Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law

Human Rights Award

JURIES REGULATIONS

The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law is proud to request the submission of papers for the 2004 Human Rights Award. Recipients will be chosen according to the following regulations:

Candidates for the Award must be lawyers with a demonstrated experience or interest in international human rights law.
Candidates for the Award must submit an unpublished legal article/paper written in English or Spanish solely by the candidate.
The Academy will grant two Awards, one for the best article in English and one for the best article in Spanish. The Award in each case will consist of:
1. A scholarship to cover tuition for the 2004 Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
2. Travel expenses to attend the Academy in Washington D.C.
3. Living expenses for the three-week Academy session.
To apply for the 2004 Human Rights Award, candidates must choose a subject pertaining to "Criminal Responsibility of Individuals in International Law." Participants will have the flexibility to choose a subject related to the substantive or procedural law relevant to the field.
Articles must be 25 to 30 pages in length, including footnotes, all double-spaced, and using 12-point Times New Roman font.
Articles can be emailed to hracademy@wcl.american.edu in Microsoft Word format. In addition, each participant must include a curriculum vitae of no more than three pages in length explaining the experience or interest of the author in human rights issues.
Note: Articles sent via fax will not be accepted.
Or Articles can be mailed* to:

Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington D.C. 20016

*If submitted by mail and in the interest of impartiality, the articles must be signed with a pseudonym. Participants must attach a sealed envelope to the article that includes the author's personal information and contact information. In addition, each participant must include a curriculum vitae of no more than three pages in length explaining the experience or interest of the author in human rights issues.
The deadline to submit the articles is February 13, 2004 at 18:00 hours.
The Jury that will select the winner of the Award is comprised of professionals with a recognized expertise in international human rights law.
The Jury will make a decision by March 15, 2004, and the name of the winner will be made public through the Academy's web site. The winners will also be notified immediately in order to make the necessary arrangements to travel to Washington D.C. The decision of the Jury will be final and will admit no recourse.
The Academy reserves the right to give the Award to none of the applicants in the event that the submitted articles presented do not meet, in the opinion of the Jury, the minimum requirements.
The Award reception will take place during the closing ceremony of the Academy and will be presided by Claudio Grossman, Dean of American University Washington College of Law, with the participation of the Academy's faculty.
The articles presented will be the property of American University Washington College of Law, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The Academy will reserve the right to publish them in a written or electronic format and to disseminate them as judged appropriate. In the event the article is not published within a reasonable time, it will be returned to the author, upon request.
In the event a situation arises that is not included herein, the Academy will resolve it at its own discretion and will inform the participants thereof.
Application for the Award presupposes acceptance of the terms described herein.

WINNERS - 2003

The Winner of the 2003 Human Rights Award in English is Ben Saul from Australia, who is working toward his D.Phil degree at Magdalen College in Oxford for his essay, "Compensation for Unlawful Death in International Law: A Focus on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights". Mr. Saul was awarded a full-scholarship to attend the 2003 Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

The Winner of the 2003 Human Rights Award in Spanish is Claudia Stromberg Ituarte from Mexico for her essay, "Los Pueblos Indígenas, el Medio Ambiente y la Progresividad de los Derechos Humanos en el Sistema Interamericano." Ms. Ituarte was awarded a full-scholarship to attend the 2003 Academy on Human Rghts and Humanitarian Law.