to) law. The subject panels will be chaired by eminent scholars and practitioners in each subject-field. The topics covered by this year’s conference include (but are not limited to):
Commercial Law
Competition Law
Contracts
Criminal Law Criminology & Criminal Justice
European Union Law
Family Law
International Economic Law
International and Human Rights Law
Legal Theory
Medical Law
Public Law
Tort
Abstracts must be no longer than 350 words in length. Submissions will only be accepted via our website: www.iglrc.com. Submissions from applicants without a valid university/institution email address will be rejected.
The closing date for receipt of abstracts is Monday, 12th December 2011. Successful applicants will be informed by 1st February 2012. The authors of abstracts selected for presentation will be expected to submit completed papers (with a maximum length of 6,000 words by 1st April 2012.

The ABA Forum on Communications Law is inviting qualified law students to apply to participate in its First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition!

This outstanding competition, now in its fourth year and co-sponsored by NBLSA, NLLSA, NAPALSA, and NNALSA, is designed to introduce minority law students to the practice of media law, and offers participants a chance to

o    Compete at a national level

o    Receive advocacy skills feedback from prominent judges and attorneys

o    Explore leading-edge issues in media law

o    Attend the ABA’s annual Conference on Communications Law

o    Meet media lawyers practicing at the forefront of their field

o    Win a trip to the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, Florida!!

Final oral argument will be held in Orlando, Florida on February 9, 2012.

Deadline to apply is October 4, 2011!

Competition details are on our website: http://tinyurl.com/1stAmMootCt .In the meantime, however, a few highlights for your consideration:

-       It’s easy(and there is no fee) to apply

o    Application/registration info is online.

o    A completed application consists of a registration form, and for each team member: a resume, a short writing sample (already written) and a short response to an essay question on a media-related topic

-       Application forms and the Official Competition Rules can be found here.

-       Applicants must be members of a minority law student organization, but the competition is NOT limited to students on law school moot court boards

-       Eight teams will be selected to submit competition briefs by November 29^th; the top four teams, based on brief scores, will compete in oral argument in Orlando(Feb. 9, 2012); two teams will advance to finals on the same date .

-        The top four will be able to attend the Forum’s conference events, including CLE workshops; networking lunches and dinners; and plenary sessions on topics of interest to the media bar.

-       Did we mention… this competition presents a great networking opportunity and an expenses-paid trip to the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, FL?

It is our pleasure to announce the 13th edition of the D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition (DMH), hosted by the Government Law College, Mumbai, India, in association with the D. M. Harish Foundation. The Competition is scheduled to be held from 9th – 12th February, 2012. The Government Law College, Mumbai, India is pleased to invite a team from your esteemed institution to participate in this venerated moot court competition.

The year 2012 marks the 157th anniversary of Government Law College, Mumbai. With a heritage spanning a century and a half, the Government Law College has dominated the legal landscape of India since its inception in 1855. The generations of distinguished legal luminaries who have been nurtured by this unique institution have made a seminal contribution to the evolution of the Indian Legal System. The contribution of the alumni to the constitutional and jurisprudential growth of India is certainly unparalleled.

DMH is India’s first International Moot Court Competition and was started in 2000 as a National Moot Court Competition. However, it has been open to international entrants since the past eight years. The competition is the most acclaimed moot court competition in India and has over the years given an opportunity to law students across the world to develop plenary skills in the area of advocacy.

It is a matter of great pride for us that teams from Universities / Colleges in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Russia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Mauritius, Spain, Greece, West Indies, Ireland, Australia, Ethiopia and Nigeria have participated in this annual event thus making it a truly global experience. Apart from Universities participating from the aforementioned countries, selected premier Indian Law Colleges/Universities are invited, thereby enhancing the competitiveness and quality of the competition.

University of Cambridge (U.K), Cornell Law School (USA), Washington University School of Law (St. Louis, USA), King’s College (London, U.K.), Bond University (Australia), Howard University of Law (USA), New York University School of Law (USA), University of Sussex (UK), NALSAR, (Hyderabad, India), Government Law College (Mumbai, India), Gujarat National Law University (Gandhinagar, India) National Law University (Delhi, India) are some of the institutes that have in the past taken home coveted awards.

The case study of the competition deals primarily with issues relating to Public International Law with elements of private international law, highlighting the emerging legal landscape and has been drafted by experts in the field. Judges of the highest regard in India, academicians and experts in the field of International Law arrive in Mumbai to adjudicate the competition. In the past years, the Final Rounds of Argument have been judged by a bench of five sitting judges of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court.

The Moot Court Association of the Government Law College would like to invite a team from Harvard Law School to participate in this enriching experience. In upholding its long tradition of hospitality, the organizers of the competition will provide complimentary accommodation, food and intra-city conveyance for the all the participants during the days of the competition.

Please find attached the Case-Study, Official Rules, Registration Form and the Official Schedule with the relevant deadlines for the 2012 edition of the competition along with a list of past participants. A copy of the invite has also been dispatched to your institute.

Comprehensive information about the moot along with the case study and rules can be accessed from the competition website http://mcaglc.org/dmh.html. We would be obliged if you could review the aforementioned details and revert to us at the earliest. We would be would be glad to offer any further assistance with respect to the competition. You may contact:

Ms. Komal Modi
(0091) 98192 89084

Ms. Juhi Mathur
(0091) 99309 23447

You may in the alternative email us at  dmh.glc at gmail.com or  mca at glcmumbai.com.

Looking forward to a favourable response from you and hosting a team from your esteemed University, in India for the competition.

Thank you.

Ms. Komal Modi
General Secretary

–
Moot Court Association
Government Law College
“A” Road, Churchgate,
Mumbai- 400 020
India
URL: http://www.mcaglc.org/dmh.html
E-mail:  dmh.glc at gmail.com

Apply to contribute to the Harvard Law & Policy Review blog and bring your law and policy analysis to approximately 4,000 visitors a month. The HLPR Blog: Notice and Comment (http://hlpronline.com/category/blog/) is now accepting entries to its annual writing competition, through which we select contributors for the forthcoming academic year.

Contributors will be expected to contribute one post each week, from September 12, 2011 until September 15, 2012. These posts will generally be short (50 to 250 words), such as summaries of emerging legal issues, commentary with links, or brief analyses of current events. Occasionally, bloggers will write longer posts or series. Contributors should be sharp writers who can provide interesting content and analysis to a progressive audience. Some of our most popular posts are here and here. Contributors frequently are, but are not required to be, law students or lawyers. In return for their contributions, bloggers will gain experience in an increasingly important media format and exposure to national audience. They will also receive preference when submitting longer articles for publication in the journal.

The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society. Our last issue was distributed to over 6,000 attorneys, scholars, judges, students, and policymakers, as well as selected congressional offices and law libraries. Past contributors to the journal include Senator Tom Udall and Professor Suzette M. Malveaux.

Please submit your application by September 5, 2011. If you have questions, email blog+apply@hlpronline.com.  The application is available here:
https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEl3ZVlMb1JhYVFHQ3ZBRWU3TFhKcWc6MA#gid=0

The Harvard Human Rights Journal is currently seeking submissions for pieces for Volume 25.  All JD, LLM, and SJD students are encouraged to submit.

HRJ publishes three different types of student writing:

1. Student Notes
Student notes should ideally be between 5,000 and 10,000 words; please be aware that articles longer than 20,000 words will not be considered. Citations for all pieces should follow Bluebook format. For examples of past student pieces we have published in HRJ, be sure to check out the Archives section of our website at http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hrj/.  We plan to publish one student note in Volume 25.

Recent Developments
Recent developments offer summaries and analyses of judicial decisions or legislative developments with human rights implications.  In addition to international tribunals such as the ICTR and ICTY, we are interested in the goings-on at the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and any domestic court (either in the United States or any other country) that has decided a case with human rights implications. Recent developments should be between 2,500 and 5,000 words long.

Book Notes
Book notes are typically between 700 and 1,000 words in length and offer a brief summary and critique of a recent book on human rights.  

For consideration for print publication of a note in the Volume 25, a draft will be due by August 20th, 2011. We encourage those that are interested to let us know of proposals or drafts as soon as possible so we can work with you throughout the writing process.

Please contact the HHRJ student writing editors, Madison Condon ( mcondon at jd13.law.harvard.edu) or Kandis Woods ( kwood at jd13.law.harvard.edu) with any questions!