The winners of the contest will received an invitation (travel and accommodation expenses included) to participate in the Il Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, which will take place from August 31 st to September I st, 2017 in Santiago, Chile. The competition is aimed at academics, environmental lawyers, authorities, legal actors with environmental competence and other specialists in environmental law.
All interested persons must submit, before July 30th, 2017, a summary of the essay of a maximum of 320 words. Winners will then be notified and must submit the full 9,000 word essay before August 25th, 2017. Please find attached the complete list of rules.
- See official guidelines here- OAS and Partners Convene Short Essay Contest on Environmental Rule of Law in the Americas- Organization of American States
- Press Release- OAS Public Advisory
