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 SCAL Student Writing Competition
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
2009 NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION’S
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ANIMALS AND THE LAW
STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION
The Special Committee on Animals and the Law of the New York State
Bar Association is very pleased to announce the Second Annual Student
Writing Competition. The deadline for submission is June
15, 2009.
The Special Committee on Animals and the Law was established to
provide information resources for the New York State Bar
Association’s members and the public about non-human, animal
related humane issues, which arise from and have an effect upon our
legal system. This competition seeks to foster legal scholarship
among law students in the area of animals and the law. This
competition provides law students with an incentive and opportunity to
learn more about this area of law.
Law students (which include J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., and S.J.D.
candidates) are invited to submit to the Special Committee on Animals
and the Law an article concerning any area of animal law. All
submissions will be reviewed by a panel of attorneys and other
professionals practicing or otherwise involved in animal law. The
winner will be chosen in accordance with the attached rules. The
first place winner will receive $1,000 and a certificate of
achievement. The second place winner will receive $500 and a
certificate of achievement.
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Past winners:
2008:
First place - Laurel
McNeill, a student at Hofstra University School of Law, whose
graduation is expected in 2010. Her submission, entitled
“Giant Steps: The African Elephant and the United
States’ Effect on The Survival of The Species”,
examined the United States’ laws and agencies responsible for
perpetuating the existence of the elephant, and suggested ways of doing
more. Of all the submissions, this particular submission exhibited
the highest quality of research, the most accurate and clear analysis
and best technical writing.
Second place - Rachel Wechsler, a
student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2009,
Third place - Deborah Dubow
Press, a student at Cornell Law School, 2009.
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