By Tobias Thienel

Not content with holding an international conference this autumn, the Goettingen Journal of International Law is currently seeking submissions for its 3rd International Law Essay Competition. This year’s topic is "The Rise of Self-Determination".

The best article submitted will be published in an upcoming issue. Past winners of the Competition are Evelyne Schmid’s fine article on "The Right to a Fair Trial in Times of Terrorism: A Method to Identify the Non-Derogable Aspects of Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights", published in the first-ever issue of the GoJIL, and Marco Benatar’s impressive "The Use of Cyber Force: Need for Legal Justification?", published in GoJIL Vol 1 No 3.

The deadline for submissions this year is 15 June 2010.