2024 Recipient: Marina Bredin
In 2024, this prize, accompanied by a $1,000 bursary, was awarded to Marina Bredin for her essay entitled “Best Interests of the Parent? Moving Beyond Controversy & Refocusing on the Children in Parental Alienation“.
Marina is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. She holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from McMaster University. She is passionate about a wide range of legal fields including family law, health law, corporate law, and business and human rights. Following her graduation in spring 2025, she will be working in New York City.
A stipend of $1,000…and much more!
The Christine Huglo Robertson Essay Prize aims to engage law students in the work of CIAJ and to promote scholarship concerning the administration of justice. It was created in 2013 to honour CIAJ’s Executive Director between 1992 and 2012.
The winner will receive a stipend of $1,000.
CIAJ provides law students with various tools and projects through its Student Section. In addition to building bridges between students across Canada, the Section is an exclusive learning platform, offering numerous opportunities for students to network and collaborate with key players in the Canadian legal arena.
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Eligibility Requirements
- Be registered for an undergraduate degree (J.D., LL.B. or B.C.L.) at a Faculty of Law at a Canadian university;
- Have written the paper in the twelve months preceding the closing date for submissions (papers submitted for academic credit may be submitted for this prize);
- Provide confirmation of academic registration;
- Provide a statement from the author confirming the date at which the text was finalized, and attesting that the paper has not been submitted elsewhere, in whole or in part, for publication or a prize;
- Provide a text of no more than 7,500 words (including notes and tables) in English or French. The essays must respect the theme of the annual conference in the year of application. The text must be in a format compatible with Microsoft Word. The candidate’s name and university should appear on the cover page but the text must not otherwise identify the author of the submission.
Registration
Documents listed in points 3 to 5 must be received by email at ciaj@ciaj-icaj.ca no later than [Coming soon]. A registration fee of $15 will be requested upon reception of the documents by email. CIAJ’s annual membership is included in this fee and valid for one year from the date of registration. The winning text will be announced before [Coming soon].
Selection
A committee will select the best paper. It must be of publishable quality and make a significant contribution to scholarship concerning the administration of justice. CIAJ will not award the prize if there is no text of sufficient merit. CIAJ will publish the paper in digital or printed form. Copyright will remain with CIAJ.
Recipients