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15Apr
Just one week to the deadline for our law undergraduate essay competition 2025! Looking for some words of inspiration and encouragement? Yasmin Batliwala MBE, Chief Executive of Advocates for International Development (A4ID) and one of our final round judges, gives her thoughts on why entering the essay competition is a challenge worth taking up and […]
08Apr
2 weeks to go!
Two weeks to the deadline for our law undergraduate essay competition! Are you planning to enter, but not sure where to start and would like some top tips on writing your essay? Deadline this year is 22nd April at 4pm. The essay title is ‘What will be the challenges to the rule of law in the […]
01Apr
3 weeks to go!
With just 3 weeks until the essay competition deadline, Lauren Davis, last year’s winner, talks about why she took part and what the prize meant to her. Lauren seized the moment, and winning gave her legal career a significant boost. Deadline this year is 22nd April at 4pm. Taking part, whether you win or not, […]
25Mar
4 weeks to go!
Spring is in the air and it’s four weeks to go to the deadline for the ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition! Deadline is 22nd April at 4pm. Jane Colston, partner at Brown Rudnick and ILBF trustee, set a great new year’s challenge at the end of 2024. There is plenty of time to rise to the […]
18Mar
Your chance to be a finalist and to join our 20th anniversary celebrations
With just over a month to go to the submission deadline, here is a quick reminder about the ILBF’s 2025 essay competition. The sponsor of the essay competition in this our 20th anniversary year is international firm Brown Rudnick. The winner of the competition will spend a week with Brown Rudnick in London this summer, […]
14Mar
Essay competition: helpful resources
During our online panel event on 25th February, our expert panellists referred to a number of online resources that provide valuable data, insights and learning in relation to the rule of law. The list of resources is not exhaustive but the websites and documents do provide useful pointers for research. If you missed the panel […]