CALL FOR PAPERS
FOR THE 2016 LIEBER SOCIETY
RICHARD R. BAXTER MILITARY WRITING PRIZE
Since 2007, the Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict, an interest
group of the American Society of International Law, has annually
recognized a paper that significantly enhances the understanding and
implementation of the law of war has. The Richard R. Baxter Military
Prize is awarded for exceptional writing in English by an active member of
the regular or reserve armed forces, regardless of nationality.
The Prize. The winner will receive a certificate confirming that he or she
has won the 2016 Lieber Society Richard R. Baxter Military Prize and a
one-year membership in the American Society of International Law (ASIL).
The judges may also select additional persons to receive Lieber Society
Richard R. Baxter Military Prize Certificates of Merit.
Request for Assistance. Any person receiving this Call for Papers who is
aware of exceptional writing that meets the qualifications of this
competition is requested to nominate the paper directly to the Lieber
Society and forward this Call to the author of that paper.
Definition of the Law of War. For this competition, the Law of War is
that part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed
hostilities. Papers may address any aspect of the law of war, including,
but not limited to the use of force in international law; the conduct of
hostilities during international and non-international armed conflicts;
protected persons and protected objects; the law of weapons; rules of
engagement; treatment of detainees, to include interrogation procedures;
and occupation law. Papers addressing practical problems confronting
members of armed forces are preferred.
Qualifications for entering the competition. Persons submitting papers
do not have to be ASIL members. They may be citizens of any nation, but
they must be an active member of a nation’s regular or reserve armed
forces.
Papers that may be entered. Papers submitted in this competition must
be in English (or translated into English if written in another language).
Paper length may not exceed 35 pages if written with single line spacing
or 70 pages if written with double line spacing, including footnotes. Paper
size must be either 8.5 x 11 or A4, with all margins at least one inch and
at least 12 point font. Both papers that have been published and papers
that have not been published will be considered for the Baxter Prize.
Required Contact Data. All submissions must contain the following data
on the author of the paper: full name and military rank or rating, current
postal and e-mail addresses, and current telephone number. If a person
other than the author is making the submission, it must also contain the
above data for the person submitting the paper.
Deadline for submitting papers. Papers for the 2016 competition must
be received no later than Thursday, December 31, 2015.
Use of email to submit papers. Electronic submissions in Adobe format
(.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) are preferred. They should be sent to Lieber
Military Prize Coordinator Chris Jenks at: Cjenks[at]smu[dot]edu
Use of the postal system to submit papers. Submissions by postal mail
should be sent to:
Chris Jenks
SMU Dedman
School of Law
PO Box 750116
Dallas Texas
75275-0116
Acknowledgement of submissions. All submissions will be
acknowledged by e-mail.
Announcement of winner. The winner and any persons receiving
Certificates of Merit will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the
American Society of International Law in Washington, DC, March 30-
April 2, 2016. *Disclaimer - ALMA is not related to this competition and the information presented in this notification is based on formal publication by ASIL and the Lieber Society. Any questions should be addressed directly to the competition organizers. |
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