ANNUAL ESSAY COMPETITION

The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) is happy to announce her Annual Essay Competition for the year themed ‘’ARBITRATION, INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION AND THE WIDENING OF THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPACE: BLOATED EXPECTATIONS OR A MATTER OF TIME?’’

This annual essay competition is organised in an effort to harness creativity and initiative of the world’s youth in promoting Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the ADR global space.

Guidelines for Submission

Essays are to be typed using:

Ariel Font Size12 (Footnote Size 10)

‘Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities’

OSCOLA footnote referencing style.

Word Count: 3, 000 – 10, 000 (Footnotes inclusive)

Space: 1.5

Submission Deadline: 30th October, 2021.

Forward entries to research@nicarb.org

Prizes:

1st Position: N150, 000. 00

2nd Position: 100, 000. 00

3rd Position: 50, 000. 00

Winners will be officially awarded and recognized at our 2021 Annual Conference slated for 18th -19th, November, 2021. The best article will be published in our Journal of Arbitration.

For enquiries, kindly contact 09087187414 or send a mail to research@nicarb.org We look forward to receiving your submissions.