[COLPI-SLCLinics] Writing Competition for CEE/NIS Law Students

CEELI  Student Writing Competition Guidelines

A. THEME:

The Role of the Rule of Law in Addressing Corruption
in the Emerging Democracies of Central and Eastern Europe
and the Former Soviet Union

This theme is designed to be broad enough to allow participants
considerable breadth in choosing their specific topic. Participants are
encouraged to draw upon experiences in their own country as well as in the
principles addressed in the competition's selected resources. Issues
currently found in the news media are good sources for potential topics.
A strong emphasis should be placed upon the author's own ideas
about the selected topic. Mere reporting of the works of others is
discouraged. Judging will be based primarily upon the quality of the
analysis reflected in the entry. Authors should justify their conclusions
with sound reasoning and pertinent authorities.

B. PRIZES:
Winners will be announced on the CEELI website at
www.abanet.org/ceeli on August 15, 2001. If the winner has submitted by
post, that person will be notified personally by post as well.

First Prize: $1,000, plus a trip to the United States, including air fare,
accommodations, and expense allowance based upon the U.S. government per
diem rate, to participate in a conference relating to corruption issues.
The winner will be honored at an award ceremony at Northwestern School of
Law of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $250
Honorable Mention: A copy of Black Law's Dictionary.

Prizes may be subject to local taxes.

C: ORIGINAL WORK:
All entries must be the original, unpublished work of a single
person. Original student work may be translated into English. The author
may borrow ideas from the resources, provided appropriate attribution is
given. An article must not parallel its sources too closely in form or
content, and direct quotations must always be shown as such.

D: ELIGIBILITY:
This competition is open to all law students attending universities in
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,
Yugoslavia-Kosovo, Yugoslavia-Montenegro, and Yugoslavia-Serbia.

E: SCORING:
Writing should be clear, concise, and easily understood. Long
sentences and lengthy paragraphs should be avoided. The entry's
organization should be readily apparent, and the use of headings is
encouraged.

Scoring shall be based upon the following point system:
30% Originality of thought
20% Use of resources
20% Relevance to contemporary issues
20% Clarity of thought
10% Organization

F: FORM:
Entries must be in English, on letter-size paper,
double-spaced. The first, second, and third place winners must also submit
their paper in the primary language of their country, prior to receipt of
their prize. Entries should be between five and ten pages, including
footnotes, based upon 12-point font. Extensive use of footnotes is
discouraged. A bibliography of resources must be attached.

Entries should include a cover page that contains the following information:
Author's name
Address
School
Area of Study
Year of Graduation
Telephone & Fax (if available)
E-mail address (if available)
The cover page and bibliography will not be included in the
number of pages counted in the entry.

G: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
All entries must be postmarked, received via email or fax, on
or before June 1, 2001.

H: WHERE TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:
Entries may be submitted electronically to: alumni@abaceeli.org.
Entries may be submitted by fax to: (202) 662-1597.

Written entries should be submitted in triplicate to:
CEELI Alumni/ae Association Student Writing Competition
ABA/CEELI
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-1022 USA

I: QUESTIONS:
Questions may be submitted until May l, 2001, via the e-mail
address listed above, and thereafter no questions will be answered. All
questions, along with their answers, will be posted at
www.abanet.org/ceeli/writingcompquestions.html .
In addition, anyone submitting a question who does not have
access to the website will receive a personal answer via the post. These
questions and answers will still be posted on the above-referenced web site.

J: PUBLICATION OF PAPERS:
The winning papers may be published by CEELI and Northwestern
School of Law of Lewis & Clark College. Papers become the property of CEELI
and will not be returned.
The winners may be asked to collaborate with local CEELI staff
to disseminate their papers within their countries. Each winning
participant may also be encouraged, with local CEELI staff's assistance, to
present his or her paper at a public forum.

K: SELECTED RESOURCES:
There are many resources available through the internet.
Entrants may wish to consult the following resources to begin their
research:
Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies - www.nobribes.org
Transparency International - www.transparency.de