Each year, the current Executive Board gives out awards for Best Candidate and Most Contributing Editor, and also gives out Writing Awards to the Candidates with the best casenotes or comments.
Please see Best Candidate, Most Contributing Editor, and Writing Awards to see each year’s winners.
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Recipient |
Editorial Board |
Year of Award |
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Georgie Tomalty |
Editorial Board 46 |
2021-2022 |
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Emory Powers |
Editorial Board 45 |
2020–2021 |
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Jennifer Walker |
Editorial Board 44 |
2019–2020 |
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Benjamin Caldwell |
Editorial Board 43 |
2018–2019 |
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Mason Gardner |
Editorial Board 42 |
2017–2018 |
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Chelsea Vernon |
Editorial Board 41 |
2016–2017 |
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Victoria Dessens |
Editorial Board 40 |
2015–2016 |
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Vladi Hennessee |
Editorial Board 39 |
2014–2015 |
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Juan Carlos de las Cuevas |
Editorial Board 38 |
2013–2014 |
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Audrey Huffman |
Editorial Board 37 |
2012–2013 |
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Stephanie Eberhardt |
Editorial Board 36 |
2011–2012 |
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Joseph DeFazio |
Editorial Board 35 |
2010–2011 |
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Zachary Lee |
Editorial Board 34 |
2009–2010 |
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Kelly Brolan |
Editorial Board 33 |
2008–2009 |
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Leslie Schulman |
Editorial Board 32 |
2007–2008 |
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Harve Truskett |
Editorial Board 31 |
2006–2007 |
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Martha Hopkins |
Editorial Board 30 |
2005–2006 |
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Mary Woodard |
Editorial Board 29 |
2004–2005 |
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Jeffrey S. Dietz |
Editorial Board 28 |
2003–2004 |
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Allison Hooker |
Editorial Board 27 |
2002–2003 |
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Carrie Arnett |
Editorial Board 26 |
2001–2002 |
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Thomas C. Graham |
Editorial Board 25 |
2000–2001 |
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Scott J. Sherman |
Editorial Board 24 |
1999–2000 |
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Gretchen Wallrath |
Editorial Board 23 |
1998–1999 |
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Timothy Denker |
Editorial Board 22 |
1997–1998 |
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Monica L. McHam |
Editorial Board 21 |
1996–1997 |
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Stephen Artusi |
Editorial Board 20 |
1995–1996 |
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Gerrie Zhang |
Editorial Board 19 |
1994–1995 |
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Joe Villarreal |
Editorial Board 18 |
1993–1994 |
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Rosemarie Kanusky |
Editorial Board 17 |
1992–1993 |
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Becki Fahle |
Editorial Board 16 |
1991–1992 |
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Todd R. Overton |
Editorial Board 15 |
1990–1991 |
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Recipient |
Editor Position |
Year of Award |
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Alan Jeanjacquet |
Senior Articles Editor, Editorial Board 45 |
2021-2022 |
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Haley Kurisky |
Candidates Editor, Editorial Board 44 |
2020–2021 |
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Megan Ali |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 43 |
2019–2020 |
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Kristin Kluding |
Editor in Chief, Editorial Board 42 |
2018–2019 |
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Dane Rebkowec |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 41 |
2017–2018 |
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Kalina Dalal |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 40 |
2016–2017 |
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Li Yi Moneypenny |
Candidates Editor, Editorial Board 39 |
2015–2016 |
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Jennifer Sims |
Candidates Editor, Editorial Board 38 |
2014–2015 |
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Jim Pappenfus |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 37 |
2013–2014 |
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Courtney Walsh (co-recipient) |
Head Casenotes & Comments Editor, Editorial Board 36 |
2012–2013 |
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Brian Wittpenn (co-recipient) |
Senior Articles Editor, Editorial Board 36 |
2012–2013 |
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Bradford Hendrickson |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 35 |
2011–2012 |
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David Baluk |
Candidates Editor, Editorial Board 34 |
2010–2011 |
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Benjamin Miller |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 33 |
2009–2010 |
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Ryan Bardo |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 32 |
2008–2009 |
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Harve Truskett |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 31 |
2007–2008 |
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P. Beth Lloyd |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 30 |
2006–2007 |
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Ashley Garber |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 29 |
2005–2006 |
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Carlyn Burton |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 28 |
2004–2005 |
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Allison Hooker |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 27 |
2003–2004 |
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Kelly Quy |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 26 |
2002–2003 |
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Mike Ewing |
Head Articles Editor, Editorial Board 25 |
2001–2002 |
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Christopher L. Gadoury |
Head Articles Editor, Editorial Board 24 |
2000–2001 |
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Mohamad Taherzadeh |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 23 |
1999–2000 |
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Timothy Denker |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 22 |
1998–1999 |
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Antroy A. Arreola |
Editor in Chief, Editorial Board 21 |
1997–1998 |
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Joedaniel Horne |
Editor in Chief, Editorial Board 20 |
1996–1997 |
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Alan Hall |
Research Editor, Editorial Board 19 |
1995–1996 |
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Laura Erazo De Santos |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 18 |
1994–1995 |
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Hila J. Alderman |
Head Research Editor, Editorial Board 17 |
1993–1994 |
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Kevin D. Jewell |
Head Casenotes & Comments Editor, Editorial Board 16 |
1992–1993 |
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Michael J. Short |
Research Editor, Editorial Board 15 |
1991–1992 |
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Annette L. Smith |
Executive Editor, Editorial Board 14 |
1990–1991 |
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2021-2022 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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The Antroy Arreola Award: Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Jack Vincent |
The Poisoning of Alexei Navalny: How to Deal with Russian Disregard for the Chemical Weapons Convention |
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The James W. Skelton Award: Outstanding Comment in International Human Rights Law |
Sarah Smati |
Lessons Learned from Past Refugee Crises: How America Can and Should Protect Afghan Refugees |
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The Stephen T. Zamora Award: Outstanding Comment in International Trade |
Alexandria Harris Şavşatlı |
White Gold Rush: Conflicts Between Subsurface Rights & Landowner Rights |
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Executive Board 45 Award: Outstanding Comment in Emerging Law |
Vanessa Parada
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Remittances to the Moon and Bitcoin to the Land of the Savior: Can El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Effectively Reduce the Cost of International Remittances? |
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Executive Board 45 Award: Outstanding Comment in Human Rights Law |
Arianna Sophia Casso |
Can Transitional Justice be Employed in On-Going Conflicts? – Why the International Community Should Look Towards Reconciliatory Peace Processes to Stop Violence in its Tracks and Create a Sustainable Peace in Mexico |
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Executive Board 45 Award: Outstanding Comment in Immigration Law |
Autumn Rayn Brehon |
Detained Immigrants & Disposed Property: A Comment |
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Executive Board 45 Award: Outstanding Comment in Agency Law |
Leigh Cummings |
The CDC’s Sudden Ban on Dog Importation from 113 Countries: Consequences of Overbroad Agency Action |
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Executive Board 45 Award: Outstanding Comment in U.S.-Mexico Relations |
Emily Landry |
Mexico’s Litigious Cry for Help: Reducing Arms Trafficking to Mexico |
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2020–2021 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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The Antroy Arreola Award: Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Miles Fuqua |
Lessening the Disparity between Original Owners and Good-Faith Purchasers of Stolen Artwork: The Implementation of a Uniform International Database |
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The James W. Skelton Award: Outstanding Comment in International Human Rights Law |
Emory Powers |
International Human Rights & Rhetoric: Case Study on Poland and Hungary |
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The Stephen T. Zamora Award: Outstanding Comment in International Economic Law |
Cassandra Georgantas |
Implications of Secondary Sanctions on the Shipping Industry: The Extraterritorial Crunch Reshaping International Trade |
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The Executive Board 44 Award: Outstanding Comment in Emerging Law |
Chris Gale |
The International Legality of Military Operations in Outer Space, and Available Methods to Respond to Space-Based Aggression |
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The Executive Board 44 Award: Outstanding Comment in Human Rights Law |
Stephanie Snyder-Zuansnabar |
Compulsory Voting in the United States: How the World Uses Sanctions and How That Can Be Effective Here |
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The Executive Board 44 Award: Outstanding Comment in Space Law |
Adam Daigle |
A Liability Waiver to End All Liability Waivers: Protecting Low-Earth Orbit Space Tourism (Can a Liability Waiver Fully Protect Tourists or Companies During Civil Litigation in the Event of a Space Tourism Disaster?) |
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2019–2020 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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The Stephen T. Zamora Award: Outstanding Comment in U.S.-Mexican Relations |
Chelsea Klumpp |
Punishing the Persecuted: How the United States’ Use of Mandatory Immigration Detention Constitutes Crimes Against Humanity with Regard to Transgender Asylees from the Northern Triangle |
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The Antroy Arreola Award: Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Brooke Bentley |
The Inadequacy of International Law to Address Cyber-Attacks in the Age of Election-Meddling |
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The Executive Board 43 Award: Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Nikita Westberg |
Whether Current Laws and Policies Have Planned Enough to Prevent Unplanned Ship Collision |
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The James W. Skelton Award: Outstanding Comment in International Human Rights Law |
Brennan Flannery |
The Climate Change-Migration Nexus: Promoting Sustainability in an Effort to Mitigate Environmentally Displaced Persons and Their Vulnerability to Human Trafficking |
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The Executive Board 43 Award: Outstanding Comment in International Human Rights Law |
Robert Root |
Online Political Discourse in the Digital Age: How to Best Protect Internet Access in an Effort to Promote Political Discourse Within Changing Societies |
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The Executive Board 43 Award: Outstanding Comment in International Economic Law |
Emily Lucot |
“Recycled in China”: An Examination of the Recycling Systems in the United States and the Effects that China’s Ban on Accepting American Waste Is Having on American Public Health, the Recycling Industry, and Possible Solutions Found in Other Nations |
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The Stephen T. Zamora Award: Outstanding Comment in International Economic Law |
Jennifer Walker |
International Influence: The Need for Advertising Regulations in Social Media Advertisements |
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The James W. Skelton Award: Outstanding Comment in International Energy Law |
Cacique Rich-Martinez |
New Trade Deals, New Opportunities |
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2018–2019 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Jennifer Gardner |
Inaction at the Border – An Environmental Market Solution to Safe Water in the Rio Grande |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Benjamin Caldwell |
Avocados from Ecuador: Do the U.S. Importation Regulations Discriminate? |
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James W. Skelton Award: |
Danielle Lam |
China’s Struggle for a Sustainable Green Future |
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Walter A. Wright Award: |
Pedro Segura |
REDD+ Dead Redemption: Beyond Property Rights as a Panacea for Resisting Carbon Colonialism in International Forest Conservation |
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Antroy A. Arreola Award: |
Michael Drab |
Medicare’s International Pricing Index Reimbursement Model and Its Impact on Biosimilars Approved Under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 |
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Marissa Weitzner Arreola Award: |
Kate Schorken |
Restitution Claims of Nazi-Expropriated Art: Are Courts Re-Writing History? |
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2017–2018 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Michael Dearman |
Intractable Problems and Modest Solutions: The Illicit Antiquities Trade Between the United States and Mexico |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Kristin Kluding |
Disincentivizing the Growing Trend of Denunciating the Investment Treaty Framework: Tracking the Criticisms and Analyzing the Future of Transnational Regulation of Investment Law |
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Walter A. Wright Award: |
Teri Russel |
#TwitterinPolitics: How the use of Social Media Could Become Customary International Law |
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Antroy Arreola Award: |
Ashley Lopez |
Where is my Name?: The Struggle for Afghan Womens’ Identity Rights and the Need for International Intervention |
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Marissa Weitzner Arreola Award: |
Andrew Vaughan |
Exploring the Constitutionality of the Jasta Act and its Potential Consequences for United States Foreign Relations |
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James W. Skelton Award: |
Clara Betancourt |
The Legal Impact of Executive Order 13808 on American Companies Servicing Venezuela |
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Allyson Li & Paul A. Arnold Award: |
Daniel Vasquez |
Bolivarian Republic of Venez. v. Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co.: Raised Pleading Standard and the Potential Effects |
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2016–2017 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Ernesto Danache |
Mexico and Investment Dispute Resolution: Is Mexico’s Approach to the ICSID Convention a Misconception? |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Mike Meltser |
Major League Baseball and Cuba in the Age of Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump |
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Walter A. Wright Award: |
Tiffany Li |
Leftover Men! An Aftermath of China’s One-Child Policy |
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Gus Vlahadamis Award: |
Calvin McKnight |
The Energy Modernization Policy Act: Updating the U.S. Energy Strategy for the New Age of LNG |
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Antroy Arreola Award: |
Manuel Schoenhuber |
The European Union’s Refugee Deal with Turkey: A Risky Alliance Contrary to European Laws and Values |
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Scott S. Cramer Award: |
Christopher Caudill |
An Unnatural Drought: How the Water Shortage in Jordan May Impact the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Jordan’s Options for the Future |
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Marissa Weitzner Arreola Award: |
Tania Alonso |
The Aftermath of the Panama Papers and its Implications on Tax Compliance Programs Aimed at Combating Abusive Off-Shore Tax Avoidance |
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James W. Skelton Award: |
Sean Belding |
Global Conflict in the South China Sea, Challenges Facing the Law of the Sea and Mutually Assured Destruction |
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Allyson Li & Paul A. Arnold Award: |
Maggie Kiely |
To Ban or Not to Ban: Shakespearean Drama Trumps Constitutional Analysis in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,” analyzing The Washington v. Trump opinion |
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2015–2016 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Jacqueline F. Hyatt |
The Energy-Water Nexus: Water Regulation in the Wake of Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Reform |
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Stephen T. Zamora Award: |
Hannah Tucker |
The New Cold War: A Novel Takings Theory on Economic Sanctions Against Exploration and Production in Russia |
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Walter A. Wright Award: |
Nicole Su |
The International Custody Battle: Conflict of Law Between the Hague Abduction Convention and U.S. Asylum Law |
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Gus Vlahadamis Award: |
Margaret Webber |
Lifting the Sanctions Against Iran: Business Implications for the United States and European Union |
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Antroy Arreola Award: |
Mitchell Ford |
War on the Final Frontier: Can Twentieth-Century Space Law Combat Twenty-First-Century Warfare? |
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Scott S. Cramer Award: |
Ian E. Brown |
China’s Leaked CSRC Report Five Years Later: Baseline For Variable Interest Entity Trajectory? |
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Antroy Arreola Award: |
Victoria Dessens |
Dispute Settlement Within the WTO and MERCOSUR: Who Can Get Brazil Under Control? |
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Mr. and Mrs. James W. Skelton, Jr. Award for Outstanding Comment in International Energy Law |
Angela Y. Kao |
Talk Is Cheap, So Is Oil: Where Do We Go Now That We’ve Lifted the United States Crude Oil Export Ban |
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2014–2015 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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LEX Writing Excellence Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Mark Burgin |
Holy Moses: Guiding the Rio Grande out of the Desert |
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Walter A. Wright Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Victoria Guzman |
A Comparison of Surrogacy Laws of the U.S. to Other Countries: Should There Be a Uniform Federal Law Permitting Commercial Surrogacy? |
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Albertus Magnus Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Jill M. Robinson |
A “Myriad” of Controversy over the Question of Human Gene Patent Eligibility: A Comparison of the Differing Approaches in the United States and Australia |
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Scott S. Cramer Award for Outstanding Comment in International Transactional Law |
Yang Wang |
Incorporating the Third Branch of Government into U.S. National Security Review of Foreign Investment |
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Executive Board 38 Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Amy Westergren |
The Data Liberation Movement: Regulation of Clinical Trial Data Sharing in the European Union and the United States |
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Jordan J. Paust Award for Outstanding Comment in Human Rights Law |
Thomas W. White, Jr. |
Referendum in Crimea: Developing International Law on “Territorial Realignment” Referendums |
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37th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Li Yi |
Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Fracking: What Shale China Do? |
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Mr. and Mrs. James W. Skelton, Jr. Award for Outstanding Comment in International Energy Law |
Jackie Zhong |
Red Gold: The Legal Framework Governing Foreign Investments in China’s Oil Industry |
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2013–2014 |
Award |
Recipient |
Comment Title |
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Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP Award for Outstanding Comment in International Resource Law |
Pierce Cox |
Electricity and Natural Gas in India: An Opportunity for India’s National Oil Companies |
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Jordan J. Paust Award for Outstanding Comment in Human Rights Law |
Juan Carlos de las Cuevas |
Exceptional Measures Call for Exceptional Times: The Permissibility under International Law of Humanitarian Intervention to Protect a People’s Right to Self-Determination |
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James W. Skelton Jr., Award for Outstanding Comment in Public International Law |
Courtney Giles |
International Data Privacy Laws: A Comparison of Approaches in India and Brazil |
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Executive Board 36 Award for Outstanding Comment in International Economic Law |
Philip MacFarlane |
Convergence or Competition? U.S. and Chinese Investment Treaties in Latin America |
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Billie L. Wilson Memorial Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Amanda Pesonen |
Encouraging Work-Family Balance to Correct Gender Imbalance: A Comparison of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Iceland Act on Maternity/Paternity and Parental Leave |
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Marissa and Antroy Arreola Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Stephen Small |
Bitcoin: The Napster of Currency |
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Executive Board 37 Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Brian Srubar |
Breaking Bad Policy: Shifting U.S. Counter-Drug Policy, Eliminating Safe Havens, and Facilitating International Cooperation |
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Executive Board 36 Award for Outstanding Comment in International Law |
Bradan T. Thomas |
Autonomous Weapon Systems: The Anatomy of Autonomy and the Legality of Lethality |