《哥伦比亚大学本科生法律评论》高中论文竞赛

1. 参赛资格

这项竞赛面向全球所有高中在校生（不包括应届毕业生）。

2. 竞赛主题

Due Process and the Limits of Government Power 正当程序与政府权力的限制

Immigration law has been and continues to be at the forefront of various legal battles, frequently centering around the balance between protecting individual liberties–particularly those of non-citizens–and upholding national sovereignty and security. While the U.S. Constitution provides protections to all individuals within U.S. territory, the judiciary has historically deferred to the broad authority of the executive and legislative branches to regulate the entry and exclusion of non-citizens, often with minimal judicial oversight. However, in the instances where courts do intervene, decisions carry considerable weight for the future of non-citizens or refugees. Today, key concepts such as asylum law, birthright citizenship, the regulation of travel and re-entry, and deportation and detainment processes remain under fierce scrutiny amidst ongoing immigration-related crises both in the U.S. and abroad.

Prompt Question: Given the ongoing conflict between providing legal protections for non-citizens while also maintaining a state’s ability to oversee issues of immigration, discuss how courts ought to balance the protections for disenfranchised individuals with a government’s broad authority to supersede such protections in the name of national sovereignty. To what extent should non-citizens have access to legal recourse within the U.S. and around the world? Does the government’s interest in national security justify a diminished standard of legal protections in immigration proceedings? Reflect on these questions and present a legal argument in response to this prompt. Use legal reasoning and historical or contemporary examples to support your argument.

3. 参赛要求

• 您的回答必须至少参考一个法庭案例或法律文件。欢迎使用题目中提到的案例或法律。
• 文章应不超过 1500 次，采用芝加哥引文格式。
• 所有文章均应以 PDF 文件格式提交。
• 每位参赛者只能提交一篇论文。

4. 获奖者

获奖论文将在 CULR 网站上发表，获奖者和入围者将受邀参加由 CULR 主办的演讲活动。