The Goettingen Journal of International Law is currently seeking submissions for its 3rd International Law Essay Competition. All law students worldwide are eligible to submit a paper. This year's topic is "The Rise of Self-Determination." The best article will be published in an upcoming issue. The deadline for submission is June 15, 2010. More

The 23rd Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management will take place on June 24-27, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. The organizers are accepting papers, as well as proposals for symposia, debates, roundtables, workshops, and novel session formats. Presentations can be submitted as either full length papers or extended abstracts. Preference will be given to innovative submissions focused on decision-making, negotiation, conflicts in the public sector, social justice, third party intervention, environmental and public resource conflict, international institutional conflicts, and terrorism. Law and Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit high quality papers; a few scholarships are available to cover travel and registration. Awards will be given to outstanding papers. The deadline for submissions is February 8, 2010. More

Call for nominations for the Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award. The nominee must be a U.S. attorney, legal service provider, or organization who either: (1) represented victims in criminal, juvenile, or appellate courts, or (2) worked to promote the rights of victims in the criminal justice system. The late attorney Frank Carrington worked to bring attention to victims' rights. Among his contributions, Carrington served as the Director of the National Organization for Victims Assistance, the Chairman of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section's Victims Committee, and on the President Reagan's Task Force on Victims of Crime. The award is bestowed annually by the ABA Criminal Justice Section. Nominations are due by December 15, 2009. More