Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Application Deadline: 21 Apri 2024

Applications are now open for the 16th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition. The Sixteenth Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition adopts a hybrid format, with the in-person final rounds scheduled to take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 15 – 19 July 2024 and the preliminary virtual rounds (online) scheduled to take place from 14 – 21 May 2024.

Requirements

The World Moot is open to undergraduate and masters students from all universities in the world.
Teams of two students (gender diversity is encouraged) from every university in the world are invited to submit heads of argument for a hypothetical human rights case.
The best 10 teams from each of the five UN region are then invited to participate in the online preliminary rounds.
The 50 teams (with the highest memorial grades) have to argue the two sides of the hypothetical case, representing, alternatively, both the Applicant and the Respondent before a ‘bench’ of human rights experts and judges of international tribunals.
The 16 best teams proceed to the in person Octo-final rounds, which is presided over by international human rights experts.
The Competition is presented in English, French and in Spanish.

Venue of the Competition

The ‘round of 24’, quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds – the ‘oral rounds’ – of the Competition are scheduled to be held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Language

The Competition is held in English, French and Spanish.

The Christof Heyns Memorial Commonwealth Scholarship

The amount of the Scholarship is 5000 British Pounds. The amount is divided between the two students (oralists) from commonwealth countries who successfully qualify to take part in the preliminary rounds of the World Moot.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must:

Be citizens of a commonwealth member state
Be studying at a university within a commonwealth member state
Demonstrate the need for economic support to participate in the world moot

How to apply

Applications must consist of:

A letter of motivation
At least two letters of support, with referees’ contact details indicated

Submit applications to Dr. Eduardo Kapapelo at, [email protected]

Timeline:

Faculty Registration
Faculty registration opens 15 December 2023
Registration closes 21 Apri 2024

Release of the hypothetical case to be argued
15 January 2024
Request for clarification of facts
Submit by 15 February 2024
Response to requests for clarification of facts
Publicised by 11 March 2024
Submission of memorials
Submit by 21 April 2024
Announcement of the 50 qualifying teams
7 May 2024
Preliminary Rounds (online)
14 to 21 May 2024
Quarter-finals and Semi-finals and Final Round (in person)
15 – 19 July 2024

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 16th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Application Deadline: April 27th 2020

You are cordially invited to participate in the 12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, due to be held from 13 to 17 July 2020, in Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Competition is presented by the Centre for Human Rights based at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law, American University and the United Nations Human Rights Council Branch (HRCB) at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Each year students who wish to participate inthe Competition submit written legal arguments for the two opposing sides in a fictional dispute involving some of the burning contemporary human rights issues. The ten teams from each of the five UN regions with the highest scores for the written arguments are then invited to participate in the final, oral rounds in Geneva, where they argue the case before eminent international jurists, including judges from international tribunals.The Competition is presented in English, French, and Spanish.

The teams that are selected to participate in the preliminary rounds in Geneva are expected to cover their own traveling costs as well as cost of accommodation and meals. Limited financial assistance is, however, available to help cover accommodation and meals

12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
13 – 17 July 2020

Organised by

Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University, Washington College of Law
United Nations Human Rights Council Branch (HRCB) at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

With the financial support of

European Union through the Global Campus of Human Rights
Mission Permanente de la Suisse auprès des Nations Unies à Genève
South African Permanent Mission Geneva
The Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

For more information, please contact the Nelson Mandela World Moot Court Competition Coordinator, Eduardo Kapapelo, preferably by email at [email protected] always with copy to [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2020

Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

16th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2024 for Undergraduate & Masters Law Students Worldwide –Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (Scholarships Available)

Eligibility requirements

How to apply

12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2020 for Undergraduate & Masters Law Students Worldwide –Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.