8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Geneva, 18-20 July 2016

The Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other partners, is organizing the 8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from 18 to 20 July 2016.

The event will bring together up to 75 participants from up to 25 universities representing all 5 United Nations regions of the world (Africa; Asia and the Middle East; Eastern Europe; South America and the Caribbean; Western Europe and other regions). The Competition aims to be the forum for discussion and debate on human rights issues, and to provide an opportunity for meetings between countries and universities .

The Competition, which is held in English, is open to undergraduate and master’s students. The World Human Rights Moot Court Competition has been presented every year for the last seven years, and has become a leading human rights educational event. It is unique in bringing together some of the youngest and brightest law students from universities all around the globe to debate burning contemporary human rights issues on the basis of a common UN human rights system, influenced by national and regional perspectives and experiences.

The competition website containing more information and registration details is available at the link below. The deadline registration is 16 May 2016.