East Asian Legal Studies announces Yong Kim Memorial Prize for 2010

The East Asian Legal Studies (EALS) program at Harvard Law School (HLS) is accepting submissions of papers for the Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize, awarded to the author of the best paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia or concerning issues of law as it pertains to U.S.-East Asia relations.

The author must also embody Yong Kim’s interest in and enthusiasm for fostering U.S.-East Asian understanding, be planning a career that will further advance this, and have made contributions to EALS while a student. The paper can be written in conjunction with a course, seminar, or independent study project at the HLS. The prize includes a cash award and will be announced at Commencement.

Submissions (two bound or stapled copies) must be received at the EALS office, Pound Hall, Room 426, Harvard Law School, by 5 p.m. on April 23. The papers must include the student’s name, School, class level, e-mail address, and phone number.

For questions, contact tlocher@law.harvard.edu.