Rules and Instructions

1. You must be enrolled in a law school that is a member of NACLE.
   Canada: Dalhousie University, McGill University, University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia.
   Mexico: Universidad Panamericana, UNAM-IIJ, Monterrey Tec, CIDE.
   United States: University of Houston, University of Arizona, George Washington University, Fordham University, University of California, Berkeley.
2. The paper must address a comparative aspect of North American law or NAFTA.
3. The research paper must be unpublished.
4. The paper must be written during the current academic year for either course credit or independent study credit at a NACLE school.
5. The paper may be written either by a candidate for either the initial law degree, or a candidate for a Master of Laws degree.
6. The paper may be written in English, French or Spanish.
7. The winning paper from each of the thirteen NACLE law schools will be presented at the conference.  It is strongly preferred that presentations be in English.