The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law is opening an essay contest for the Alan Watson Prize in the 2024/25 academic year for the best paper dealing with legal transplants. The contest is open to all the students of undergraduate and master’s studies of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.

Тhe main subject that we wish to propose to all candidates interested in this year’s contest is:

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LEGAL TRANSPLANTS

Naturally, we also welcome papers on other subjects related to legal transplants, whether they are concerned with Serbian law or foreign legal systems alone, focusing on legal history or positive law, primarily practically oriented or focused on theory. Both new, unpublished works will be accepted, along with works that were published throughout 2024. The papers can be written in Serbian or in English.

The papers can be submitted at awf@ius.bg.ac.rs until the 10th of January, 2025, along with the personal data of the participant. The winner of the contest will be announced at the celebration on St. Sava’s Day, the 27th of January, 2025, when they will also receive a cash prize. The winning paper will be published in the journal “Vesnik pravne istorije / Herald of Legal History”, in the first issue of 2025.

The Alan Watson Prize for the best paper related to legal transplants was established in 2005, at the initiative of Professor Watson himself, who has long been a friend of our Faculty and held an honorary doctorate of the University of Belgrade. Now, after his passing in 2018, the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law continues to award this prize, under the guidance of  Prof. Emeritus Sima Avramović, encouraging research in the field of legal history among the students of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.