Prizes and Submissions

1. Submit a paper to the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR)

The International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) fosters international connections and interdisciplinary conversations between undergraduates from partner institutions.

ICUR was established through a collaboration between staff at Monash University and the University of Warwick in 2013, and is supported by the Monash Warwick Alliance between these two leading universities. ICUR now annually includes up to eleven institutions across four continents.

Deadline for Abstract Submissions is Sunday 31 May. Learn more

2. Submit an essay to the Australian Academy of Law Essay Prize

NB: Suitable to Masters, PHD students, or others who possess a current legal qualification.

The Australian Academy of Law is pleased to announce the Annual Essay Prize for 2020.

The Prize is open to anyone, wherever resident, who possesses a recognised legal qualification suitable for legal admission purpose in any jurisdiction obtained not more than eight years prior to the closing date for the submission of essays.

The Prize is worth $10,000.

The essay topic for the Prize in 2020 is as follows:

“The impact of a new and widespread contagious disease on pre-existing contractual obligations. Note: Earlier ‘new’ outbreaks of infectious diseases may be taken into account.”

The deadline for the submission of an essay is 31 August 2020. Learn more

3. Law Reform Submission: Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination Legislation

The Progressive Law Network’s Law Reform Submission is a collaborative project that will allow first year students to contribute submissions to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Inquiry into Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination Legislation.

The project will give students the opportunity to harness and develop their legal skills to achieve real goals with tangible results. 

Currently, the Australian Law Reform Commission is calling for submissions for a review into the framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination Legislation.

Express your interest here.

4. Progressive Law Network Policy Essay competition

The Progressive Law Network invites Monash University students to share their thoughts about important and emerging issues in Public Interest Law. Get your voice heard on a public law or law reform issue and share your thoughts on how an area of public law can promote access to justice and fair policies for all. This year’s topic is: What is the most important public interest law issue of this new decade? 

Enter for a chance to win a ticket to the Castan Centre Conference: Human Rights 2020. 

The winning essay will also be recommended for publication in the Alternative Law Journal (subject to their review). The top five essays will be published with the launch of the new PLN website. 

Submissions are open now through this link. Essays must be submitted by 29 May midnight.

Judging the competition are Assc. Prof. Julie Debeljak, Assc. Prof. Patrick Emerton and Former Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bell AC QC. 

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