"The family seeks sanctuary in CoralNet, a community governed though "judicial meshes" combining human, AI, and nonhuman perspectives. It's unlikely that we're less than 25 years away from animals weighing in on judicial decisions, but I, for one, welcome our new Orca overlords - they seem to have the right idea. Authorities deny sanctuary to Ahmad himself, while provisionally granting sanctuary to his wife and children,"
"This is the background for the Karl Popper Legal Reasoning Scholarship competition, challenging law students to navigate a future dominated by "artificial intelligence, climate change, and evolving concepts of personhood and humanism" as well as rising global authoritarianism. Law students are given a description of the case and a body of real and hypothetical precedent, and asked to enter a 2000-5000 word submission in the form of either a party brief, a judicial opinion, or a scholarly analysis."
"And, in keeping with an AI-driven future, students are not only allowed, but encouraged to use AI in their submissions. The competition has $25,000 prize pool and is open to JD/LLB, LLM, SJD, and PhD candidates, either working solo or in teams up to three. First prize earns $10,000, the two runners-up receive $2,500 each, and seven finalists will take home $500. The deadline is October 10, 2025, 23:59 UTC."
In 2047, Ahmad Hakim and his family are climate refugees fleeing the Levantine Consolidation Zone after Ahmad refused to place his daughters in mandatory fertility conscription. The family seeks sanctuary in CoralNet, a community governed through judicial meshes that combine human, AI, and nonhuman perspectives. CoralNet authorities deny sanctuary to Ahmad while provisionally granting sanctuary to his wife and children because Ahmad refuses AI copilots, rejects verification literacy training, and declines CoralNet's epistemic infrastructure. The Karl Popper Legal Reasoning Scholarship asks law students to resolve cases shaped by artificial intelligence, climate change, evolving personhood, and rising authoritarianism; submissions of 2000–5000 words may be briefs, opinions, or scholarly analyses, may use AI, and compete for a $25,000 prize pool. Eligibility includes JD/LLB, LLM, SJD, and PhD candidates, solo or in teams of up to three, with a deadline of October 10, 2025, 23:59 UTC.
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