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Legal Studies and Social Change — school essay contest records information for a particular institution, meeting or decision. Use its date and context before drawing a conclusion about present arrangements.
Read with context
Identify who issued the document, what action or decision it records, and the period to which it applies. Separate a proposed action from a confirmed decision. For a policy, appointment or venue, seek the institution’s latest notice before relying on it.
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Issuer: __. Date: __. Action or decision: __. People or institutions named: __. Source page: __. Later confirmation needed: __.
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Source-language text, including both languages where the original is bilingual. Page numbering follows the obtained document.
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Legal Studies, Social Change High School Essay Contest Open to high school students enrolled in CLN4U Canadian and International Law or CLU3M Understanding Canadian Law. Short-listed candidates will be invited, along with their teachers, to participate in a hybrid, interactive session with socio-legal scholars on Friday, February 21 as part of the Law & Society in an Age of Connection and Distraction Conference at Ontario Tech University. Essay prompt: What role is there for law reform in creating positive social change? We welcome different approaches to answering this question in your essay. Your paper could examine the impact that a particular legal change has had on society. For example, what significance has the legalization of same sex marriage, cannabis or medical assistance in dying had in Canada? Alternatively, your essay could make the case for a legal change to address some pressing social issue. Climate justice, poverty, peacebuilding, gender equality, technology, misinformation, democracy— any contemporary challenge where you think law reform has an important role to play. The word count maximum, excluding footnotes, is 1,400 words. Please use any one of the following recognized citation styles: APA, MLA, Chicago or the McGill Guide to Uniform Legal Citation. We are interested in your perspective and reading your writing. Therefore, the use of AI is not permitted. Enter to win at the Age of Connection and Distraction Conference at Ontario Tech University : 1st place: $500 cash prize and $2,000 Ontario Tech entrance scholarship 2nd place: $300 cash prize and $1,500 Ontario Tech entrance scholarship 3rd place: $200 cash prize and $1,000 Ontario Tech entrance scholarship Due date: Monday, January 20 at 11:59 p.m. Send to: legalstudiesessaycontest@ontariotechu.ca •To enter, you must be currently enrolled in the high school course CLN4U Canadian and International Law or CLU3M Understanding Canadian Law. •This non-renewable scholarship is applied as a credit towards tuition at Ontario Tech University in the amount of $2,000 for first place, $1,500 for second and $1,000 for third place. •Receipt of this scholarship does not guarantee admission to any program. The bearer must be granted admission to their program of choice through the regular admissions process. •In order to claim this scholarship, bearer must be admitted to and enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program of study at Ontario Tech University in the Fall semester following their grade 12 graduation. •This scholarship cannot be redeemed for cash value.