Essay Prize for Aspiring Law Students

Trinity College was pleased to launch the Robert Walker Prize for Essays in Law in 2013. The prize is named after an Honorary Fellow of the College, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, a recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court

and former law student at Trinity. Lord Walker has for many years been a supporter of Law at Trinity, meeting students at college social events as well as more formally, judging moots (legal debates) and helping to connect the practice of law with its academic study.

The Robert Walker Prize has three objectives:

• to encourage students with an interest in Law to explore that interest by researching, considering and developing an argument about a legal topic of importance to modern society,
• to encourage those interested in Law to apply for a university course in Law, and
• to recognise the achievements of high-calibre students, from whatever background they may come.

Topic

“Should people be allowed to post offensive, untrue, or inflammatory remarks on social networking sites?”

Organizer

Trinity College Cambridge

Prizes

First prize: £300

Second prize: £200

Deadline

25 April 2016

Guidelines

The rules for the 2016 competition are below:

• Essays can be of any length up to 2,000 words (including any footnotes)
• The deadline for entries is Monday 25 April 2016. Entries should be sent by email totrinlaw@hermes.cam.ac.ukand include the front page as the first page of a single document.  Please name the file with “WalkerEP.[Surname_FirstName]”.
• If there are special reasons why a potential candidate cannot submit an essay online, a request exceptionally to submit in hard copy may be made. Requests will be considered by the Law Fellows.
• The competition is open to everyone in Year 12 and 13 (or equivalent – penultimate or final year of school). Any individual student may enter the competition only once.
• Candidates may discuss the subject matter of the essay with other students and teachers at their school; however, the formulation of the argument and the writing of the essay must be the work of the student alone.
• Essays will be assessed on a range of factors, including how well the argument is sustained, the quality of language and appropriate use of supporting material and facts which evidence any assertions made.
• First prize will be an award of £300, second prize an award of £200; the prizes can be shared. A separate first and/or second prize may be awarded to international entrants as opposed to UK entrants at the discretion of the Law Fellows. The authors of the top ten essays will be invited to Trinity to see the College and meet the Law Fellows.
• The decisions of the judges are final. No correspondence will be entered into. Essays will not be returned, so candidates should keep a copy for their own reference.

Inquiries

Please contact the Admissions Office at Trinity College Cambridge, CB2 1TQ

Tel: +44(0)1223 338 422, Fax: +44 (0)1223 338 584, email:admissions@trin.cam.ac.uk

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