The purpose of the competition is to create greater interest in the field of dispute resolution among all law students as well as non-lawyer graduate students pursuing studies in the field.
Entries scheduled to be published or previously published are ineligible for consideration.
Entries must be submitted to the Section headquarters in Washington, D.C. postmarked by U.S. mail or recognized commercial express service on or before May 15, 2001. Papers completed in the spring semester or summer of 2000 are eligible for the competition in addition to papers currently in process. Each entry shall be the original work of a single individual. The essay may be completed as part of the writing requirements of a listed course or an independent study. Every effort will be made to publish the winning entries.