Center for Civil and Human Rights Announces 2018 Prize for Outstanding Scholarship

 

The Center for Civil and Rights (CCHR) at the University of Notre Dame, in partnership with Notre Dame's Journal of International and Comparative Law, announces its 2018 Prize for Outstanding Scholarship.

Submissions are now being accepted for papers investigating the intersection of International Human Rights Law and Catholic Social Teaching. Authors may approach the subject from a variety of perspectives, the goal being to illuminate the relationship between the two bodies of thought. Preference will be given to papers that make use of Convocate, CCHR’s online research portal for simultaneous examination of documents from both disciplines. The winning submission will be published on Convocate, and the winner will be invited to publish in the Journal of International and Comparative Law. The competition winner will also receive a $1,000 cash prize. More on Convocate can be found here.

Eligibility Submissions will be accepted from any faculty member, scholar, graduate or post-graduate student, both domestically and internationally.   Submission Deadline Submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018. The winning submission will be announced by April 30, 2018.   Submission Guidelines Topic: The intersection of International Human Rights Law and Catholic Social Teaching 10,000 – 15,000 words Bluebook footnote format strongly preferred   Authors must submit, along with their papers, the following: Name Email address Short title of paper Abstract Keywords

Inquiries may be directed to Kevin Fye at [email protected].