2023 Ibrahim Shihata Prize

The Washington Foreign Law Society is pleased to launch the 2023 edition of the Ibrahim Shihata Prize. Previous winners are available here.

CONTEST OVERVIEW

The Washington Foreign Law Society (“WFLS”) seeks to promote and recognize scholarship in the area of Islamic jurisprudence and related legal developments in the Muslim World. In support of this goal, the WFLS has established the Ibrahim Shihata Prize (the “Shihata Prize”), a writing prize in honor of the late Dr. Ibrahim Shihata, former World Bank General Counsel, past recipient of the WFLS Harry Leroy Jones Award, and revered member of the Washington DC and international legal communities.

PRIZE

The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize that may be presented at an agreed-upon WFLS event with travel reimbursement of up to $500.

SPONSOR

The Shihata Prize is funded by the Ahmad and Elizabeth El-Hindi Foundation of Manlius, New York, a private charitable, educational foundation dedicated to promoting collaborative efforts across cultures in a spirit of cooperative problem-solving.

ELIGIBILITY

The Shihata Prize seeks to engage in particular (i) individuals who are students at the time of submission and (ii) early-career professionals.

Articles submitted for consideration to WFLS must have been submitted to a law journal while candidates were enrolled in a JD, LLM or SJD program, or within two years of degree receipt, and must have been accepted by a law journal.

JUDGING

Articles will be judged by reviewers selected by the WFLS Board of Governors.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Interested applicants must send an email to washingtonforeignlawsociety@gmail.com (subject: Shihata Prize Submission) with the following information:

— First and Last Name
— Law School Attended and Year of Graduation
— Email and phone number
— Title of article
— Journal of publication

The relevant article should be attached to such email and should be submitted in PDF format.

DEADLINE

All entries must be received by August 1st, 2023.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further information, please contact: washingtonforeignlawsociety@gmail.com