IVR-Prize 2026 Young Scholars, not over 35 years of age or who are doctoral candidates or have obtained a doctoral degree within the past three years, are cordially invited to write a paper to be presented at the next world congress of the IVR in Istanbul (Turkey) and published in the Archives for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (ARSP).
Papers submitted for the IVR-Prize should
- deal with the subject of the 32nd IVR World Congress on “Law in the Face of Changing World Problems” to be held in Istanbul (Turkey), June 28th to July 3rd, 2026;
- be written in one of the IVR languages: English, French, German or Spanish;
- not exceed the length of 20 pages including footnotes and bibliography (about 2300 key strokes each page);
- have on its cover page, the title of the paper, the name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, member status of the IVR, and the date of birth of the applicant;
- have on all other pages no reference to the applicant´s name or any other information that would identify the applicant;
- be mailed to the managing editor of the ARSP Dr. Annette Brockmöller (Annette.Brockmoeller@t-online.de);
- Deadline for submission is March 1st, 2026. Only one submission by each competitor is allowed. The date of birth should be given. To facilitate the assessment of the papers competitors who present their papers in French, German or Spanish are requested to add an English translation. The participation in the IVR-Prize competition does not exclude the paper from being submitted to the Congress (for presentation in the working groups). The papers received will be read by a panel of judges appointed by the Executive Committee of the IVR. The prize winner will be awarded € 2000 and be given the opportunity to deliver a special “IVR-Prize Lecture” at the Istanbul World Congress of the IVR. Her/his paper will be published in the ARSP.
