2026 Second Annual Greener Arbitration Writing Competition
Campaign for Greener Arbitrations-North America Committee and Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
2026 Second Annual Greener Arbitration Writing Competition
Funded by Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and American Arbitration Association / International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Call for Submissions
The North America Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations (CGA-NA) and Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (Pace Haub Law) are pleased to launch theSecond Annual Greener Arbitration Writing Competition on the intersection of arbitration and environmental law, as well as the promotion of sustainable arbitration practices. Submissions will be assessed based on their contribution to legal literature and reflect original research and/or major developments in previously reported research.
The winning submission will be awarded $5,000. The submission deadline is August 31, 2026.
The purpose of the Competition is to encourage and recognize excellent legal scholarship related to the mission of the CGA: to reduce the environmental impact of international arbitration and promote more sustainable arbitration practices.
The Campaign was founded in 2019 to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the arbitration community. Pace Haub Law—consistently #1 in Environmental Law in the U.S. News specialty program rankings—has a long history of supporting legal scholarship in a wide array of topics related to environmental law. Pace Haub Law also founded the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition.
Submissions will be reviewed on a blind basis by a committee comprised of members of the CGA-NA Committee, Pace Haub Law faculty, and other experts in international arbitration.
ELIGIBILITY:
Everyone is eligible to enter the Competition, whether professor, student, neutral, or practicing lawyer.
There is no subject-matter limitation for submissions, as long as the paper relates in some way to sustainable practices in arbitration.
There is no publication commitment associated with the Competition, though the winning paper will be offered the opportunity to publish in the Pace Environmental Law Review (if the winning submission has not been published already).
Papers are eligible regardless of whether they were published prior to the submission date, or are scheduled to be published after the submission date.
Each applicant is limited to one entry. Papers may be co-authored.
Submissions must be written in English.
Submissions must be at least 3,000 words and no longer than 35,000 words, inclusive of footnotes or endnotes. There are no formatting or citation style requirements.
All types of papers (including scholarly articles, book chapters, legal briefs and other writings) are eligible for consideration.
SUBMISSIONS:
Submissions will be accepted through August 31, 2026 (Eastern Standard Time). We anticipate that the winner will be announced during New York Arbitration Week 2026.
To participate, email your work, redacted as necessary to preserve anonymity (for the blind judging process), as a portable data file (PDF) to Danielle Rivera, at drivera2@law.pace.edu with the subject line “CGA-NA Haub Law Writing Competition.”
Include in the body of your email your name, title, and institutional, law firm or other affiliation, and full contact information.
Unredacted or late papers will not be considered.
Inclusion of an abstract is encouraged.
The judges will assess, among other criteria, whether the submission supports the goals of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations.
FUNDING & PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS
The 2026 Competition is generously funded by Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and American Arbitration Association / International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
We are grateful for the support of our 2026 Promotional Partners:
AAA-ICDR, ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC)/Institut d’arbitrage et de médiation du Canada, AMCHAM Arbitration and Mediation Center affiliated to the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil – São Paulo, Arbitration Court at the Polish Confederation Lewiatan/Lewiatan Arbitration Court, Arbitration Place, ArbitralWomen, Canadian Forum for Arbitration Academics (CFAA)/Forum canadien des chercheurs en arbitrage (FCAA), Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration (CJCA), Columbia Law School Center for International Commercial & Investment Arbitration (CICIA), Council for National and International Commercial Arbitration (CNICA), International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC), JAMS, Maxwell Chambers, McGill Arbitration Student Society (MASS)/Société étudiante d’arbitrage de McGill, Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS), New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC), NYLON Arbitration, Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Tales of the Tribunal, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS), Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC), and Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP).
We welcome additional financial support and Promotional Partners in future years. For inquiries, please email CGA-NA Co-Secretaries Adam Weir (Adam.Weir@freshfields.com) and Katarina Leskovar (Katarina.Leskovar@freshfields.com).
Click here for the Call for Submissions flyer.