Lex:lead 2020 essay competition open for registration

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Lex:lead's 2020 essay competition is open for registration. Law students from eligible countries are invited to enter this year's competition answering the following question: How can laws promoting gender and disability rights support economic development?

Forms and details available at www.lex-lead.org. Students should register by 31 October 2020 with 5-page essays due 1-31 December2020. A panel of international judges will assess submissions in January 2021 with up to 17 awards of US$500 announced in February 2021. The winning essays may be published.

Eligible Countries:Asia/Pacific: Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Kiribati; Laos; Myanmar (Burma); Nepal; Solomon Islands; Timor-Leste; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Yemen. Americas: Haiti. Africa: Angola; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; DR Congo; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Niger; Papua New Guinea; Rwanda; São Tomé and Príncipe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; South Sudan; Togo; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

Eligible students must be both a citizenof one of these countries andenrolled in studies at the time of the award with at least one law class in one of these countries.

All registered students who submit an essay will receive a Certificate of Participation. For more updates find us on Facebook or LinkedIn!

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