General
1. Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot & Jessup Moot 2017
Want to represent Monash at a national or international moot competition?
By enrolling in relevant semester two 6-point units, you could be selected for the Jessup Moot or the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
The Jessup Moot (LAW4806 (LLB) or LAW5056 (JD)) will take place Canberra in February 2018, with national rounds for finalist teams in Washington, DC.
The Vis Moot (LAW4807 (LLB) or LAW5055 (JD)) will take place in Vienna and Hong Kong in March/April 2018. Places are limited with five or six students to be selected for each moot team.
You may apply for a team even if you choose not to enrol in any of the above units. Applications are open to LLB and JD students in their final year. Submit your initial application by 5:00pm on Friday 28 July.
Please find more information here.
2. Accelerator Monash startup program
Applications for the Accelerator Program to grow the next generation of Monash startups through an intensive three-month program and $20,000 seed funding for each selected team (~5 teams) is open.
This program is run by The Generator – the centrally supported initiative for entrepreneurship at Monash and is open to all students, staff and alumni.
You can find more info about the Accelerator Program here.
3. National Essay Competition
The 2017 National Essay Competition held by the Australian Legal Philosophy Students’ Association (ALPSA) is closing soon.
This year’s topic is ‘Jurisprudential perspectives on the proposed bill of rights for Queensland’.
The ALPSA Essay Competition is a chance for Australian law students to showcase their ability to discuss the complexities of legal philosophy, in the context of an historical or controversial topic of choice.
In 2017, the judging panel will comprise the Honourable Justice Patrick Keane AC of the High Court of Australia, Professor Jeremy Waldron of New York University, and Professor Brian Bix of the University of Minnesota.
The competition prizes include cash prizes and the chance to be published in the University of Queensland Law Journal, the oldest university law journal in Australia.
Entries will close Monday 31 July 2017.
Please find more information here.