Prof Dr Stefan Trechsel Essay Competition: Detention without Trial?
Overview
The Criminal Law Group is hosting an essay competition on the topic: Detention without Trial?
- Deadline 31.03.2027, 23.59
- Email to lst.summers@ius.uzh.ch
- Length 2'000 words (max)
- Languages EN / DE / FR
- Judge Sir Tim Eicke KC (Former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights)
- Prize 1'000 CHF
- Eligible all students matriculated at a Swiss university
Terms and conditions
- The competition is open to all students in any discipline matriculated at a Swiss university.
- Winners of previous essay competitions organised by the Criminal Law Group may not participate in this competition.
- Submissions should be no longer than 2000 words, including footnotes and references. Essays that exceed this word limit will not be considered.
- Deadline for submissions is 23.59, 31.03.2027. Essays must be submitted by email to lst.summers@ius.uzh.ch in Microsoft Word format, citing 'Essay Competition' in the subject line.
- When submitting your essay, please include your name, address, contact telephone number and details of the university that you belong to in the covering email. Please do not include this or any other identifying information in the essay itself.
- The essay must be the sole creation and original work of the entrant. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
- Alongside your submission, please complete and return the Declaration (DOCX, 15 KB). Submissions made without the Declaration will not be considered.
- Only one entry per person will be allowed.
- The essay must not have been submitted to any other essay competition.
- Essays will be judged by Sir Tim Eicke KC (Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights).
- The winner will be selected in May 2027 and will be notified no later than June 2027.
- The winner will be awarded CHF 1'000.
- We will inform all entrants of whether they have been successful or unsuccessful. We do not otherwise have capacity to provide feedback on individual entries.
- For any questions, please contact lst.summers@ius.uzh.ch.