Human Rights Writing Competition for Law Students & Recent Grads; Conference on Violence Against Women—Boston, MA

July 2, 2013 - CALLS FOR PAPERS, Human Rights Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Gender - Tagged:

The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) at Northeastern University School of Law announces a writing competition for current JD Students and 2012 and 2013 JD graduates in the United States. The organizers are looking for papers that address human rights issues or human rights-based approaches to economic and social justice. Papers addressing domestic violence from a human rights perspective will receive special consideration within this competition. The winner of the writing competition will receive $500, as well as an invitation to attend the PHRGE 2013 Institute in Boston, MA, Nov. 7-8, 2013. By attending this conference, the winner will have the opportunity to present his or her paper to other institute participants. The 2013 PHRGE Institute is co-sponsored by the Due Diligence Project and will explore states obligations to end violence against women. For details see PHRGE Student Writing Competition Announcement.
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