Essays competition on Geneva Conventions open [MENA]

Arabic-speaking scholars can compete for a prize.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is accepting entries for a writing competition that aims to engage the Arabic-speaking scholars on relevant discussions and to provide an academic platform for legal debates.

Entries must tackle one of the following topics: an overview of the four Geneva Conventions (GCs), the sufficiency of common Article 3 to regulate non-international armed conflicts, the success and/or failures of the GCs to humanize contemporary armed conflicts, the effectiveness of the GCs implementation mechanisms and the contemporary challenges facing GCs in today wars.

The articles should be written in Arabic.

The first, second and third place winners will receive US$1,500, US$1,000 and US$750, respectively.

The deadline is Dec. 6
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