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World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is a moot court competition on international human rights law. In 2009, the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law's Centre for Human Rights, with the assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, organised the inaugural edition. Previously, the oral rounds of the competition were held annually in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.[2][3] In more recent years, the competition has been held in Geneva, where the United Nations is headquartered.[4]

Established2009
VenueGeneva
Subject matterInternational human rights
ClassInternational[1]
Record participation92 teams (2024)
QualificationRegional rounds
Most championshipsNorman Manley Law School (3)
Websitehttps://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/NelsonMandelaWorldHRMootCourt.aspx

More than pure aspirations, human rights are real rights that can be tested in courts of law. The World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is an exciting way for students from around the world to deepen their knowledge of rights and learn from each other.

— Navi Pillay,
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights[5]

Moot format

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A select number of teams are chosen from each UN World Region
 
The earlier editions of the moot were held at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law

The moot involves a written round after which teams are selected for the oral round. Teams argue a hypothetical case on issues of international human rights law in English, Spanish, or French as if it will be adjudicated by a hypothetical International Human Rights Court, on the basis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other applicable (such as regional) human rights instruments.[6]

The regional rounds are judged by distinguished legal academics and legal professionals from around the world. In the final for the international rounds, the panel is made up of eminent jurists and judges from international tribunals and bodies such as the different regional human rights courts and UN human rights treaty bodies. The inaugural presiding judge was Navi Pillay,[7][8] while Judge Mark Villiger of the European Court of Human Rights presided in the 2010 final.[9]

Previous overall winners (English rounds)

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Year Winner Runner-up Best Memorial Best Oralist
2009[10] None declared None declared None declared None declared
2010[11] Norman Manley Law School University of Sydney Ateneo de Manila University Norman Manley Law School
2011[12] Norman Manley Law School Yale University Ateneo de Manila University Yale University
2012[13] Norman Manley Law School[14] University of Auckland None declared None declared
2013[15] None declared None declared None declared None declared
2014[16] University of New South Wales[17] University of Lucerne University of New South Wales University of New South Wales
2015[18] University of São Paulo Yale University Symbiosis Law School University of São Paulo
2016[19] Patrick Henry College[20] Moi University None declared None declared
2017[21] St Thomas University University of Buenos Aires Midlands State University Strathmore University
2018[22] University of Buenos Aires St Thomas University Midlands State University University of Oxford
2019[23] University of Oxford Macquarie University None declared University of Oxford
2020 (online) Strathmore University Kenyatta University National University of Singapore Army Institute of Law
2021 (online)[24] Strathmore University Universidad Central del Ecuador Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia Universidad Central del Ecuador
2022[25] Singapore Management University Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights University of Oxford
2023[26] National University of Advanced Legal Studies St Thomas University University of Bueno Aires St Thomas University
2024 University of New South Wales Singapore Management University Nelson Mandela University

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "International - International Moots". Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ "The first World Human Rights Moot Court Competition organized in South Africa". Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ http://www.polity.org.za/article/united-nations-world-human-rights-moot-court-competition-9-december-2009-2009-09-11[dead link‍] United Nations: World Human Rights Moot Court Competition (9 December 2009). Retrieved November 12, 2019
  4. ^ "OHCHR | HRC the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition".
  5. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/image/47/moot_poster_1.jpg World Human Rights Moot Court Competition. Retrieved November 12, 2009
  6. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/47/About_eng_nnn.doc Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS MOOT COURT COMPETITION. Retrieved November 12, 2009
  7. ^ "GLOBAL: World's first Human Rights Moot Court". University World News. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  8. ^ http://www.caleidoscop.org/Members/Marius/news-caleidoscop-2009/world-human-rights-moot-court-competition-pretoria-south-africa-9-december-2009[dead link‍] World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Pretoria, South Africa, 9 December 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2009
  9. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/47/World%20Human%20Rights%20Moot%20Court%202010%20Judges(4).pdf Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine World Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2010 Judges Retrieved 17 January 2011
  10. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=12520 Archived 2012-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/47/Media%20winner.pdf Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Results of 2009 World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Pretoria, South Africa. Retrieved February 18, 2010
  12. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  13. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2012". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  14. ^ "Four in a row for Norman Manley Law School". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  15. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2013". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  16. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2014". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  17. ^ Law, Survive (2014-12-22). "UNSW Wins International Human Rights Moot". survivelaw. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  18. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2015". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  19. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2016". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  20. ^ "Congressional Record, Volume 162 Issue 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  21. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2017". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  22. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2018". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  23. ^ Pienaar, Lourika. "2019". Centre for Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  24. ^ "Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition: Results 2021".
  25. ^ "14th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition concludes in Geneva".
  26. ^ "Results 2023: Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition".
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  • OHCHR – Official site of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • CHR – Official site of the Centre for Human Rights
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