19.09.2024Essay Competition: Does the criminal law secure human rights?

The Criminal Law Group is hosting an essay competition on the topic: Does the criminal law secure human rights?

• Deadline Friday 28.02.2025, 23.59
• Email to lst.summers@ius.uzh.ch
• Length 2'000 words (max)
• Languages EN / DE / FR
• Judge Tim Eicke (European Court of Human Rights)
• Prize 1'000 CHF
• Eligible all students matriculated at a Swiss university

1. The competition is open to all students in any discipline matriculated at a Swiss university.
2. Submissions should be no longer than 2000 words, including footnotes and references. Essays that exceed this word limit will not be considered.
3. Deadline for submissions is 23.59 on Friday, 28 February 2025. Essays must be submitted by email to lst.summers@ius.uzh.ch in Microsoft Word format, citing 'Essay Competition' in the subject line.
4. When submitting your essay, please include your name, address, contact telephone number and details of the university that you belong to in the covering email. Please do not include this or any other identifying information in the essay itself.
5. The essay must be the sole creation and original work of the entrant. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
6. Alongside your submission, please complete and return the Declaration (DOCX, 15 KB). Submissions made without the Declaration will not be considered.
7. Only one entry per person will be allowed.
8. The essay must not have been submitted to any other essay competition.
9. Essays will be judged by Tim Eicke (Judge of the European Court of Human Rights).
10. The winner will be selected in April 2025 and will be notified no later than May 2025.
11. The winner will be awarded CHF 1'000.
12. We will inform all entrants of whether they have been successful or unsuccessful. We do not otherwise have capacity to provide feedback on individual entries.
13. For any questions, please contact lst.summers@ius.uzh.ch.