Law students are invited to submit articles addressing domestic violence and the law from a national or international perspective. Submissions must further the legal needs of victims of domestic violence or domestic violence victims and their children, or advance efforts to address the incidence, causes and effects of intimate partner violence. | 1st Place: | Publication in the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law Resolution from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and honorarium |
| 2nd Place: | Resolution from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and honorarium |
| 3rd Place: | Resolution from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and honorarium |
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Competition flyer (pdf)
ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, Competition Web Site
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2008 winners:
First Place: Amanda Jane Proctor, University of Mississippi School of Law
“Breaking Into the Marital Home to Break Up Domestic Violence: Fourth Amendment Analysis of ‘Disputed Permission’”
Second Place: Andrea Gittleman, New York University School of Law
“Drawing the Line: When to Apply Restorative Justice to Cases of Violence Against Women”
Third Place: Lisa Snead, University of Texas School of Law
“Domestic Violence Litigation in the Wake of Deshaney and Castle Rock”
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