Baxter Family Competition on Federalism

02/01/21

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• Faculty
• Student
• Bar & Bench

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McGill University

Papers should focus on concepts of federalism, identity, and public policy in challenging times such as the impact of federalism on the COVID-19 crisis or others. Open to currently enrolled law or PoliSci students; PhD candidates in PoliSci; and junior scholars, lawyers, or practitioners with 5 years of experience or less. Paper is maximum 8,000 words for texts in English, 8,800 words in French, including footnotes. Include a 200-word abstract summarizing the main question and conclusion with paper.

Submissions should be emailed to Professor Johanne Poirier at baxter-competition.law@mcgill.ca with “Baxter Competition” as the email subject line. Finalists will be notified by March 2021 and are expected to send a 3-5 minutes video discussing their main research question, arguments, and conclusion.